ECON 168

Introduction to Principles of Value Investing

Economics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

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Introduction to fundamental principles of value investing. Discussion of fundamental themes relating to value investing, and demonstration of how these ideas compare favorably with other investment approaches. Topics include differences between investment and speculation, how to search for inefficiencies in marketplace, and importance of incorporating margin of safety in any analysis. Introduction of standard accounting and valuation tools, including liquidation value. Prepares students to analyze and interpret financial statements. Designed for students considering careers in security analysis, investment banking, consulting, and corporate finance.

Letter grading.

When it runs

Fall 2025
Fall 2026

Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.

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Requisites

Official UCLA wording
Requisites: course 101, Management 1A, 1B.

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Requires

Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.

ECON 168

ECON 101Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 11Microeconomic Theory
  - ECON 1Principles of Economics
  - MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus1 more beneath
  - MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series

Unlocks

What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.

ECON 168

ECON 169Applied Value Investing
- ECON 177Field Projects in Investinganother path to it
ECON 177Field Projects in Investing

2 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 3 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.