MFIN 8880 Fixed Income Analysis

Name: Fixed Income Analysis
Rating: 3.89 (512 reviews)

This course presents the fundamental theoretical concepts of financial economics. Topics include measuring and managing interest rate risk, the theory of portfolio choice, and introduction to asset such as capital assets pricing models, arbitrage pricing theory, option pricing models, and state-preference theory. STEM-designated

Course overview

Department: Finance
School: CSOM
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: MFIN8801

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 3.89 / 5 · Very Good
512 responses
Instructor rating: 4.01 / 5 · Very Good
512 responses
Terms evaluated: 14
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
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	Paul Ciampa	4.4	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.8	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	24 of 30
Spring 2026	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.6	3.8	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.0	3.9	4.1	4–6 hrs/week	38 of 45
Fall 2025	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.6	3.9	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.3	4.2	4.7	4–6 hrs/week	26 of 31
Summer 2025	Paul Ciampa	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	19 of 25
Spring 2025	Paul Ciampa	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	24 of 26
Spring 2025	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.9	4.0	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.3	4–6 hrs/week	37 of 39
Fall 2024	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.2	3.3	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.7	3.7	3.7	4–6 hrs/week	26 of 26
Summer 2024	Paul Ciampa	4.2	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	25 of 33
Spring 2024	Paul Ciampa	4.1	4.2	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.4	4–6 hrs/week	22 of 30
Spring 2024	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.9	4.0	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.2	4.0	4.0	4–6 hrs/week	33 of 38
Fall 2023	Paul Ciampa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6 of 6
Fall 2023	Pierluigi Balduzzi	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21 of 21
Summer 2023	Paul Ciampa	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12 of 16
Spring 2023	Paul Ciampa	4.1	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.4	4–6 hrs/week	23 of 24
Spring 2023	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.9	3.9	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.3	4–6 hrs/week	34 of 44
Fall 2022	Paul Ciampa	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.3	4.4	4.4	4–6 hrs/week	13 of 13
Fall 2022	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.4	3.6	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.4	3.9	4.4	4–6 hrs/week	34 of 40
Summer 2022	Paul Ciampa	4.7	4.7	5.0	5.0	4.6	5.0	5.0	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	7 of 26
Spring 2022	Paul Ciampa	4.1	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.3	4.5	4.4	1–3 hrs/week	15 of 24
Spring 2022	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.4	3.4	4.1	4.0	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.4	4–6 hrs/week	28 of 48
Fall 2021	Paul Ciampa	4.0	4.1	4.2	3.9	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.5	4–6 hrs/week	19 of 28
Fall 2021	Pierluigi Balduzzi	3.2	3.4	4.4	4.2	4.3	3.8	3.6	4.1	4–6 hrs/week	26 of 40

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Paul Ciampa
Spring 2027, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.44/5
Pierluigi Balduzzi
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.72/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Pierluigi Balduzzi · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
Section 02
Spring 2027 · Paul Ciampa · Fulton Hall 115 Tu 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
Section 01
Fall 2026 · Pierluigi Balduzzi · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
Section 01
Summer 2026 · Paul Ciampa · Fulton Hall 235 MW 06:30PM-09:30PM · Offered