<p>Would having a better programming background help me in the business world?</p>
<p>Not always, but there is a chance it could be very useful. It depends on what type of finance role you want to end up in.</p>
<p>The credentials don’t matter, your ability to communicate with your tech team and troubleshoot or even code patches for minor glitches does, however. So yes, I think a comp sci background is valuable. But no, grinding a few courses just to have the minor for your resume isn’t.</p>
<p>Most definitely. In today’s world, every financial decision we make is based on data, and as time goes on, the amount of data we would need to process just become larger, and whoever could process data faster and make sense out of it would be ahead of their competitors. For an analyst to have a strong computer background is a plus. To have the ability of putting business rules (concept) into technology requirements and able to communicate with technology people are great skills. Some best traders I have worked with were top notch programmers.</p>
<p>If you’re doing investment banking or corporate finance, outside of maybe automating a few basic things in vba which could probably just as easily be handled with the record function, you will never use it.</p>
<p>D was an IT (information tech) minor. Very similar to a CS minor. Her major was very specific to her school, but not business. She did take acct, fin, econ, stat and calc courses however. (Some required, some electives)</p>
<p>She is now a currency derivative trader in the IB division of a BB.</p>
<p>Her IT minor helped get her the internship and has helped her on the job. I think the CS minor can only help you.</p>