Policies
For policies governing all minors, see AP.5.3.4 Minors. The School of Business residency requirement for this minor supersedes the university requirement: at least nine credits must be earned at Mason.
At least eight credits of the minor courses must be unique to the Finance 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.
Minor Requirements
Total credits: 15
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FNAN 303 | Financial Management | 3 |
| FNAN 311 | Principles of Investment | 3 |
| FNAN 321 | Financial Institutions | 3 |
| FNAN 341 | Introduction to Firm Valuation | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Probability Methods for Finance | ||
| Financial Systems Engineering | ||
| Total Credits | 3 | |