Finance Minor

The Department of Business Administration, Accounting and Economics offers a Finance minor that focuses on the efficient management of capital through the analysis of financial decisions and the assessment of risks. Required coursework balances theory and practice to provide students with a foundation in corporate finance, financial markets and institutions and investments. The minor complements a number of other majors, including Accounting, Business Administration and Economics.

Required Coursework

Departmental Coursework

Finance minors must take the following courses in the Department of Business Administration, Accounting and Economics:

BAE 354 - Managerial Finance
BAE 367 - Financial Markets and Institutions
BAE 444 - Investments

In addition, minors must take 2 of the following:

ECO 330 - Public Finance
ECO 352 - International Economics
ECO 361 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECO 362 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Allied Coursework

Finance minors must take the following courses in the Department of Mathematics:

MTH 115 - Quantitative Reasoning and MTH 210 - Elementary Statistics OR MTH 312 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics
MTH 121 - Elementary Functions or MTH 222 - Calculus I

Prerequisite Courses

The following courses are also required:

ACC 153 - Accounting Laboratory
ACC 253 - Financial Accounting
ACC 254 - Managerial Accounting
ECO 251 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 252 - Principles of Macroeconomics

 Special Notes

  • All students must complete the requirements outlined for their major(s) and/or minor(s) in the undergraduate Heidelberg Catalog. In addition, they must complete the General Education requirements for their selected degree (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science) as described in the catalog. Each degree requires students to take courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, cultures and mathematics. These courses are designed to provide a broad liberal arts background and skills specific to the particular degree program.
  • Students who have achieved academic credit for MTH 210 (without 115) are exempt from 115.
  • No grade of “D” will be waived in 100 or 200 level ACC, BAE or ECO courses being applied to any major or minor in the Business Administration, Accounting and Economics Department.