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Majoring in finance at 海角社区 is more than just sitting in a classroom! There are many ways to get involved in our business community to expand your professional network.
Department of Finance
Your Future 鈥� Capitalized.
The 海角社区 Department of Finance prepares students to apply financial acumen and analytical skills to thrive in different markets, adapt to evolving business models, and deliver strategic value to an organization. Students have the opportunity to focus on asset management, commercial banking, investment banking/corporate finance, and commercial real estate.
Bottom Line: Our degrees will prepare you for a successful career in the fast-paced
world of finance.
Ways to Study Finance at 海角社区
The Department of Finance offers high-quality curricula to undergraduate and graduate
students interested in careers in corporate finance, asset management, real estate,
insurance, banking, financial planning, and business law.
Research
The Department of Finance faculty develop ground-breaking theories in finance scholarship and bring their expertise to the classroom and beyond. Explore our thought leadership efforts in banking, capital structure, credit ratings, consumption-based asset pricing, financial innovation, indexing, institutional investors, risk management, and more.
Faculty
Our internationally recognized faculty are leaders in their fields and are dedicated to sharing their knowledge and real-world experience with their students. The Department of Finance faculty are actively engaged and accessible to ensure they develop their students into future finance industry leaders.
The SMART Lab
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Venture Capital Apprentice Program
A formalized partnership with the 海角社区 Department of Finance, Red Stick Angels, Innovation Catalyst Partners, and NexusLA. It provides an exclusive student opportunity to work with 鈥渞eal life鈥� early-stage, venture-backed companies on various projects, including preparing financial models, fundraising decks, business plans, and market research.
Wall Street Prep Student Passport
WSP training offers corporate finance video training and certification on various finance concepts, including M&A, financial analysis and modeling, DCF and other valuation techniques, debt and credit issues, and advanced Excel and PowerPoint instruction. Students receive a lifetime subscription for $115. 海角社区 Finance is one of a handful of universities to incorporate WSP into the curriculum.
The Tiger Fund
海角社区 Finance students oversee the Tiger Fund portfolio, which is comprised of publicly traded equities and private equity fund investments. The Tiger Fund was founded in 2005 by a generous grant from the 海角社区 Foundation. The Tiger Fund provides students with valuable hands-on experience in security analysis and the management of an investment portfolio and strengthening their skills and abilities in market analysis, financial research, oral and written communication, and teamwork.
CFA庐 University Affiliation
The E. J. Ourso College of Business has a CFA庐 University Affiliation from the CFA Institute, a global association for investment professionals that awards the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. The CFA affiliates with globally diverse, high-profile institutions that cover a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge and embrace the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct in their degree programs.
CFA University Affiliation recognition provides a signal to students and the marketplace that the Ourso College's curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA exams.
Equipped For Success
Student Impact
鈥淔IN 3720 lectures, modeling practice, and the case studies, along with access to Wall Street Prep, allowed me to cultivate technical skills not always available on college campuses. These skills are essential when recruiting for internships and jobs in investment banking, private equity/credit, corporate development, and more. This course and the instructor鈥檚 industry expertise and network allow 海角社区 students to compete with students from any university, anywhere, and helped me obtain internships in private credit and corporate development throughout my first two years at 海角社区.鈥�
- Hayden Field; 海角社区 Finance 2025
Asset Management Academy
AMA helps students develop the tools to work in the asset management industry through rigorous research practices. AMA is a think tank run by students and is open to undergraduate and graduate students in various disciplines, focusing on research, using investment theory, statistical analysis, and computer science to build critical skills.
de Soto Society
A networking organization for students interested in careers in the finance industry. de Soto gives students the opportunities to network with finance alumni, helps place members into high finance roles, and provides tools to succeed in internships.
Student Real Estate Association
SREA seeks to increase awareness of the numerous business opportunities in the real estate industry by having influential professionals from the Baton Rouge area share insights on the profession.
Compete with the Best
Tiger Fund managers participate in the Bloomberg鈥檚 Global Trading Challenge. In this international competition, teams of university students develop investment strategies and invest a notional $1 million on the Bloomberg terminal. Our 2021 team placed tenth in the global competition.
Commercial Banking Initiative
The Commercial Banking Initiative (CBI) is a high-impact academic program housed in the Department of Finance. CBI develops the next generation of commercial banking leaders through classroom instruction, interaction with industry leaders, and experiential learning opportunities.
Real Estate Research Institute
Housed in the Department of Finance, RERI studies trends in the Louisiana real estate
market. Established in part with funds from the Louisiana Real Estate Commission in
1985, various private sources and grants have provided continued funding for the institute.
Credit Analyst Ed. Program
The challenges facing the banking industry are numerous, and the need for trained
personnel has never been greater, particularly the need for credit analysts who understand
the banking industry and can underwrite complex commercial credits.
Finance News
The 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business proudly announces the 2025 honorees for its Ourso Outstanding Eight undergraduate award program.The 2025 Ourso Outstanding Eight are Michal Daszkiewicz of O艣wi臋cim, Poland; Reya Machen of Cedar Hill, Texas; Wesley Powell of Atlanta; Karly Robledo of St. Charles, Illinois; Eli Shortess of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Paige Snyder of Laytonsville, Maryland; Abigail Soudelier of Sugar Land, Texas and Mary Caroline Wilcox of Sammamish, Washington.
Twenty years ago, the 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business and 海角社区 Foundation teamed up to transform the learning experience for students seeking careers in asset management. In February 2005, $500,000 from the university's general endowment was designated for creating a student-managed investment fund aptly named the Tiger Fund. The fund's goals are simple: outperform the benchmark and create an environment where students can learn about portfolio management, stock selection and equity research.
Last fall, 41 海角社区 E. J. Ourso College of Business students provided research and strategy support for eight local companies seeking venture capital. These efforts are part of the Venture Capital Apprentice Program (VCAP) formed by Nexus Louisiana (NexusLA), Innovation Catalyst and the Red Stick Angel Network in collaboration with the E. J. Ourso College and 海角社区 Innovation Park.
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Department of Finance
2900 Business Education Complex
501 South Quad Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-6291 | finance@lsu.edu
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