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Department of Finance

The Department of Finance was established in 2001. It offers two undergraduate programs: a 4-year regular program and a 4-year evening program. Approximately 500 students take the regular program in the Department and 300 students study
in the evening program. The graduate program was established in 2008.
 
Educational Goals
The goal of the Department of Finance is to provide students with professional, international, and practical training in all aspects of the financial service industry. The Department pursues the following objectives:
1.Developing student skills in the fields of securities analysis, fund management, underwriting personnel, and derivatives analysis, thereby making them competent in all aspects of the financial service industry
2.Teaching students correct concepts and principles of investment and professional financial analysis software, thereby training them to properly manage portfolios
3. Helping students acquire the financial licenses offered by professional financial associations, thereby enhancing their job placements
 
Faculty
We are one of the largest departments within our discipline in the area of Taoyuan, Taiwan, comprising 13 full-time faculty members and one administrative staff. The Department is most distinctive in the quality and specialization of our academic faculty. All faculty members in our department hold Ph.D. degrees, mostly in the fields of Finance, Management, and Economics. In recent years, we have built a strong reputation as one of the most vigorous and fastest-growing departments in UCH.
 
Facilities
In response to the fast-changing situation in the financial market, the Department has established a well-equipped financial laboratory in which students can acquire competence in decision-making. Our Digital Financial Center meets the need of financial markets in the cyber age. Based on the platform of e-learning, the lab encompasses 5 systems, including Virtual Exchange, Trader Quotation and Analysis
System, Futures Hedging System, Fundamental Analysis System, and Stock Screening System. These systems are the foundations used in the following financial modules: Personal Investment Module, Corporate Investment Module, Derivatives Module,
International Finance Module, and Derivatives Design Module. In addition, for the purpose of teaching and research, the lab is equipped with various financial databases, national and international, which include CMoney, S&P’s COMPUSTAT database and the financial database offered by Infotimes Inc. This computer lab is used not only for classes, but also to enable faculty and students to carry out their research projects and hold competitions in financial investment.