Spring 2027

Finance Industry Fundamentals

Introduction to the finance industry ecosystem exploring seven Pathways, macro/micro dynamics, firm operations, and career preparation.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Susannah Gustafson

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.76 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Obtain a basic understanding of the UW finance industry ecosystem

  • Develop a detailed knowledge of the seven finance industry pathways

  • Recognize the distinction between corporate finance, the buy-side, and the sell-side finance industry sectors

  • Explain the interactions between individuals, corporations, the sell-side, and the buy-side

  • Identify the career pathways available within the finance industry

  • Identify the WSB resources available to assist in pathway career exploration, exposure, and preparation (including experiential and extra/co-curricular opportunities, and internal academic and advising resources)

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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FINANCE 200

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Professors

Spring 2027
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SUSANNAH GUSTAFSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 003Online (some classroom)0 / 500
LEC 004Online (some classroom)0 / 500
LEC 005Online (some classroom)0 / 500
LEC 006Online (some classroom)0 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.76 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Finance industry ecosystem and sector pathways
  • Inner workings of firms, topical events, and latest developments
  • Roles, responsibilities, and career preparation

Skills

  • Detailed knowledge of the seven finance industry pathways
  • Distinguishing corporate finance, buy-side, and sell-side sectors
  • Explaining interactions among individuals, corporations, sell-side, and buy-side
  • Identifying career pathways in the finance industry

Grades

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FINANCE 200 · Spring 2027

Finance Industry Fundamentals

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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