Minor Requirements: Finance
Finance Minor Requirements
The Undergraduate College: Traditional, On Campus
The Undergraduate College Finance program offers a minor that requires 18 credits (6 courses) available with the Major of your choice:
Minor Courses: 18 credits (6 courses).
Under certain conditions, a student may have a minor field designated on their Rosemont transcript. Candidates for the minor must select 21-24 credits above the introductory level in a discipline. These courses are chosen from the Academic Offerings section of the catalog for approved minors. A minimum grade point average of 2.00 in the minor is required. Discuss with your advisor.
Finance Minor Courses (18 Credits)
ACC 0100: Financial Accounting I
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the theory and fundamental concepts of the financial reporting process in modern business organizations. The course focuses on the accrual method of accounting and an introduction to GAAP theory.
Topics covered include analyzing and recording business transactions, periodic determination of income and financial position, and preparation and understanding of financial statements.
BUS 0305: Introduction to Finance
Prerequisites: ACC 0100 Financial Accounting I, and ECO 0105 Introduction to Macroeconomics OR ECO 0106 Microeconomics.
A survey of corporate, international and personal finance that provides a foundation in the field. The course covers the role that financial institutions and markets play in the creation and management of capital. Basic concepts of finance are introduced including, but not limited to, the time value of money, risk and return, security valuation and financial statement analysis.
BUS 0345: Intermediate Corporate Finance
Prerequisite: BUS 0305
The objective of this course is to develop greater depth of financial skills and logical thought processes necessary to formulate and implement business decisions in a global environment. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have developed a deeper understanding of issues related to firm valuation, capital structure and security issuances, payout policies, and decisions facing financial managers. We will analyze how financial managers make decisions within a framework that emphasizes information asymmetry and uncertainty simulating real world decisions making.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0360: International Finance
Prerequisite: BUS 0305
The course addresses the key issues facing companies operating in foreign countries. The two broad themes are risks created by currency exchange rates and the sources, costs and risks of obtaining financing in the foreign capital markets. Other topics include changes in government policies, economic and political risks and the role of international banks.
Offered fall semester. (3 Credits)
BUS 0420: Investments
Prerequisite: BUS 0305
A course designed to provide and expand students’ knowledge of the different investments (stocks, bonds, money market securities and mutual funds), stock and bond markets, and the implementation and management of an investment portfolio. Emphasis is placed on understanding the legal and regulatory environment of the securities industry.
Offered spring semester. (3 Credits)
Choose 1 of the Following 2 Courses:
ECO 0105: Introduction to Macroeconomics
ECO 0106: Introduction to Microeconomics
Prerequisite: None
An introduction to the economic theories which explain the workings of the marketplace in a capitalist system. Topics include the behavior of consumers, businesses, the public sector, labor market, discrimination, poverty, and pollution.
Course emphasizes techniques of analysis that will continue to be useful in comprehending a changing economic world. No co-requisite. Business students should register for this section of Microeconomics.
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