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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Attached is an updated schedule for May Term/Summer 2022. The
<b><u>only</u></b> change is the prerequisite requirement for FINC 594.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">For students interested in taking FINC 594, below is a course description:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">FINC 594 – Topics in Finance (FinTech & InsureTech) – May Term<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">This course is designed to expose students to
<span style="background:white">the rapid innovation in and disruption from financial technologies (FinTech) such as blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT), virtual/crypto currencies, smart contracts, artificial intelligence (AI), the internet-of-things
(IoT) and machine learning (ML).</span> <span style="background:white">The rapid onset of these new technologies begs many questions for academic inquiry. How are these innovations impacting the world of finance? How is the regulatory environment adapting
to these new innovations? How are financial institutions and financial markets adapting/adopting/responding to these new innovations? What is the impact on peer-to-peer (P2P) payments and lending? How do these technologies extend to other industries such as
healthcare (HeathTech), education (EdTech) transportation and logistics (SupplychainTech), real estate (RETech), insurance (InsureTech) and others.
<b>Pre-req: FINC 521.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0C2340">Elizabeth Gambrell, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:9.75pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#0C2340">Associate Director of Academic Programs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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