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Financial Markets Minor

Accounting and Finance
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
  • Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2022
  • Required credits in this minor: 18
LSBE candidates or economics majors may wish to apply for the financial markets minor program, an intensive academic and experiential preparation for careers in the financial services industry. Students interested in this program are strongly encouraged to meet with the Financial Markets Program Director.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Admission Requirements
Students must complete 3 courses before admission to the program.
Freshman and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
  • 2.60 already admitted to the degree-granting college
  • 2.60 transferring from another University of Minnesota college
  • 2.60 transferring from outside the University
Admission to the minor is based on the same GPA requirements as admission to candidacy for LSBE baccalaureate degrees.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.
Required prerequisites
Required pre-requisites (9 cr)
Students are admitted into the minor program after successful completion of the prerequisite courses and selection from the individual interview process.
FIN 3601 - Corporate Finance (3.0 cr)
FIN 3619 - Analysis of Financial Statements (3.0 cr)
FIN 3644 - Investment Fundamentals (3.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Required Courses (9 cr)
Take 3 courses totaling exactly 9 credits.
FIN 4616 - Security Analysis (3.0 cr)
FIN 4620 - Portfolio Theory and Analysis (3.0 cr)
FIN 4624 - Applied Portfolio Management (3.0 cr)
 
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FIN 3601 - Corporate Finance
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Fundamental concepts of managerial financial decision making. Time value of money, valuation, risk and return, financial statement analysis, short-run financial management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, long-term financing, and corporate taxation. prereq: LSBE candidate or approved non-LSBE business administration minor or approved Finance minor or college consent; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 3601
FIN 3619 - Analysis of Financial Statements
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Analysis and interpretation of financial statements, presentation of analytical techniques, including trend, comparative, and ratio analysis. Use of computer assisted analysis prereq: FMIS 3601 or FIN 3601, LSBE candidate or or approved finance minor or instructor consent; an Accounting/Finance double major cannot take FMIS 3619 to count as a Group B finance elective. See your finance adviser for details; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 3619
FIN 3644 - Investment Fundamentals
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Comprehensive introduction to nature, problems, and process of evaluating particular securities and portfolio construction. Survey of basic principles of security analysis, analytical techniques, and investment policy for individual and institutional investors. Introduction to computer-assisted investment analysis. prereq: FMIS 3601 or FIN 3601, LSBE candidate or approved finance minor or college consent; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 3644
FIN 4616 - Security Analysis
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall
Introduction to theory, concepts, and practices of security analysis and investment practices. Common stock, fixed income securities, derivative securities, and mutual funds will be analyzed. Other topics include sector analysis, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, diversification, and hedging. prereq: FMIS 3644 or FIN 3644, Acct 3101 or FMIS 3619 or FIN 3619, Financial Markets major or minor; no grad credit; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 4616
FIN 4620 - Portfolio Theory and Analysis
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Portfolio management in a modern portfolio theory (MPT) framework. Risk measurements, risk-return relationships, and portfolio models are developed. Topics include Markowitz portfolio theory, risk-return models, bond portfolio management, evaluating portfolio performance, and outperforming the market. prereq: Financial Markets major or minor; no grad credit; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 4620
FIN 4624 - Applied Portfolio Management
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Gives students in the financial markets program "hands on" learning experience by analyzing and managing a real-money investment fund. Students will be responsible for managing all aspects of the investment fund. prereq: FMIS 4616 or FIN 4616, FMIS 4620 or FIN 4620, Financial Markets major or minor; no grad credit; credit will not be granted if already received for FMIS 4624