FIN 297 - Topics in Finance

Credits: 3 credits in fall or winter, 3 or 4 credits in spring

Prerequisite: ACCT 100. Study of specific finance issues. Pedagogy depends on the specific topic but generally emphasizes discussion, research, fieldwork, projects, or case analysis. Specific course content changes from term to term, and is announced prior to preregistration. May count towards degree credit (dependent on course content) with permission of department head and if topics are different.

Spring 2022, FIN 297A-01: Topics in Finance: Personal Finance (3). This course provides an overview of personal finance issues, including personal financial statements and ratios, the time value of money, money management, budgeting, consumer credit, customer purchasing strategies, stocks, mutual funds, housing, and retirement planning. This subject matter is highly valuable for those students that want to learn how to manage their own finances and make better financial decisions. Not available to declared ACCT, BUS and ECON majors during the first round of registration. Ricciardi.