New finance minor

Lafayette has introduced an interdisciplinary minor in finance to its academic catalog, allowing students from all backgrounds to explore a field that intersects just about every discipline offered at the College. The new minor consists of a minimum of six courses: two in economics, one each in ethics, skills, and applications, and a capstone; the inclusion of ethics is a distinguishing factor for Lafayette’s program.

“Many people who will be leaders in their fields, be they government leaders or nonprofit or for-profit leaders, need to understand finance and be able to use these tools to advance and achieve their goals,” says Michael Kelly, associate professor of economics, who is one of the instructors for the minor’s foundation courses. “We developed this interdisciplinary minor for our students in our liberal arts framework, making it a distinctive, broadly accessible program.

The minor, which will ultimately replace the College’s Certificate of Financial Policy and Analysis, is available to students beginning with the Class of 2029.