FIN 559

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Advanced Data Science and Python for Finance

Credit: 4 hours.

Provides an advanced understanding of Python and data analytics tools to solve problems in finance. Students will analyze data and solve real-world problems such as investigating market responses to earnings announcements, comparing value and growth investing, forecasting stock prices, predicting bankruptcy, and estimating house prices.

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FIN 559 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			78060	Lecture-Discussion	AP1	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	3007 Business Instructional Fac	Gao, X	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: Students must first complete FIN 558 Intro. to Data Science & Python, or pass the MS Finance Skills Assessment for FIN 558, in order to enroll in FIN 559 Advanced Python. If you have not completed FIN 558, please contact finregistration@business.illinois.edu with your Skills Assessment results 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.