FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

FINANCE 305

Course Description

An analysis of the U.S. financial system, its responsiveness to and impact on economic activity and policy, its procedures for assessing and pricing risks on various financial instruments, and its role in the allocation of funds to different sectors in the economy.

Prerequisties

(ECON/FINANCE 300 or concurrent enrollment), or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program

Satisfies

FINANCE 340 , FINANCE 420 , FINANCE 635 , ECON/FINANCE 503 , FINANCE 601 , FINANCE/INTLBUS 445 , FINANCE 650 , and FINANCE 410

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average

3.45

5.94% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.25%

-0.62% from Historical

A Rate

42.31%

27.24% from Historical

Class Size

286

163.92% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Sang SEO

[email protected]

5.0

Rating

ILHAN DEMIRALP

[email protected]

3.7

Rating

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