FIN 580

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

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.

FIN 580 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
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.
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