FIN 490

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Special Topics in Finance

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Credit: 1 TO 3 hours.

Lectures and discussions relating to new areas of interest. See class schedule for topics and prerequisites.

1 to 3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. May be repeated in the same term or subsequent terms to a maximum of 3 undergraduate hours or 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given for FIN 490 CRNs 57268 and 57353 and FIN 464. Course will not satisfy Finance major requirements. Prerequisite: FIN 300 or consent of instructor.

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FIN 490 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
45493	Lecture-Discussion	H3	5:00PM -6:20PM	R	2005 Business Instructional Fac	Hart, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Fintech Special Topics Section Info: This Fintech Practicum will provide a foundational understanding of Fintech, explore potential Fintech careers, and provide hands-on experience learning about real world Fintech problems and deliverables in the corporate environment. The program will focus on case studies and experiential learning opportunities, team building activities, project management, and mentorship. Deliverables will include research papers and project summaries. Strong quantitative skills and initiative is required. Please contact the instructor at hartja@illinois.edu for permission to enroll in this course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
45494	Lecture-Discussion	MCF	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	138 Wohlers Hall	Sholem, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Middle Market Capital Finance Section Info: Middle Market Capital Finance provides students an understanding of the investment banking market process and private equity appetite for investment in privately held businesses with well under $500M in Revenue. This class will examine the range of middle-market companies’ capital requirements and growth objectives and how they utilize investment bankers to represent them to the capital market. Students will examine private equity market trends toward specific industries with higher returns, sustainable energy requirements and various growth opportunities. Through case studies and presentations from Guest Lecturers in the Investment Banking, Private Equity and other industries, students will examine businesses to look beyond top line revenue toward understand the quality of earnings, long term resource requirements and line-by-line due diligence analysis performed by investors. Students should expect a Professional Seminar style presentation. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Gies College of Business.
59448	Lecture-Discussion	UG1	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: ESG Certification Section Info: The objective of this course is to prepare students for the CFA ESG certification exam. The goal is that each student sits for and passes the exam at the end of the semester. ESG is a trend and a theme that will carry through your entire careers. More than 50% of global AUM now tracks some sort of ESG benchmark. Asset owners are moving more toward these benchmarks which means asset managers as well as sell-side firms, will need to follow suit. Even individual clients are expressing some desire to have portfolios designed with ESG in mind. The certification will be your first step toward having the credentials to speak authoritatively on the subject of ESG with clients of all kinds. This course is for undergraduates who are in their senior year. There are no prerequisites. Students are expected to have a strong understanding of asset pricing, portfolio construction, and financial market mechanics. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing.