Finance Minor
The finance minor is designed to offer students the best of two worlds – a concentration in their “home” academic discipline, combined with a strong understanding of financial markets, analysis, and decision making.
The minor offers a broad offering of courses ranging from the psychology of financial decision making to the workings of investment funds and corporate finance, and from the role of banking and financial institutions to social impact investing.
This minor is open to all Brandeis undergraduates.
Prerequisites for the Finance Minor
Students must complete the following prerequisites and have earned a grade of C- or higher in each prior to declaring the minor:.
- Statistics – BUS 51, BIOL 51a, ECON 83a, PSYC 51a, MATH 36a and 36b, or a score of 4 or 5 on AP Statistics.
- Once you have completed or currently enrolled in the prerequisites you may declare the minor.
Go to Finance minor declaration/change form
Requirements for the Finance Minor
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Students must complete the following with a grade of C or higher.
- Financial Accounting – BUS 6a
- Financial Management – FIN 103a or Financial Economics - ECON/FIN 171a
- Corporate Finance – FIN 104a
Students must complete the following with a grade of C or higher.
- Investments and Portfolio Management - FIN 105a
- Human Psychology and Financial Decision Making - BUS 109a
- The Financial System - BUS 180a
- Fixed Income – FIN 261a*
- Options and Derivatives – FIN 270a*
- Entrepreneurial Finance – FIN 240a*
- Social Impact Investing – FIN 234a*
Students must complete the following with a grade of C or higher.
- Behavioral Economics – ECON 142b
- Statistical Modeling with R for Economics and Finance – ECON 151a
- Money and Banking – ECON 172b
- Histories of American Capitalism – HIST 114b
Or any core finance elective not taken for that requirement
No more than 2 courses may be double counted for Business or Economics majors or minors.
* These are graduate level courses and you will need to contact Karen Muise (kmuise@brandeis.edu) to be enrolled. If you have questions, please contact JC Makolo (Chair) or Karen Muise (kmuise@brandeis.edu).