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 26.0 hours:
Course List
Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
FIN 202 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING | 2 |
FIN 310 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 4 |
FIN 311 | CORPORATE FINANCE | 4 |
FIN 320 | MONEY AND BANKING | 4 |
FIN 330 | INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE | 4 |
| 8 |
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 | |
RE 350 | REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS | |
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.
FIN 380 is a capstone course. It is recommended that students take this course after the completion of all required finance courses.
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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