Through practical experience and expert guidance, students in Champlain's Finance program develop the skills, techniques, and competencies to succeed in a finance career.
By the time you complete the academic and internship requirements for your Bachelor of Science in Finance degree, you will be able to:
- observe and interpret financial markets to uncover potential opportunities;
- apply best practices in financial management to make plans, organize projects, monitor outcomes, and provide financial leadership;
- apply best practices to create, evaluate, and rebalance financial portfolios to achieve investment outcomes;
- develop and apply financial models and use datasets to make financial decisions;
- synthesize concepts from multiple business disciplines to address novel, systems-level business situations;
- analyze and evaluate evidence and appraise alternative viewpoints;
- apply business theories and concepts to practical problems;
- use written, oral, and nonverbal messages to convey ideas, information, and intentions effectively in the business environment;
- leverage digital tools to support successful business decision-making, organizational communication, business operations, and customer relations;
- use team skills, such as leadership, followership, and human relations, to promote organizational effectiveness and contribute meaningfully to team projects;
- diagnose communication issues and evaluate business environments in multinational and multicultural case settings and propose appropriate solutions;
- use analytic and quantitative techniques to understand data, make sound inferences, and make well-supported decisions;
- participate in community-based projects that make a difference in the civic life of our communities and reflect on the ethical and societal implications of such activities for corporations;
- use multiple approaches to generate alternative innovative, organizational change strategies;
- develop a personal code of values and ethics that includes, among other things, a commitment to understanding yourself and others; and
- diagnose your own learning needs and formulate goals and strategies to seek knowledge from multiple sources.