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FIN 450 - FinTech II: Applied Data Science in Finance

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Business
Department Department of Finance
Typically Offered either term

Description
This course provides data science skills that are needed to implement financial concepts and theories. Topics covered include data wrangling, visualization, web scraping, machine learning, and natural language processing. Students gain an ability to draw informed insights from data for identifying business’s needs, and to articulate solutions with effective visualization supporting business communication and discussions. Prerequisite: FIN 312 (Credit in FIN 449 is recommended).