Certificate in Fintech
To be admitted, students need to be Economics Majors or have completed the equivalent of ACCT 100, ACCT 101, ECON 101, ECON 102, and DS 212/ECON 212 or MATH 124, all with grades of C- or better.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will have a high-level understanding of fintech and how technology revolutionizes the financial industry.
- Students will learn about the basics of Bitcoin, smart contract platforms, and decentralized finance.
- Students will learn soft communication skills by interviewing a financial professional.
- Students will demonstrate effective communication and analytic skills for research reports.
Certificate in Fintech - 15 units
All courses for the certificate must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Core (12 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 350 | Business Finance | 3 |
| FIN 420 | Introduction to FinTech | 3 |
| FIN 470 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance | 3 |
| FIN 520 | FinTech II: DeFi, Business Blockchain, and Machine Learning | 3 |
Elective (3 units)
Select any upper-division finance course (300 and above), excluding FIN 699.