Fixed Income Securities FIN 654 TBA 10/19/26 - 12/13/26 3 The course covers the valuation of different classes of fixed income securities, including pure discount bonds, coupon bonds, floating-rate notes and Treasury inflation protection securities (TIPS). The course also includes an analysis and valuation of fixed income derivatives. The course focuses on analytical tools used in fixed income portfolios, including bond portfolio yield curve, duration, volatility, convexity, term structure models, and credit risk. Prerequisite(s): FIN 623
Entrepreneurship FIN 660 S 10/19/26 - 12/13/26 3 The course considers productivity and creativity. It examines the process of evaluating an idea, marshalling the required resources to implement a successful idea, and managing a successful venture through different stages of growth. Students are expected to acquire the skills to analyze a startup. Prerequisite(s): FIN 623
Corporate Valuation FIN 665 TBA 08/24/26 - 10/18/26 3 The course integrates an interdisciplinary set of analytical tools from the fields of accounting, finance and economics into a focused and practical framework to value enterprises, equity and debt. Going beyond the traditional static valuation models, the course builds students’ skills to trace valuation under different market competitive conditions, grounding valuation models in market analysis. Prerequisite(s): FIN 623
