Financial Economics Minor

Program Code: U-ECOFIN-M
Plan Type: Minor
Department: Economics Department
Website: econ.duke.edu/undergraduate/minor/finance 

Program Summary

Economics courses develop the critical and analytical skills essential for understanding economics and institutions, in both their contemporary and historical settings. Although no particular vocational or professional goal is emphasized, these courses provide the academic background necessary for positions in industry, for work in many branches of government service, for law school, and for graduate study in business administration, economics, and the social sciences.

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Academic Requirements

At least 5 units total to complete the minor. At least 34 units total to earn a degree.

• Prerequisites (2 units)

  • Statistics: BME 244L, or ECON 104D, or STA 111, or STA 130L, or STA 210, or STA 210L, or STA 230, or STA 240L, or STA 432

  • Math: MATH 202D, or MATH 212, or MATH 216, or MATH 219, or MATH 222

• Core (3 units)

  • ECON 101D

  • ECON 201D

  • FECON 372

• Electives (2 units)

  • Any 2 courses FECON 300-level and above, or FMKT 200-level and above, or from a selected list of courses

  • A comprehensive list of elective courses is available to students in the degree audit system.