Interim Courses

This course introduces students to the basic concepts and tools needed to make wise and informed personal financial decisions. The content of this course is presented from a practical point of view and with an emphasis on the consumer as the financial decision-maker. The primary objective of this course is to help students apply finance practices to their own lives. For example, students will learn how to plan and manage personal finances, how to obtain credit to purchase a home or a car, and how to invest personal financial resources in stocks, bonds, and real estate. Students will also learn how to interpret financial and economic news that have an impact on personal finances.

(This course must be taken in conjunction with ML 100) (Course dates: 29 May - 12 June 2026) Experiential learning is the main focus of this Academic Travel course that takes place in the capital of Morocco, Rabat. In this full immersion program, students will experience what they learn in the classroom throughout the whole session by acculturating themselves to the norms and expectations of Moroccan culture on a daily basis during their stay, visiting different places, engaging in various interactions with the locals, and exchanging with scholars specialized in their fields. The course first provides students with a historical overview of Morocco since its independence in 1956, focusing in particular on the monarchies of Hassan II and Mohammed VI, the current king; examines gender relations in the light of the Mudawana; explores the ethnic make-up of Moroccan society, in particular its Amazigh component; considers Sufism in its relationship with Islam, in particular as a counter-power to Islamic rigorism; studies the place of the individual in a society where the collective ego prevails. All the themes studied are substantiated with presentations by Moroccan scholars working in the field of sociology, gender, ethnic, religious and music studies, and field trips to Fez, Meknes, and Essaouira. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: TBA.

This practitioner taught course offers an introduction to financial journalism through current events as reported by the world’s preeminent financial newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Students will analyze which stories make the front page of the paper and explore the reasons why. They will become familiar with current events and learn to identify the fuel motoring every story: money. The classroom will be run like a miniature newsroom, with students taking on the essential roles involved in financial journalism, learning and practicing the essential skills of the trade, and in the process, creating their own WSJ-style articles, profiling businesspersons and companies. Students will have the opportunity to learn from current and former financial journalists working in Milan and New York. (Recommended Prerequisite: WTG 150)

(This course must be taken in conjunction with CLCS 258T) (Course dates: 29 May - 12 June 2026) Designed for students with no knowledge of Arabic, this course provides an introduction to the essentials of Arabic grammar, vocabulary and culture. The acquisition of aural, oral and written skills is emphasized. By the end of the course, students will be able to engage in simple conversations, read basic texts in Arabic, write short dialogues and stories, and understand the syntactical and lexical structure of Arabic.