Department Chair
Kevin Maloney, Ph.D.
At a Glance
What You’ll Learn:
- A broad understanding of integrated financial service organizations operating in brokerage, banking, and insurance
- How to develop customized financial plans
- Specialized curriculum for the financial services concentration or a financial planning track
What You’ll Do:
- Engage in internships at financial services firms
- Manage equity and fixed-income portfolios in the student-run Archway Investment Fund
- Access news and data from industry-standard financial analytics platforms in our Financial Markets Center
Where You’ll Go:
- Positions at financial planning or wealth management organizations
- Careers in retail securities brokerage, real estate investment management, insurance, and financial institution management
- Top graduate programs to advance your career preparation
Program Highlights
There’s an increased demand for professionals who can manage financial resources. Bryant’s Financial Services program will prepare you for a thriving career serving the financial needs of consumers.
Our dynamic curriculum includes 12 credits of electives, allowing you to tailor the program to best suit your academic interests and professional goals. Gain hands-on experience through financial services internships, coursework in our Financial Markets Center, and managing assets through the Archway Investment Fund. This real-world experience will prepare you for careers in retail securities brokerage, financial planning, real estate investment management, insurance, and financial institution management.
Industry Certifications and Partnerships
Bryant’s Financial Services degree is a registered program with the Certified Financial Planning Board of Standards (CFP designation), meaning you can satisfy the rigorous educational requirements of the CFP designation and be eligible to sit for the CFP exam upon graduation.
Partnerships include:
- Certified Financial Analyst Society (CFA designation)
- Financial Planning Association (FPA)
- SPARK Institute
- University Partnership with Bloomberg
- University Partnership with Rhode Island Bankers’ Association.
Sample Courses
Our curriculum consists of engaging coursework that’s designed to prepare you for your future career. Just a few sample courses include:
Individual Taxation
ACG 352
Investments
FIN 312
Financial Institutions and Markets
FIN 315
Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 381
Law of Financial Institutions
LGLS 412
Consumer Behavior
MKT 311
Where Our Students Go
Our graduates go on to major corporations and prestigious graduate programs, including:
- Ameriprise Financial
- Fidelity Investments
- John Hancock Investments
- Liberty Mutual
- Georgetown University
- Harvard University
- Bank of America and BofA Securities
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business