Finance Minor

The finance minor complements a wide variety of majors by adding a dimension of analytical and practical application of finance theory. You will integrate cases on real companies with theoretical instruction in the classroom to develop a framework for financial problem solving. Topics covered include corporate finance, investments, mergers and acquisitions, accounting, international finance, financial derivatives and wealth management.

Curriculum (minimum 5.0 units):

Required:

ACCT 217 - Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 280 - Financial Statement Analysis (0.5 units)
BUS 331 - Core Financial Concepts (0.5 units) or BUS 361 Financial Management - credit for only one

Electives:

3 units of:

BUS 462 - Advanced Corporate Finance
BUS 465 - Modern Portfolio Theory
BUS 499 - Senior Seminar (finance-related only)
BUS 307 J - Topics: Financial Derivatives (0.5 units)
BUS 307 I - Topics: International Finance (0.5 units)
BUS 490 - Independent Study if finance-related and pre-approved by Professor MacLeod.
BUS 491 - Directed Readings: Exporting if finance-related and pre-approved by Professor MacLeod.
BUS 495 - Internship Program if finance-related and pre-approved by Professor MacLeod. No more than one BUS 495 may count.
Finance Economics majors are not eligible for a Finance minor.

Note:

Elective course offerings in finance generally change every year, and sometimes new ones are developed. Talk to Prof. MacLeod or Prof. Younkman for the latest information.

In keeping with standard practice in the Economics and Business Department, students cannot “double-count” more than two units with any other curriculum within the department. If a student’s major/minor combinations result in more than two units of overlap of required courses, the student must substitute an additional course to cover the overlap. For example, Business Administration majors must take at least 2.5 units of this proposed finance minor. A Business Administration major wanting to minor in finance will need to take an additional minimum 0.5 unit finance or business course.