Mission

The mission of the minor in finance is to integrate students into the business world by offering them a multidisciplinary experience with specific finance skills and by providing them with a strong theoretical and analytical background.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Students will work effectively with good analytical and problem solving skills in finance.
2. Students will work successfully with a developed ability to think clearly and communicate effectively in finance.
3. Students will apply strategic decision making processes in real world business challenges with their knowledge of capital structure and capital markets.

Program Outcomes

a. Students will be able to define investment theory, hedging, and security portfolio management.
b. Students will be able to utilize financial tools, quantitative applications and accounting statement analysis in a financial context.
c. Students will be able to perform financial analysis in differing situations including comparative case studies, and of public-traded corporations in a world with or without taxes.
d. Students will be able to conduct strategic financial decision reviews (capital decisions, budgeting and performance analysis).