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[Intro music] [About the Major]
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ARPAN: Finance is a foundational skill set for all of business. It gives you the quantitative
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and analytical skills to understand and use financial markets.
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AMBREIA: Finance majors learn how to use financial analysis to determine the best way
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to manage wealth, assets, or money based on expectations about the future. Finance is
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all about the future.
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There are two areas of finance: Corporate Finance and Investments.
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In Corporate Finance, you determine how to raise and allocate capital. You then decide
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which projects to take on. Then, you choose what to do with the money the firm has made.
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ARPAN: In Investments, you learn about different financial securities and the markets where
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they are traded. You study derivatives, stocks, bonds, and models that help explain why the
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stock market or interest rates rise and fall.
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[Why Choose Finance?]
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ARPAN: So, I majored in Finance because it merges the skills and ideas learned in
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accounting and economics and gives you the ability to analyze a business from a full
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360-degree perspective.
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[Careers in Finance]
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AMBREIA: All businesses need people who understand finance, so career options are
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numerous.
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Graduates are prepared for positions with commercial and investment banks, major corporations
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and small businesses, consulting firms, and many other institutions.
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ARPAN: I strongly believe a summer internship will make you more competitive on the job
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market. The finance department does a fantastic job in providing support during your search.
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Since I wanted to get into investment banking, I started interning early in my college career
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and have worked at several financial institutions including PNC Bank.
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AMBREIA: I interned with Deloitte Consulting in DC. I was responsible for the financial
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management of three federal programs with a budget of 20 million dollars.
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[The Terry Experience]
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AMBREIA: With 850 students, Finance is the largest major at Terry. The UGA Finance Society
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offers networking opportunities and the chance to learn from industry professionals. The
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Women in Finance Committee works to address the industry’s gender gap.
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ARPAN: Terry’s Student-Managed Investment Fund manages a portfolio of about $350,000
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of real money. Participants are selected through an application and interview process.
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AMBREIA: If you have a strong quantitative background, good computer skills, and you’re
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interested in how today’s financial decisions affect an organization’s future, then major
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in Finance at Terry.
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[Outro music]
