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As a financial planning minor who is majoring in accounting, business management, or economics, you will learn the goal and principles of financial management, capital budgeting methods, financial statement analysis, risk and return, asset pricing and capital structure analysis, and bond and stock valuation. This minor will also help you track and predict changes in the economy so that you can offer sound financial advice.
Declaring a minor allows you to explore other areas of interest and make interdisciplinary connections, and minors complement your study of business. By declaring a minor, you can set yourself apart as a candidate for job opportunities in a variety of financial planning positions in mutual funds, securities firms, commercial and investment banks, brokerage firms, investment advisory services, and other financial institutions.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
All of the following: Accounting 2001, Economics 2100 or Business 2100, Economics 2200 or Business 2200, Economics 3400 or Business 3400, Mathematics 1231, Business 3300, Finance 3310, 3330.
Two of the following: Finance 3340 or 3350 or 5310 or 5330.
Contact the Finance Department for information on academic advisers and office hours.
Brooklyn College is an integral part of the cultural and artistic energy of New York City. Our faculty members in the Department of Finance offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
