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Finance department faculty consistently publish in the highest impact journals in the finance profession, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.
The Department of Finance at the Moore School offers a minor and undergraduate concentration in risk management and insurance.
The Department of Finance supports the mission of the university and the Moore School through its commitment to teaching, research and outreach.
Excellence in teaching is demonstrated by numerous awards recognizing our faculty for superior teaching performance: the AMOCO Outstanding Teaching Award, the Mortar Board Excellence in Teaching Award and the Michael J. Mungo Teaching Award. These awards are campus-wide and represent the most prestigious forms of teaching recognition at the University of South Carolina. Our department has been honored twice with the Mungo Award, while three of our faculty have been recognized as top teachers by the Alfred G. Smith, Jr. Excellence in Teaching Award.
Excellence in research supports the teaching mission by ensuring that faculty are on the cutting edge of their respective fields. Finance department faculty consistently publish in the highest impact journals in the finance profession, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.
The risk management and insurance major focuses on developing decision-making skills in the face of uncertainty and providing an understanding of risk transfer markets.
Finance department faculty consistently publish in the highest impact journals in the finance profession, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.
The Moore School is consistently cited in the media as a sound source for financial statistics and current awareness in the financial industry.
Each year, we invite noted scholars to present current research to faculty and students. This exposes our community not only to new ideas, but also to other methods of approach.