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 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
69358	Lecture-Discussion	ETA	6:00PM -7:20PM	MW	2043 Business Instructional Fac	Smith, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/16/26-05/06/26 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. Restricted to MS: Finance Cost Rec - UIUC.
66148	Practice	INT	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Lucht, K Widdicks, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Internship
47517	Seminar	PHD	11:00AM -12:50PM	F	243 Wohlers Hall	Huang, J Lucht, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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	1025 Business Instructional Fac	Lagaras, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 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.