Financial Mathematics Concentration

Course Requirements

This concentration is a Mathematics Major that is attached to a Finance Minor. It includes courses that are relevant to contemporary financial mathematical modeling, along with courses in Finance and their prerequisites. The Finance Minor is designed to complement the mathematics coursework.  In addition to completing a Finance Minor, the following mathematics courses are required:

• MAT 304 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
  or MAT 385 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS I
• MAT 351 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS I
• MAT 352 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS II
• MAT 353 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS III
• MAT 355 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• MAT 368 MATHEMATICAL FINANCE

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

• ACC 101 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING I
• ACC 102 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING II
• ECO 105 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
• ECO 106 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
• FIN 202 QUANTITATIVE REASONING
• FIN 310 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE
• FIN 311 CORPORATE FINANCE
• FIN 320 MONEY AND BANKING
• FIN 330 INVESTMENTS: THEORY & PRACTICE
• Two electives chosen from the following list:
• FIN 313 INVESTMENT BANKING
• FIN 323 COMMERCIAL BANKING
• FIN 333 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS
• FIN 335 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
• FIN 340 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
• FIN 362 RISK MANAGEMENT
• FIN 363 DERIVATIVES: PRICING & APPLICATIONS
• FIN 380 CASES IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
• FIN 393 FINANCE INTERNSHIP
• FIN 395 INVESTMENT SEMINAR
• FIN 398 SPECIAL TOPICS
• FIN 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY

Additional Recommended Courses

• MAT 341 STATISTICAL METHODS USING SAS
• MAT 370 ADVANCED LINEAR ALGEBRA
• MAT 358 APPLIED TIME SERIES AND FORECASTING
• MAT 356 APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS