MFIN 8888 Ph.D. Seminar

Weekly Ph. D. Seminar presentations.

Course overview

Department
Finance
School
CSOM
Credits
0
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Permission of Department

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.79 / 5 · Excellent
88 responses
Instructor rating
4.93 / 5 · Excellent
88 responses
Terms evaluated
8
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
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Andrey Malenko4.65.04.84.84.64.74.74.91–3 hrs/week10 of 18
Fall 2025Andrey Malenko5.05.04.54.54.45.04.95.01–3 hrs/week13 of 20
Spring 2025Andrey Malenko4.75.04.84.84.84.64.94.91–3 hrs/week10 of 20
Fall 2023Vyacheslav Fos—————————9 of 20
Spring 2023Vyacheslav Fos4.95.04.84.84.84.94.94.8—12 of 19
Fall 2022Vyacheslav Fos4.85.04.94.94.94.84.84.8≤ 1 hr/week13 of 19
Spring 2022Vyacheslav Fos4.74.84.84.84.84.84.64.71–3 hrs/week13 of 24
Fall 2021Vyacheslav Fos4.74.84.64.74.94.85.04.710+ hrs/week8 of 20

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Andrey Malenko
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Ran Duchin
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
  • Vyacheslav Fos
    Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.89/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Ran Duchin · Fulton Hall 145 F 11:00AM-01:30PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Ran Duchin · Fulton Hall 245 F 11:00AM-01:30PM · Offered