FIN (96) Finance
Administered by Department of Finance and Legal Studies
Effective Fall, 2008
96.120 Personal Financial Decisions (3) - This course presents information that students will find useful when they move through life, regardless of their career choices. The general topics covered are personal financial planning, consumer credit and protection, insurance (health, disability, liability, home, and automobile), investing principles and ethics, sources of capital, and retirement planning as they impact individuals and small business owners. This course approved as 3 credits of Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making toward general education requirements. (Business majors may take it for this purpose if they have not previously completed six credits in business). Three lecture hours per week.
96.300 Entrepreneurial Finance (3) - The course presents the unique financial issues that entrepreneurial firms face and assist students in developing financial analysis skills that have wide application. Includes theory in the area of entrepreneurship and new venture finance and the results of current research that can guide decision making. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite(s): 40.156, 40.221, 93.244, and either 91.120 or 91.220 or 91.221.
96.313 Introduction to Corporate Finance (3) - Studies financial management in the areas of asset valuation, risk, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, financial structure, financing sources and dividend policy. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: 91.220, 91.223, 40.256, 40.121, 40.122, and either 40.156 or 53.123.
96.323 Financial Markets and Institutions (3) - Studies short-term money market and long-term capital market instruments, major financial institutions, the relationship between interest rates and security prices and the role of the consumer and government in financial markets. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96.333 Commercial Bank Management (3) - Leads to the understanding of risk management in contemporary banking by studying the historical and contemporary impact of banking regulation, measures of bank performance and bank policy formation. Risk is shown to be managed through Asset/Liability Management (by the use of GAP Analysis), Investment Management, Liquidity Management, Capital Management, and Off-Balance Sheet Management. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96.343 Investment Management (3) - Outlines principles of security investments including descriptions of investment instruments, investment planning, security valuation, portfolio theory and strategy and security markets. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96.413 International Finance (3) - Studies the principles and practices relevant to understanding the nature of international finance, its problems and its institutions. Discussion centers on sources and instruments of international export and import financing, balance-of-payments, exchange rates, governmental regulations and policies, financial management, as well as accounting for international transactions. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96.423 Security Analysis and Portfolio Theory (3) - Detailed analysis of major elements related to determining the earnings and risk potential of securities and study of the underlying principles inherent to portfolio construction. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.343.
96.432 Internship in Finance(1-6) - Prerequisites: 96.313, at least 75 credit hours and GPA of 2.50.
96.440 Introduction to Options and Futures (3) - Detailed analysis of major elements affecting market prices of options and futures contracts and analysis of optimal investment strategies involving these derivative instruments. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.343.
96.454 Advanced Corporate Finance (3) - Studies business financial problems and the development of financial decision-making tools and practices as used in the decision-making role of the financial manager. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96.463 Seminar in Finance (3) - Explores a wide range of topics in finance, primarily focused in the area of financial management. This course is designed primarily for senior finance majors. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: 96.343.
96.473 Seminar in Investments (3) - Examines a wide variety of topics in the field of investment management and portfolio theory. This course is designed primarily for seniors majoring in finance. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: 96.343.
96.499 Special Topics in Finance (3) - May address a variety of advanced topics in finance at the undergraduate level, and permits the instructor to focus on issues of particular importance and interest to the discipline. Students should contact the professor prior to enrollment. Three lecture hours per week.
96.535 Financial Management (3) - In-depth study of management activities involved in the financial aspects of business enterprise. Theoretical knowledge gained through exposure to financial management literature is applied to problem situations through the use of case studies and simulation techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of perspective in the decision-making process with the acquisition of tools to facilitate effective decision making. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: 91.524, 93.511
96.540 International Finance (3) - Studies the principles and practices relevant to understanding the nature of international finance, its problems and its institutions. Discussion centers on sources and instruments of international export and import financing, exchange rates, balance-of-payments, governmental regulations and policies, financial management, as well as accounting for international transactions. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: 96.313.
96-545 Investment Management (3) - This course will present an overview of investment management topics. Topics covered include background information and issues in investing, financial instruments (securities), how securities are traded, mutual funds and other investment companies, risk and return, efficient diversification, asset pricing theories, and derivative securities and their markets. Three lecture hours per week.
96.550 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3) - Advanced treatment of aspects involved in developing a logical and systematic approach to analyzing and evaluating types of securities. Explores alternative investment strategies and the management of an investment portfolio. Theoretical aspects of security analysis and problems involved in analyzing and evaluating securities within the context of the type of the industry issuing them. Three lecture hours per week.
96.599 Special Topics in Finance (3) - May address a variety of advanced topics in finance at the graduate level, and permits the instructor to focus on issues of particular importance and interest to the discipline. Students should contact the professor prior to enrollment. Three lecture hours per week.