Academics and Study Abroad

Concentration in Finance

All required finance core courses and select elective (#1-#5) must be taken in Carroll School only.

SIX PRESCRIBED COURSES

  Course # Course Name Notes
  Four Core Courses
1. ACCT1021 Financial Accounting  
2. MFIN1021 Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance) Prereq: ACCT1021
3. MFIN1127 Corporate Finance Prereq: MFIN1021
4. MFIN1151 Investments Prereq: MFIN1021
5. One Elective from Following List
  MFIN2202 Derivatives & Risk Management Prereqs: MFIN1127 and MFIN1151
  MFIN2205 Corporate Financial Strategies Prereq: MFIN1127
  MFIN2225 Financial Policy Prereq: MFIN1127, Coreq: MFIN1151
  MFIN2230 International Finance Prereq: MFIN1151; Does not include MFIN6631
  MFIN2235 Investment Banking Prereq: MFIN1127; Does not include MFIN6616
  MFIN2250 Fixed Income Analysis Prereq: MFIN1151
  MFIN2270 Data Analytics in Finance Prereq: MFIN1151
6. At least one elective from any MFIN^ course offered outside of the required courses or another from the set list above.
  View the sample list of electives for a list of offerings. Please note, not all courses are available each semester. Visit the Course Information and Schedule page in Agora for a current list of offerings

*No MFIN66XX elective will satisfy the narrow bucket #5 elective above.

^ All MFIN66XX electives require senior status and permission from the Department. This requires that seniors visit with Professor Elliott Smith in Fulton 330B to seek approval, giving consideration to the student's successful completion of the required prerequisites.

Minor in Finance

This minor is for non-management students who are interested in learning finance to be better prepared for careers in financial institutions, service firms, nonprofits, and government agencies.

All required finance core courses and select elective (#1-#5) must be taken in Carroll School only.

Required Courses

  Course # Course Name Notes
  Four Core Courses
1. ACCT1021 Financial Accounting  
2. MFIN1021 Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance) Prereq: ACCT1021
3. MFIN1127 Corporate Finance Prereq: MFIN1021
4. MFIN1151 Investments Prereq: MFIN1021
5. One Elective from Following List
  MFIN2202 Derivatives & Risk Management Prereqs: MFIN1127 and MFIN1151
  MFIN2205 Corporate Financial Strategies Prereq: MFIN1127
  MFIN2225 Financial Policy Prereq: MFIN1127, Coreq: MFIN1151
  MFIN2230 International Finance Prereq: MFIN1151; Does not include MFIN6631
  MFIN2235 Investment Banking Prereq: MFIN1127; Does not include MFIN6616
  MFIN2250 Fixed Income Analysis Prereq: MFIN1151
  MFIN2270 Data Analytics in Finance Prereq: MFIN1151
6. At least one elective from any MFIN^ course offered outside of the required courses or another from the set list above. 
  View the sample list of electives for a list of offerings. Please note, not all courses are available each semester. Visit the Course Information and Schedule page in Agora for a current list of offerings.

*No MFIN66XX elective will satisfy the narrow bucket #5 elective above.

^ All MFIN66XX electives require senior status and permission from the Department. This requires that seniors visit with Professor Elliott Smith in Fulton 330B to seek approval, giving consideration to the student's successful completion of the required prerequisites.

 

Declare the Minor

Study Abroad for Finance Minors and Concentrators

All students wishing to study abroad must first meet with an advisor in the Office of International Programs (OIP). 

If accepted into the study abroad program and approved by Ethan Sullivan, Senior Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Program (Fulton 315), the student should then contact either the Department Chairperson, Ronnie Sadka (Fulton 560C) or Elliott Smith (Fulton 330B), by email or in person, with all supporting documentation (course description, detailed syllabus, etc.) for elective course approvals. 

Any requested finance elective abroad must be equivalent to an undergraduate finance elective taught at BC.

In the rare circumstance where course selection is only available upon arrival at the university, you must email the course syllabus to either the Department Chairman, Ronnie Sadka (Fulton 560C) or Elliott Smith (Fulton 330B) before enrolling in the course in order to obtain approval.  The Finance Department will send a confirming email to you approving the course for credit if deemed a suitable equivalent to an undergraduate finance elective course taught at BC.

The Finance Department requires that Financial Accounting (ACCT1021) and Fundamentals of Finance (formerly Basic Finance) (MFIN1021) be taken at Boston College as prerequisites for any finance elective prior to going abroad.  All required finance concentration core courses must be taken in the Carroll School only.

ALL APPROVALS SHOULD BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO GOING ABROAD.

No approvals will be granted after the course has been completed.

Independent Study

MFIN2299 - INDIVIDUAL DIRECTED STUDY

Prerequisites: Corporate Finance (MFIN1127), Investments (MFIN1151), and senior status. 

PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL:

  1. The student must be of senior status with a finance concentration or minor and completed the above noted prerequisites;
  2. The student must demonstrate both an extremely strong interest in a particular area of finance and a a strong self-motivation and self-discipline in previous studies;
  3. The topic and area of research may not overlap with any undergraduate finance elective offering;
  4. The request to undertake an Independent Study may not be associated with an existing internship program;
  5. No less than a five-page abstract that details the area of research, hypotheses, and methodology to be employed must be presented to the full-time professor for his/her consideration, prior to his or her approval to supervise the project, along with the Independent Study Approval Form.
  6. A full-time faculty member has agreed to direct and supervise your course of study;
  7. The finance department chairman, Ronnie Sadka, has approved the request for an Independent Study.
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