The Finance Minor provides students with a strong foundation in areas related to corporate financial management, investment analysis and management, risk management, management consulting, banking and other financial institution administration. The minor is well suited not only for non-Finance business majors, but also for students who are not business majors and are interested in a possible career in finance.
Policies
At least eight credits must be unique to the minor and not applied toward any other major, minor, or concentration. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each course that is applied toward the minor.
For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors. The Costello College of Business residency requirement for this minor supersedes the university requirement: at least nine credits must be earned at Mason.
Minor Requirements
Total credits: 15
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FNAN 303 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FNAN 311 | Principles of Investment 1 | 3 |
| FNAN 321 | Financial Institutions 1 | 3 |
| FNAN 341 | Introduction to Firm Valuation 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
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Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Intermediate Microeconomics | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| International Money and Finance | ||
| Financial Economics | ||
| Advanced Financial Management | ||
| Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
| Futures and Options Markets | ||
| Money and Capital Markets | ||
| Empirical Methods in Finance | ||
| Fixed-Income Securities | ||
| Probability Methods for Finance | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Student Managed Investment Fund (Mason Core) | ||
| Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm 1 | ||
| Statistical and Quantitative Methods for Finance 1 | ||
| Corporate Finance and Governance 1 | ||
| Ethical and Professional Standards in Finance 1 | ||
| Financial Systems Engineering | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |
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Students in the Accelerated Master's program and select high performing undergraduates may take graduate courses for undergraduate credit. Enrollment in a graduate level course is not guaranteed. Please contact an academic advisor for additional information.