金融系秉持“卓越化、国际化、研究型”的人才培养理念，旨在培养适应社会主义市场经济需要，德、智、体全面发展，系统掌握现代金融理论方法和实务技能，能灵活运用现代数理技术创造性地解决金融实际问题，富有实践创新精神和良好专业素养，能胜任银行、证券、保险、信托、基金等金融机构及其他经济管理部门和企事业单位工作的研究应用型、量化分析型、国际开放型的高素质复合型金融专业人才，毕业生就业前景好，普遍受到用人单位好评。该系设有金融学和金融工程两个本科专业，金融学和产业经济学两个学术型硕士专业以及金融硕士专业学位点，金融学和产业经济学两个应用经济学二级专业博士点，金融学专业为江苏省品牌特色专业。金融系目前拥有较好的专业师资，大部分老师年富力强且具有博士学位和海外背景，正在主持承担一批国家级课题，已在金融市场与国际金融、金融工程与风险管理、产业金融与公司治理等领域形成自己主要的研究方向，取得了一批高质量的学术研究成果。
Department of Finance has always uphold “Outstanding, International and Research” in training talents. We aim to cultivate qualified and integrated elitists who get used to socialist market economy and are given an all-round development of morality, intelligence and physique. Our students have comprehensive knowledgeable of modern finance theory and practical skills, they can use modern mathematical theory and methods to solve practical problems in finance flexibly and creatively. They are endowed with innovative spirit, practice ability and strong specialization. Our students are specialized in research and application, quantitative analysis and international communication, they are competent for the jobs in banks, securities, insurance, trust and fund companies, and other management department and economic department of the enterprises and institutions. Employment prospects of graduates are very good and generally get good reputation of employer. Department of Finance offers undergraduate programs in Finance and Financial Engineering, Master's Degree-by-Research programs in Finance and Industrial Economics, Master's Degree-by-Course programs in Finance , and Ph.D.'s Degree-by-Research programs in Finance and Industrial Economics which are the doctoral specialties under Applied Economics. The Finance program is a brand and characteristic professionalism in Jiangsu Province. The department has outstanding and qualified faculty members, and most of our researchers have Ph.D.’s degree and overseas background. Our faculties are currently holding a number of national research foundations. The Department of Finance at the Southeast University promotes excellence in a range of research areas, including financial markets, international finance, financial engineering, risk management, industrial finance and corporation governance. A great number of influential achievements in scientific research have been made in these areas.
