Finance Minor
YOUR PROFESSIONAL STOCK GOES UP WITH A MINOR IN FINANCE
Develop your analytical and financial management skills with a minor in Finance from Saint Mary’s, where our ten-course experiential learning program prepares undergraduates for future career success. As a finance minor, you’ll take part in classes led by industry experts who will walk you through hands-on assignments with real-world significance. Outside of class, you’ll have countless opportunities to expand your professional knowledge and network by participating in special student groups and extracurricular projects. With a strong foundation in finances - as well as insight into statistics, business, and economics - you’ll be able to skillfully navigate the increasingly complex and technologically driven financial market.
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Minor Curriculum
FACULTY INVESTED IN YOUR GROWTH
CULTIVATE SUCCESS IN CLASS
As a Lasallian institution, Saint Mary’s core principles not only steer our mission, they also fuel our faculty’s drive to ensure your educational, personal, and professional success. You’ll discover this firsthand in class, where our knowledgeable professors will not only help you master new concepts and skills for working in Finance - they’ll also offer personal guidance to get you to graduation day and beyond. Thanks to the competence and connections you develop here, your minor in Finance could have a major impact on your career.
LEVEL UP BY BRANCHING OUT
The Finance minor curriculum is designed to maximize students’ exposure to the many facets of the financial world. You’ll be ready to work in any area of the Finance sector after engaging in project-based learning with cutting-edge analytic technologies. In addition, you can choose to enhance your undergraduate experience by signing up for a number of nationwide competitions, student-led investment groups, and other unique opportunities for collaboration. You can count on Saint Mary’s faculty to support your interest and involvement in the financial industry as you pursue your professional goals.
School and Department Information
SPOTLIGHT EVENT
GAELS TAKE THE GLOBAL STAGE - CFA INSTITUTE RESEARCH CHALLENGE
The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge is a unique opportunity for our undergraduates to contend for victory as a group, coming together to face other students from around the world. The annual competition immerses finance students in rigorous investment research, testing their skills in analysis, valuation, report writing, and presentations. Finance minors at Saint Mary’s gain real-world experience here, where they assume the role of research analyst in a collaborative and highly competitive environment.
FROM THE FACULTY
"Our curriculum centers around helping our students navigate the financial world with complete confidence. We accomplish this through experiential learning, experimental theory and personally advising students throughout their entire Undergraduate journey.”
DR. TEE LIM, PH.D, MBA FINANCE PROFESSOR SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE
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