To pursue or maintain a career in finance, you need to have a basic understanding of financial markets. This knowledge can also help you build a solid personal financial foundation and understand how our economy functions.
While you are pursuing this Financial Markets Certificate at NCC, you will learn:
• Fundamental investment principles
• How to construct a diversified portfolio
• The role of money and credit
• Principles of global financial markets and trade
• The workings of foreign exchange rates
• The core principles of financial planning
• The meaning and interpretation of economic and financial reports, including GDC, CPI and corporate annual reports
• To use supportive computer software
The Financial Markets Certificate is designed to provide graduates with the financial education and skills needed for employment in a wide range of finance related fields, including:
• Financial services and planning
• Investment banking and trading
• Domestic and/or international banking
• Portfolio management
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
This certificate is structured as a part-time program and could be taken while pursing an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts.This 24-credit program* is further designed to accommodate working students by offering several courses online and on weekends.
Please see the NCC course catalog for detailed course descriptions.
* NOTE: Prerequisites for this program are Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 207) and Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 208)
| First Semester |
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| Introduction to Investments (ECO/FIN 112) |
3 CR. |
| Money and Banking (ECO/FIN 213) |
3 CR. |
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| Second Semester |
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| Accounting (ACC 101) |
3 CR.
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Introduction to International Economics & Finance
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3 CR.
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| Third Semester |
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| Corporate Finance (ECO/FIN 214) |
3 CR. |
| Elective |
3 CR. |
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| Fourth Semester |
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| Finance elective |
3 CR. |
| Elective |
3 CR. |
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Finance electives** include courses such as:
American Banking Practice (ECO/FIN 220)
Economic Statistics (ECO 212)
Economic/Finance Internship (ECO/FIN 490).
This internship course is strongly recommended for students who are not working in a financial position.
Economic Geography of the World (ECO 222)
International Economic Systems: A Study Abroad (ECO 218)
Personal Finance (ECO/FIN 110)
Electives** by advisement might include:
Principles of Accounting II (ACC 102)
Computer courses (CMP 105, 106, 110, 115)
Intercultural Communications (COM 224)
Introduction to Statistics (MAT 102)
Marketing (MKT 100)
Modern World Societies I & II (IGS 101 & 102)
Principles of Management (BUS 112)
** All electives must be approved by a Department of Economics/Finance advisor
The Department of Economics and Finance Office is located
in Building G, Room 155.
For more information about the NCC Financial Markets Certificate,
e-mail the Department of Economics and Finance at
economics-finance@ncc.edu or call 516.572.7181