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MFIN1021

Fundamentals of Finance

This course was formally called Basic Finance.This course introduces the fundamentals of the areas of corporate financial management, money and capital markets and financial institutions.Corporate finance topics include the time value of money, the cost of capital, capital budgeting, financial analysis, and working capital management. Financial markets and institutions cover the role of financial intermediaries and instruments as they function in a complex economic system.

Course overview

Department
Finance
School
CSOM
Credits
3

Requirements fulfilled

  • Carroll School Core: Fundamentals of Finance (Classes of 2025–2029)

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Official evaluation summary

4.17 / 5

Based on 3,659 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-07-23. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Arup Ganguly
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.91/5
  • Cheng Jiang
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.54/5
  • Mathias Hasler
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.56/5
  • Michael J Barry
    Fall 2026
  • Ran Duchin
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Robert F James
    Summer 2026
  • Adam Jorring
    Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • Andrew Hession-Kunz
    Summer 2025 · Official rating 4.24/5
  • Francesco D'acunto
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.56/5
  • Hanyi Yi
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.42/5
  • Hassan Tehranian
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.06/5
  • Leonard Kostovetsky
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Michael Barry
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2022 · Official rating 3.70/5
  • Michele Andreolli
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.74/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Robert F James · Fulton Hall 150 WF 09:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Mathias Hasler · Fulton Hall 145 MW 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Mathias Hasler · Fulton Hall 245 MW 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Mathias Hasler · Fulton Hall 245 MW 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Michael J Barry · Fulton Hall 235 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Arup Ganguly · Fulton Hall 415 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Ran Duchin · Fulton Hall 145 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Ran Duchin · Fulton Hall 145 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Cheng Jiang · Gasson Hall 205 MW 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Fall 2026 · Cheng Jiang · Gasson Hall 205 MW 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Fall 2026 · Instructor not listed · Campion Hall 302 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 11
    Fall 2026 · Instructor not listed · 245 Beacon Street Room 205 TuTh 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered