Special Topics Course Descriptions - Winter Session 2027
Course descriptions are also provided in the "requirements and notes" area of each course listed in the public course schedule . For general winter session or registration questions, please visit the registration page or email [email protected].
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
ECO 329: Special Topics: Financial Institutions
ONLINE Course in Session I: December 22, 2026 – January 19, 2027, CRN 10378
This course purports to introduce the roles of financial markets and institutions in the economy and business environment. It also discusses a vast array of risk management concepts and applications in the realm of financial institutions. More specifically, students will learn about the fundamentals of financial institutions (e.g., commercial banks, investment banks, insurance firms, mutual funds) and related risks (e.g., interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, foreign exchange risk, capital adequacy). For more information related to the course content ECO 329, contact Dr. Eddy Junarsin at [email protected].
GRADUATE LEVEL
ESL 529: Special Topics: Language, Mind, and Culture
ONLINE Course in Session I: December 22, 2026 – January 19, 2027, CRN 10367
How do the languages we speak shape the way we see the world? This course looks at the fascinating connections between language, thought, and culture. Students will be introduced to key ideas from Cognitive Linguistics, such as how metaphors help us understand abstract concepts, how different languages guide us to notice different details of reality, and how culture is deeply tied to the way people talk and think. We will also compare how languages across the world describe events like motion, space, and time, and what this tells us about human cognition. For more information related to course content for ESL 529, contact Dr. Jean Costa Silva at [email protected].
