FIN 391 Money, Banking, and Financial Crisis
Taught in Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 as FIN 491. An overview of the banking and financial system, a specialist in-depth understanding of its core areas and its purpose in society. Using an integrated global perspective, the course focuses on the role of a well-functioning banking system in matching resources and needs, acquiring information, reducing risk, and encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship. The lessons will help students approach contemporary financial problems with an open mind and widen their perspective while learning the importance of making sound financial business decisions. Exploring the history of financial crises, connecting moral flaws and ethical failures with corporate scandals and financial disasters, will allow the students to see what lessons are to be learned in order to make financial mistakes less frequent and less devastating. Pre-req: Junior Status or higher