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Finance Minor

Available to students majoring outside the Driehaus College of Business, a minor in Finance provides a student with a basic foundation in financial management, along with an understanding of financial markets, analysis, and investments.

Prerequisite Requirements

Students must meet the prerequisites of ACC 101, ECO 105, ECO 106 and MAT 137 (or a course in statistics) prior to some courses in the minor.

Course Requirements

A non-Driehaus student minoring in Finance is required to complete the following courses totaling at least 24.0 hours:

Course Title Quarter Hours
FIN 310INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE4
FIN 311CORPORATE FINANCE4
FIN 320MONEY AND BANKING4
FIN 330INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE4
One elective course to be chosen from: 4
FIN 313
INVESTMENT BANKING
FIN 323
COMMERCIAL BANKING
FIN 324
BANKING & CREDIT ANALYSIS
FIN 333
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
FIN 335
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
FIN 336
EQUITY RESEARCH
FIN 340
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
FIN 355
GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL
FIN 362
ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
FIN 363
DERIVATIVES: PRICING & APPLICATIONS
FIN 365
PRINCIPLES OF RISK & INSURANCE
FIN 366
FINANCIAL MODELING
FIN 380
CASES IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
FIN 381
BEHAVIORAL FINANCE
FIN 393
FINANCE INTERNSHIP
FIN 395
INVESTMENT SEMINAR
FIN 398
SPECIAL TOPICS (multiple topics may be used)
FIN 399
INDEPENDENT STUDY
One elective course to be chosen from the list above or from the approved list below:4
ACC 304
FINANCIAL REPORTING I
ACC 307
FINANCIAL REPORTING I FOR FINANCE HONORS STUDENTS
DSC 341
FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE
ECO 305
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
ECO 306
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
IT 211
INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING
MAT 341
STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS
MAT 349
APPLIED PROBABILITY
RE 300
REAL ESTATE LAW
RE 320
URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
RE 325
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
RE 350
REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS
RE 352
REAL ESTATE FINANCE
RE 353
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
RE 354
REAL ESTATE VALUATION
RE 398
SPECIAL TOPICS
RE 399
INDEPENDENT STUDY

The Department of Finance enforces all course prerequisites; exceptions will not be made.

FIN 300 may not be used towards the minor.

RE 350 is cross-listed with FIN 350.

Note: Two hour FIN 398  or FIN 399 courses will not satisfy Finance Electives.

Graduation Requirements

All Finance (FIN) courses and any other courses used toward the Finance minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and with a combined GPA of 2.000 or higher.​​

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