Analyze financial data, manage investments and make data-driven decisions for individuals and organizations. Learn the basics of financial analysis with a minor in finance.
Why Minor in Finance?
Understanding the fundamentals of finance will help you make informed business decisions. You will learn about interpreting financial data, managing investments and financial markets. You will be able to make data-driven decisions to improve an organization's financial status.
A minor in finance complements many majors. If you are a business major, you will have a competitive edge over other applicants as you will have additional knowledge of financial management. For non-business majors, you will be able to apply those principles to your own financial situation, from investing to entrepreneurial finance.
Why Study Finance at CSUN?
Choose Your Focus
The Department of Finance, Financial Planning and Insurance offers classes on different aspects of finance: financial analysis, financial planning and insurance. Through your minor, you'll be able to focus on one area or more areas, as each presents its own unique benefits and career opportunities. All three pathways feature faculty with extensive experience in professions ranging from the corporate sector to government to consulting.
Student Community
Find peer support and professional development opportunities with our student-run organizations. The CSUN Student Finance Association helps students through skills workshops, case competitions and career guidance. The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting hosts networking events to help its members find career opportunities.
Bigger and Better
Because the Finance minor is part of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, you will have access to more resources, world-class faculty and state-of-the-art facilities. We're one of the largest business schools in the country, with 7,000 students and an alumni network of more than 50,000.
What You'll Learn
In your finance classes, you will learn about the financial decision-making process for people and businesses of many backgrounds. You will learn about equity and fixed-income investments. You will also develop a working knowledge of corporate finance, such as capital budgeting concepts and analysis as well as portfolio management.
In your core classes, you will learn about:
- Financial accounting
- Economic principles
- Financial management, from valuation to capital structure
- Investment management and theory
- Business statistics
With your elective courses, you can learn about:
- Corporate finance
- Entrepreneurial finance
- International financial management
- Risk management
- Real estate finance
- Life and health insurance
- Futures and options
- Financial planning
- Income tax and estate planning
- Fixed-income securities
- Financial modeling
- Management of financial institutions
Find risk mitigation career support.
The Center for Risk Management and Insurance is a one-stop shop for students who want to enter the insurance field. It provides scholarships and will connect you with internship and job opportunities.
Minor Eligibility
The Finance minor is impacted. Refer to the catalog for eligibility requirements.