Dr.
Roden’s   Financial   Markets   Class   Headed   to   Guadalajara
Students   enrolling   in   the   Maymester   section   of   FINA   4400:   Financial   Markets   and   Institutions   will   spend   two   weeks   of   study   in   Denton   and   then   go   to   Tec   de   Monterrey   campus   in   Guadalajara   to   apply   what   they   learned.
The   class   will   meet   at   UNT   from   May   17   through   June   3   then   be   in   Guadalajara   May   28 ‐
June   5,   back   in   time   for   courses   in   Summer   1.
The   México   part   of   the   course   is   to   help   students   learn   about   U.S.
and   Mexican   financial   markets   and   intermediaries   in   a   foreign   setting.
While   in   México,   they   will   study   business   Spanish   taught   by   the   Tec   faculty   and   stay   in   dormitory   rooms   on   the   campus   ( http://www.itesm.mx/venaltec/gdl/index.html
).
Tec   campus   Guadalajara   is   in   the   second   largest   campus   in   México.
The   campus   has   tennis   courts,   swimming   pools,   computers,   a   football   stadium   (yes,   for   American   football),   a   jogging   trail,   cafeterias,   gymnasium,   and   dormitories   (residencias).
Cost   to   each   student   of   the   México   program   is   $780,   which   is   reduced   by   a   $500   scholarship   from   the
Study   Abroad   Center.
Chad   Scott ,   an   ITDS   major   excited   about   upcoming   trip,   said,   “paying   a   net   $280   for   a   week   in   México   learning   about   financial   markets   and   intermediaries   while   enjoying   the   culture   is
too   good   to   pass   up!”
Professor   Peyton   Foster   Roden   will   conduct   the   course.
“I’ve   worked   with   the   staff   at   Tec   campus
Guadalajara   to   provide   for   a   meaningful   intellectual   and   cultural   experience,”   he   said.
He   has   taken
students   to   several   Tec   campuses.
The   schedule   for   the   week   in   México   is   still   changing,   but   as   of   today   the   calendar   is   as   follows: