MFIN 1021 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
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Carroll School Core: Fundamentals of Finance (Classes of 2025–2029)
- Finance: Prescribed finance courses (Current University Catalog)
- Accounting for Finance and Consulting: Electives (6 credit hours from the following list) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Finance: Required Courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.32 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 11
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Arup Ganguly | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 41 of 46 |
| Spring 2026 | Hassan Tehranian | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 89 of 97 |
| Spring 2026 | Mathias Hasler | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 117 of 129 |
| Spring 2026 | Michael Barry | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 117 of 130 |
| Spring 2026 | Michele Andreolli | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 117 of 140 |
| Fall 2025 | Arup Ganguly | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 49 of 50 |
| Fall 2025 | Cheng Jiang | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 92 of 109 |
| Fall 2025 | Mathias Hasler | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 122 of 147 |
| Fall 2025 | Michael Barry | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 39 of 45 |
| Fall 2025 | Ran Duchin | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 100 of 106 |
| Summer 2025 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 10+ hrs/week | 28 of 42 |
| Spring 2025 | Arup Ganguly | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 46 |
| Spring 2025 | Hanyi Yi | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 137 of 143 |
| Spring 2025 | Hassan Tehranian | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 79 of 95 |
| Spring 2025 | Mathias Hasler | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 127 of 151 |
| Spring 2025 | Michael Barry | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 15 |
| Spring 2025 | Michele Andreolli | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 71 of 84 |
| Fall 2024 | Arup Ganguly | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 85 of 88 |
| Fall 2024 | Cheng Jiang | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 84 of 100 |
| Fall 2024 | Mathias Hasler | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 121 of 146 |
| Fall 2024 | Ran Duchin | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 91 of 98 |
| Spring 2024 | Adam Jorring | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 124 of 145 |
| Spring 2024 | Hanyi Yi | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 119 of 142 |
| Spring 2024 | Mathias Hasler | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 91 of 99 |
| Spring 2024 | Michele Andreolli | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 118 of 141 |
| Fall 2023 | Hassan Tehranian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 of 93 |
| Fall 2023 | Mathias Hasler | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 of 135 |
| Fall 2023 | Ran Duchin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 of 96 |
| Spring 2023 | Adam Jorring | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 136 of 168 |
| Spring 2023 | Hanyi Yi | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 80 of 94 |
| Spring 2023 | Mathias Hasler | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 98 of 108 |
| Spring 2023 | Michele Andreolli | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 72 of 89 |
| Spring 2023 | Ran Duchin | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 92 of 96 |
| Fall 2022 | Hassan Tehranian | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 81 of 85 |
| Fall 2022 | Mathias Hasler | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 74 of 84 |
| Fall 2022 | Michael Barry | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 86 of 101 |
| Spring 2022 | Adam Jorring | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 80 of 134 |
| Spring 2022 | Francesco D'acunto | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 47 of 88 |
| Spring 2022 | Mathias Hasler | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 68 of 126 |
| Spring 2022 | Ran Duchin | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 77 of 87 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 01