FIN 580

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Special Topics in Finance

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

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

Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 hours in a semester; may be repeated to a maximum of 32 hours in subsequent semesters. Credit is not given for FIN 528 and FIN 580 (66393), Section ADF. Course Information: Prerequisite: Varies by section.

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FIN 580 class schedule data for spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
68671	Lecture-Discussion	1MA	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	ARR Business Instructional Fac	Alston, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Methods in Surveys&Experiments Section Info: Methods in Surveys and Experiments for Business and Economics . Surveys and experiments can be used to study behaviors, preferences, and beliefs that may be difficult to measure using existing data. These tools are commonly used by major companies and firms like Netflix and McKinsey as well as agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They are also used widely by academic researchers. Surveys and experiments can be used for many reasons like to understand why stock prices rise above their fundamental value, to determine an individual’s taste for risk, and to measure consumers’ tolerance for watching commercials. In this course, you will learn how to design surveys and experiments to study these types of topics as well as decision-making, more generally. By the end of the course, you will create your own survey or experiment to study a topic of your choice, collect data, and share your findings with the class. Interested graduate and PhD students in programs other than those listed below should first receive permission from their program advisor to take the course, and then email finregistration@business.illinois.edu to obtain authorization to enroll in the course. This course meets in 3015/3017 BIF Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Technology Managemt -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC, MS:Management -UIUC, or MS:Business Analytics - UIUC.
70057	Lecture-Discussion	A2	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Excell, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: MSF Academy Investment Mgmt Section Info: Please contact the instructor for approval to enroll in this course. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
69358	Lecture-Discussion	ETA	6:00PM -7:20PM	MW	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Smith, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Entrepreneurship Thru Acquistn Section Info: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) is the exciting career path where business professionals buy and grow existing small businesses. For individuals with business skills and a desire to make a meaningful impact, this path is significantly less risky than starting new businesses around unproven product or service ideas. The course will introduce ETA and cover how to search for, value, finance, and grow small business acquisitions. Invited speakers include entrepreneurs and acquisition professionals. No prior background in finance is required. Instructor approval is required for this course. Please contact the instructor at smithmk@illinois.edu to schedule an interview. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
59447	Lecture-Discussion	GR1	9:00AM -11:50AM	F	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 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. 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 Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
66148	Practice	INT	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Lucht, K Widdicks, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Internship
62533	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: 4 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 MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
47517	Seminar	PHD	11:00AM -12:50PM	F	243 Wohlers Hall	Huang, J Lucht, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Section Title: Finance Doctoral Seminar Section Info: This is a seminar for finance PhD students. Doctoral students from other departments may register with consent of instructor. Restriction(s): Restricted to PHD:Finance -UIUC or PHD: Finance - UIUC.
69623	Lecture-Discussion	QI2	2:00PM -4:50PM	F	240 Wohlers Hall	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Quantamental Investment Section Info: Equips students with a versatile Quantamental framework (solid fundamental analysis skillsets and quantitative analytic capability) to the very-changing financial management industry, regardless of the functionalities. This course aims to boost your knowledge in both finance and data science with practical applications in broad Fintech domain. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS: Financial Engineering or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
65773	Lecture-Discussion	SL2	8:00AM -9:20AM	TR	3001 Business Instructional Fac	Lagaras, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Private Equity/Venture Capital Section Info: FINANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Private equity/Venture Capital Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
70065	Lecture	ZT1	5:00PM -6:50PM	W	1029C Business Instructional Fac	Zhang, Q	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: MSF Academy Quant Section Info: Please contact the instructor for approval to enroll in this course. Restriction(s): Restricted to MS:Finance -UIUC, MS: Finance Cost Rec -UIUC, MS: Finance - UIUC, or MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.