This course deals with the basics of museums and museology; and the preservation of cultural heritage resources including the: 1) social, educational and cultural roles of cultural collections and institutions; 2) the personnel handling of cultural collections; their training, and functions; 3) acquisition, organization management of such collections; 4) documentation of the collection including their cataloguing and classification; 5) techniques of preservations; and 6) services to the clientele.

This course focuses on an in depth study at a non-bank intermediary where investors can buy special portfolios of securities. The courses begin with an overview of financial intermediaries and then focus at the mutual fund which is an example of a non-depository intermediary. It also deals with topics like SEC Regulations on investment companies like mutual funds: open-end mutual funds as distinguished from closed-end mutual funds, and investment portfolios. It also provides the students adequate knowledge on the three advantages of mutual funds namely: diversification, liquidity and transaction cost advantage. The course surveys the private equity industry, with an emphasis on financial economic tools useful for leveraged buyout and venture capital investing. The main goal of the course is to equip students with financial background to start a career as a private equity investor. The course is divided equally between lectures and cases, with written assignments by student-formed teams required for about a third of the class meetings.