Finance

Introduction & Overview

Finance is the cornerstone of the enterprise system and is important to the economic health of business firms and non-profit organizations. It is a dynamic field that is categorized by continuous change in response to shifts in economic conditions making the study of finance stimulating and challenging. Our professors will help you learn to develop, analyze and interpret financial statements, learn to invest in financial assets and learn to create and evaluate plans to achieve long-term financial success.

The finance major at Manhattanville is comprised of courses in economics, accounting, finance, and quantitative methods, which will help prepare you for a wide range of career paths including accountants, auditors, and non-profit organization founders.

While studying finance at Manhattanville you will have to take a Senior Seminar in the fall of your final year, where you will have to discuss your research findings and conclusions in a thesis. You will also have the opportunity to do an internship in finance to help toward major requirements.

Note: Courses with the FIN code are not liberal arts. Students majoring in Finance are urged to plan carefully to ensure that they will have the 60 liberal arts credit hours required for the B.S. degree or the 90 liberal arts credit hours required for the B.A. degree.

Manhattanville College is also conveniently located near many leading financial institutions and corporate headquarters not only in New York City, but Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut which will provide you with plenty of opportunities for internships and jobs after graduation. Recent finance students have interned and now work for Lincoln Financial Advisors, Morgan Stanley, MasterCard Worldwide, and many other well-known companies in the industry.

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Finance (BA in Finance frozen, effective September 2023; Fall 2023 last admission term to BA program)

Bachelor of Science in Finance

Minor

Finance

Note: Finance majors can choose a second major or a minor in the Business and Economics division.  However, a student cannot pursue more than two programs within the division.

Note: Please speak to the Division Chair or your advisor for details regarding double-counting.

Career Ideas

Banker, Budget Analyst, Credit Analyst, Financial Analyst, Financial Manager, Personal Finance Advisors, Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents

Division Chair

Robert Derrell, 914.323.5472, Robert.Derrell@mville.edu

Faculty and Staff

Nimish Adhia

Tina Bardsley

David Borker

Robert Derrell

Kyoko Mona 

Peter Rivera

Faculty Emeriti

James Bryan

Anna Sachko Gandolfi

William Perkins

Administrative Assistant

Carolyn Greaige