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Financial Economics Introduction
You will focus on coursework that will help you become proficient in the core areas:
- Foundations: The math and rules behind money.
- Financial Analysis: How companies track and report money.
- Investments: Ways to grow money.
- Money Management: Plans to reach long-term money goals.
You will develop mastery of financial principles:
- Time Value of Money: A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow.
- Portfolio Theory: The best way to balance risk and return.
- Asset Pricing: How the market decides the value of money.
- Corporate Finance: Money management in business.
- Economics: How money changes the world.
Highlighted Courses
If you are interested in Financial Economics, start with one of the following major-specific courses
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Dive Deeper Into Financial Economics
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AI in Academics
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AI in Financial Economics
In this program, you will learn to leverage AI to streamline financial research, enhance professional communication, and generate innovative ideas for complex market challenges. We focus on using these tools to improve job productivity and analytical efficiency, ensuring you are prepared for the technology-driven future of finance.
Advance Knowledge, Enhancing Learning, and Developing Workforce Readiness
AI in Academics means learning to advance knowledge, enhancing learning, and developing workforce readiness through tools that support (not replace) your effort and integrity.
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Manage money, investments, and how businesses and individuals get and use capital.
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