Department: Business

Code Name Description
FIN501 Financial Statement Analysis Exposes students to the financial accounting framework and its main concepts, including generally accepted accounting principles. Covers the basic financial statements and the accounting information system reflected in activities and transactions. Th...
FIN502 Financial Risk Management Studies the quantitative and qualitative measures of risk that organizations may face. Students learn to identify and assess risk using multiple risk management tools. Topics may include the study of derivative tools for hedging risk, value-at-risk m...
FIN503 Investments I Introduces students to the quantitative and theoretical foundations of investing and securities valuation. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the characteristics of financial markets and the major categories of financial assets and inv...
FIN504 Financial Quantitative Analysis Introduces students to the mathematics of finance. Focuses on the application of the mathematical tools, concepts, and models to real-world problems faced in finance.
FIN505 Corporate Finance Focuses on corporate finance theories and their applications through business case studies. Topics may include financial analysis, capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, and management of short-term liquidity. Students learn to evalua...
FIN507 Financial Economics Focuses on the three pillars of financial economics: resource optimization over time, asset valuation, and risk management. These three pillars represent the “laws” of finance, which students can then utilize to construct a general theory of finance....
FIN510 Financial Planning Introduces the financial planning process and the main products utilized by active financial advisors, including ethical issues faced by financial planners. Provides an overview of the topics vital to understanding and successfully passing the Securi...
FIN521 International Finance Covers such topics as foreign exchange markets and their role in international movements of funds; Eurocurrency; Eurobonds; international stock markets; interaction among and integration of national and international money and stock markets; and regu...
FIN523 Behavioral Finance Covers the main areas of behavioral finance, including emotional-based financial decision-making, experimental finance, psychological theories, and behavioral biases. Students will have the opportunity to develop and use heuristic rules to analyze as...
FIN524 New Venture Finance Exposes students to the central concepts, theories, and trends in entrepreneurial finance, with a focus on venture capital. Students will have the opportunity to learn the analytical and practical tools used by participants in private equity markets,...
FIN526 Investment Banking Provides an overview of the investment banking industry, including the role of investment banks, debt and equity capital markets, M&A, financial modeling, and valuation methodologies. In addition to scheduled readings and lectures, an emphasis is pla...
FIN527 Cryptocurrency Investing Introduces different types of digital assets, commonly called “crypto” and how they may be used to optimize investment portfolios. Explores key environmental, ethical, and regulatory issues that have to be considered for investors to make knowledgeab...
FIN528 Public Finance Public finance lies at the intersection of government, business and nonprofit activities. Students are offered the opportunity to learn: (a) how public finance facilitates capital investment in public infrastructure; (b) the historical context and pr...
FIN622 Computational Finance and Large Data Analysis Introduces students to both unstructured and structured data analysis, using previously learned and new mathematical methods to answer empirical questions in finance. Students will have the opportunity to be exposed to some programming. Data sources...
FIN625 Derivatives Exposes students to the characteristics, purposes, and pricing of derivative assets. Students will have the opportunity to cover forwards, futures, options, and swaps, as well as financial engineering and risk management strategies such as static and...
FIN626 Financial Engineering Offers an introduction to the theory and practice of financial engineering. Aims at reviewing the main models and modeling techniques used in practical applications, understanding their applicability and limitations, and at building an integrated fra...
FIN683 Special Topics in Finance Topics selected by instructor. Course may be repeated.
FIN690 Master's Tutorial in Finance May be arranged with individual faculty members in their fields of special competence. Students and faculty meet on a set schedule to discuss readings and research, and the writing component of a tutorial should equal that of a regular seminar. Avail...
FIN875 Finance Internship The financial internship offers students the chance to apply their financial knowledge and skills within the context of an organization, after completing their main coursework. Regular communication between the student and both the course instructor...
FIN975 Finance Capstone Introduces students to the global asset management industry. Topics will include: investment fund structures, asset allocation, portfolio optimization, risk management, manager due diligence, investment life cycles, operational due diligence, ethics...