FI 8060 - Current Issues in Finance

1 to 6 Credit Hours
Corequisites: MBA 8135.
Description
This course allows for in-depth analysis of select, topical issues in finance. Coverage is drawn from current issues in financial markets that do not necessarily require an entire semester of study. As examples, topics could include corporate governance, executive compensation, financial market regulation, and financial system reform. Reliance is placed on authoritative faculty having specific expertise in a topic area, readings from the current professional literature, guest speakers, case studies, and group projects. The topic of each offering will be announced in advance, and students may take this course multiple times for course credit as different topics are covered.