FI310: FinTech Principles and Concepts

This course introduces you to the concepts and applications of FinTech. FinTech is disrupting the financial industry through technologies such as blockchain, 5G networking, mobile applications, and cloud computing. Additionally, the present and future impact on the financial payments, lending, insurance, wealth management, and banking industries will be discussed. The global status and implications of FinTech will also be discussed.

Quarter Credit Hours: 6 | Prerequisite: MT217

FI311: FinTech Law and Ethics

In this course, you will learn the laws and ethics surrounding the cryptocurrency industry. Datamining (the way in which crypto "coins" are produced) will be reviewed. In addition, the history of crypto "coins," current, and future regulatory hurdles, as well as ethical concerns, will be explored.

Quarter Credit Hours: 6 | Prerequisite: FI310

FI410: Blockchain for the Financial Industry

This course examines the evolution of blockchain within the context of the financial industry and its impact on the regulatory landscape. Blockchain has begun and is predicted to continue to disrupt the financial industry through the use of however not limited to secure wallets and vaults, payment processing, and lending. Decentralized applications (dApps) such as DeFi will also be explored.

Quarter Credit Hours: 6 | Prerequisite: FI310

FI499: Bachelor's Capstone in Finance

This capstone course builds on the concepts of all the courses taken within the Bachelor of Science in Finance and provides students with an opportunity to integrate their previous coursework in a meaningful review of their learning and to assess their level of mastery of the stated outcomes of their degree program.

Quarter Credit Hours: 6 | Prerequisite: Last term or permission from the Dean