What courses could a liberal arts major (like me) take if she might also be interested in finance?

February 24th, 2008 | by admin |
bunnychica1984 asked:


I posted this question in business section but not much action over there…
I’m thinking about a possible change in careers. Right now, I work a PR firm but now I might be interested in working a brokerage firm. I’m about a year away from earning my a bachelors in liberal arts so I obviously don’t want to start all overs. What courses could I still take and be relevant for the finance field? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks,Caroline
Yes, I’m currently a junior with about 80 something hours.

  1. 3 Responses to “What courses could a liberal arts major (like me) take if she might also be interested in finance?”

  2. By MikeInRI on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply

    Hi Caroline

    You could probably incorporate some economics courses into your area of study and/or get a minor in economics since if I am understand this right you are sort of in the middle of your junior year in college.

    Good Luck!!!

  3. By cowboy13012 on Mar 1, 2008 | Reply

    Try some accounting classes.

  4. By Taranto on Mar 3, 2008 | Reply

    If you want to learn Finance, you ought to take the following (at a minimum):

    One or two accounting classes
    As many math and statistics classes as you can stand to take
    An introductory course in Finance
    A course in corporate finance
    A course in investments.

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