What non-finance/business related college courses are most beneficial in investment banking?

The other day, I had someone recommend that I read a book called the The Physics of Wall Street by James Weatherall, who explains how and why physicists began to break into finance after the 2008 economic meltdown. I am aware that this book has been out for a while, but it got me wondering, what seemingly non-finance related courses happen to be beneficial for the everyday life of an investment banker?

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