The Financial Technology (FinTech) minor is designed for students interested in doing an MQP with the Wall St. project center and/or pursuing a career in the financial technology industry, but are not seeking a B.S. in Business with a concentration in FinTech. The financial technology industry and the Wall St. project center are seeking students with technical degrees, e.g., in CS, ECE, IE, MA, but those students also should have some financial and business background. This minor provides that background. It is open to all students, except those seeking a B.S. in Business with a concentration in FinTech.
Recommended background: Ideally, students enrolling in this minor have some knowledge of programming (equivalent to 2/3 units from CS 1004, CS 1101/1102, CS 2102/2103, CS 2119), statistics and/or probability (equivalent to 2/3 units from MA 2611, MA 2612, MA 2621), and differential and integral calculus (equivalent to 2/3 units from MA 1020/1021, MA 1022). Most WPI students will have such background as part of their distribution requirements in technical majors.
Successful candidates for the FinTech Minor must meet the following requirements:
Program Distribution Requirements for the FinTech Minor
Select three courses in accounting and finance:
Select one course in database technology:
Select one FinTech related elective:
2000-level or above (excluding CS 3043/SS 3043)
any course with the DS prefix
2000-level or above; Actuarial Mathematics courses (MA 2211, MA 2212, MA 3212, MA 3213) and MA 3231, MA 4235 and MA 4237 are especially relevant. The following courses are excluded (MA 2251, MA 2610, MA 3823, MA 3825, MA 3831, MA 3832, MA 4291, MA 4603, MA 4891).