New Undergraduate Course Designations as of Fall 2023:
Economics is an extraordinarily broad discipline that has something to say on virtually all topics that involve human decision making, not just those involving the financial sector. ECON courses are courses that explore this rich landscape outside the area of financial economics.
FECON courses are financial economics courses – i.e., courses that emphasize the use of economic analysis to explore the financial sector of the economy and its interaction with the larger economy. Such courses often explore larger societal questions as opposed to narrower questions of interest primarily to professionals within finance firms. They may also focus on exploring methodological issues, particularly as these relate to financial and time-series econometrics, that are important for the field of financial economics.
FMKTS (financial markets) courses complement the economics department’s offerings for students interested in more practical applications related to finance. These courses focus on the development of specific skills relevant for professionals within certain areas of the financial sector, the exposure of students to practitioners in the financial sector, and/or the description of particular institutional features of the financial sector. Questions ordinarily center more on how professionals within financial markets make decisions to advance the goals of their firms and/or clients and less on how the workings of various aspects of the financial market impact the larger market as a whole and/or people outside the financial market.
0-99 Advanced Placement Credit; House Courses; First-Year Seminars; First-Year Writing; Registrar/Department special purpose
100-199 Introductory-level undergraduate courses; basic skills/activity courses; foundation courses; Focus program courses
200-399 Undergraduate courses above introductory level
400-499 Advanced undergraduate, senior seminars, capstone courses, honors thesis courses
500-699 Graduate courses open to advanced undergraduates
700-999 Graduate only courses (not open to undergraduates)
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