The Financial Economics minor provides students with a foundation in the economics of financial markets and institutions, and introduces them to various types of financial assets and models associated with the allocation of financial resources. With the Financial Economics minor, students gain an understanding of specialized terminology used in finance and the fundamental concepts of a market economy. The minor is open to all students, except those majoring in economics, who should, instead, consider the financial economics track within their major.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Minor Requirements (24 credits)
ECON-103	Intro to Microeconomics	4
ISECON-104	Intro to Macroeconomics	4
ECON-204	Intermediate Macroeconomics	4
ECON-370	Financial Economics	4
ECON-420	Econometrics (requires a research project related to financial/monetary economics)	4
MGT-213	Financial Accounting	4
Total Credits		24

 **Please note some courses have prerequisites.

Upon completion of the Financial Economics Minor, students will:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the macroeconomic and microeconomic principles underlying various types of financial markets and instruments.
• Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental accounting definitions and principles.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret, manipulate, and analyze financial data, and the ability to conduct research on topics of financial economics.