Minor in Finance

As a business major at Marian University, you can add a minor in finance and be even more marketable upon graduation.

Why choose a minor in finance at Marian?

Understanding how to analyze financial data, make well-informed financial decisions, and effectively maximize financial resources is an important skill.

As a finance minor, you will learn about the “big picture” of business. You’ll study a range of financial topics, like:

• How to analyze financial data, financial modeling, and financial advising
• Sound, ethical approaches for managing investment portfolios
• The state of the national economy and its impact on stock and real estate markets
• Best practices for managing risk
• Using venture capital to expand business operations

Our high-impact, experiential finance curriculum gives you significant business experience from your first day of classes. You’ll invest real dollars through a student-managed venture fund and collaborate with local business and leaders on financial planning. Along the way, you’ll learn valuable skills that will help you manage your personal finances wisely and plan a secure future.

What will you study?

Our finance courses are intentionally designed to help you develop essential analytical and critical thinking skills while building broad foundational knowledge about the world of finance.

To earn our 24-credit finance minor, you’ll complete courses including:

• BUS 209: Quantitative Analysis of Business
• FIN 111: Personal Finance
• FIN 311: Advanced Corporate Finance
• ACC 250: Intro to Financial and Managerial Accounting

You’ll also complete six elective credits, choosing from courses like:

• FIN 350: Money and Banking
• FIN 352: Public Finance
• FIN 357: Risk and Insurance
• FIN 358: Student-Managed Venture Fund
• ACC 430: Federal Taxation I