Financial Technology
The FinTech major introduces students to financial theory through the lens of emerging technology. We accomplish this by helping students understand concepts of investment and corporate decision-making as they are influenced by data management and visualization, advanced analytics techniques, such as machine learning, and modern financial tools, such as blockchain technology and automation in market making and investment strategies. Students will learn how these emerging technologies will be used in new ways going forward, and how financial decision-makers will be influenced as a result.
Major Requirements
Chair: Associate Professor C. Harris
A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree with a major in Financial Technology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.
Students who major in Financial Technology may not also major in Finance.
Core Requirements
Select one course from the following: 4 sh
Additional Requirements:
| ACC 2010 | Principles of Accounting | 4 sh |
| BUS 1110 | Gateway to Business | 4 sh |
| BUS 2110 | Management Information Systems | 4 sh |
| BUS 2210 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | 4 sh |
| BUS 3985 | Internship in Business | 1-2 sh |
| BUS 4970 | Strategic Management | 4 sh |
| ECO 1000 | Principles of Economics | 4 sh |
| ECO 2300 | Statistics for Decision Making | 4 sh |
| FIN 3430 | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE | 4 sh |
| MGT 3230 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 4 sh |
| MKT 3110 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 sh |
Finance Major Course Requirements
Financial Technology Courses
| MGT 3100 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 sh |
| FIN 4793 | BLOCKCHAIN AND EMERGING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES | 4 sh |
Finance Elective - choose one: 4 sh
Analytics Elective - choose one : 4 sh
| MGT 4110 | DATA WRANGLING | 4 sh |
| MGT 4250 | DATA VISUALIZATION AND STORYTELLING | 4 sh |
| MGT 4260 | DATA MINING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING | 4 sh |
| MGT 4245 | EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS | 4 sh |
Liberal Arts Elective - choose one : 4 sh
Program Outcomes
(a) gain a foundational understanding of financial theory and practice our core set of finance courses.
(b) increase student computing and data literacy, such as how to manage large data sets using modern tools, like cloud computing.
(c) strengthen understanding of how traditional financial theory is being applied in new ways with emerging technologies, such as automation, blockchains, and decentralized finance tools.
(d) expose students to a wide-range of statistical and data analysis tools commonly used in business settings, such as machine learning and data visualization.
Total Credit Hours: 74-76