The Department of Finance and Law at CMU offers majors in Finance, Personal Financial Planning, and Real Estate Development & Finance, and minors in Legal Studies, Finance, and Real Estate Development & Finance. The Finance major is the study of the principles of financial management and financial institutions. The Finance major incorporates principles of investments and portfolio management, but focuses upon meeting the financial objectives of modern corporations. The Personal Financial Planning major is the study of financial principles relating to personal financial objectives and the techniques of achieving personal financial objectives. The Legal Studies minor contains courses providing instruction to improve the understanding of the operations of law, its function, capabilities, and limitations. The Finance and Law Department and the Economics Department offer an interdepartmental major in Law and Economics. As a student with a personal financial planning major, your goal will be to gain the expertise needed to pass the Certified Financial Planning exam. Becoming a certified financial planner opens the door to exciting careers in the financial services industry. Because the program is organized around key objectives outlined by the CFP Board of Standards, you’ll take core classes in taxation, investments, insurance, retirement planning and estate planning.