Concentration in Fintech
The Gabelli School of Business offers a three-course secondary concentration in fintech, co-designed by the finance and information, technology, and operations faculty.
The role of technology in the business world in general, and the finance profession in particular, is exploding. The term "fintech" refers to a range of disruptive applications ranging from Bitcoin to high-speed trading to mobile banking. This secondary concentration is ideal for students who have an interest in these areas and who sense the inherent value in the point where finance and information systems meet.
Fintech can be pursued by Gabelli Students as a secondary concentration only. FNBU 4454 ST: Financial Modeling and INSY 3436 ST: Programming with Python are prerequisites for pursuing the concentration.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FNBU 3450 | ST: Fintech - An Introduction 1 | 3 |
| or INSY 3450 | ST: Fintech - An Introduction | |
| One course from Finance | ||
| ST: Algorithmic Trading | ||
| Computational Finance | ||
| One course from Information Systems | 3 to 4 | |
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This is a cross-listed course. Students studying Information Systems should select INSY 3450 and students studying Finance should select FNBU 3450.
Students pursuing this concentration with a Finance major may double-count all credits earned towards this concentration (including INSY 3436 ST: Programming with Python) towards the major.
Information Systems courses
Courses in this group have the FTIS attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INSY 3421 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| INSY 3432 | Database Systems | 3 |
| INSY 3433 | Programming with Java | 3 |
| INSY 3441 | Systems Analysis | 3 |
| INSY 4433 | Advanced Python for Business | 3 |
| INSY 4434 | ST: Machine Learning for Business | 3 |
| INSY 4506 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| INSY 4508 | Business Modeling With Spreadsheets | 3 |