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 20.0 hours:
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 310 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE | 4 |
| FIN 311 | CORPORATE FINANCE | 4 |
| FIN 330 | INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE | 4 |
| Select two Finance elective courses to be chosen from the following. A maximum of one may be a non-FIN course: | 8 | |
| FINANCIAL REPORTING I | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS | ||
| INVESTMENT BANKING | ||
| MONEY AND BANKING | ||
| COMMERCIAL BANKING | ||
| BANKING & CREDIT ANALYSIS | ||
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS | ||
| PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT | ||
| EQUITY RESEARCH | ||
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCE | ||
| GLOBAL IPOs & VENTURE CAPITAL | ||
| ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT | ||
| DERIVATIVES: PRICING & APPLICATIONS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RISK & INSURANCE | ||
| FINANCIAL MODELING | ||
| CASES IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING | ||
| BEHAVIORAL FINANCE | ||
| FINANCE INTERNSHIP | ||
| INVESTMENT SEMINAR | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (multiple topics may be used) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING | ||
| STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS | ||
| APPLIED PROBABILITY | ||
| REAL ESTATE LAW | ||
| URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| PROJECT MANAGEMENT: DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION | ||
| REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS | ||
| REAL ESTATE FINANCE | ||
| REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT | ||
| REAL ESTATE VALUATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
The Department of Finance enforces all course prerequisites; exceptions will not be made.
RE 350 is cross-listed with FIN 350.
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.