FIN 205 Personal Finance
3 credits
Prerequisites: MAT 100 or 111 or 130 or 122 or BUA 210 or PSY 210 or SWK 210 or CRJ 214 or appropriate math placement test score
Provide the student with the information needed to make sound personal financial decisions and mange personal financial assets wisely. Subjects covered include financial planning, budgeting, consumer purchasing decisions, income taxation, insurance and risk management, investing, and retirement and estate planning.
FIN 300 Finance: Theory and Applications
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACC 201
Introduction to essentials of financial management. Emphasis is placed on the sources, uses, and cost of funds; capital budgeting; cost of capital; management of working capital; and financial statement analysis.
FIN 301 Managerial Finance
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACC 201, ECO 201
An introduction to the environment of financial management. It includes the analysis of financial statements for planning and control, corporate securities, working capital management, capital budgeting, and financing the short- and long-term requirements of the firm.
FIN 303 Financial Institution Management
3 credits
Prerequisite: ECO 201, ACC 201, FIN 301
The course is a study of the financial/economic operations of such financial services firms as commercial banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, credit unions, etc., with particular emphasis on how these companies respond to shifts in economic, regulatory, and competitive pressures.
FIN 304 Financial Planning, Forecasting and Decision-Making
3 credits
Prerequisites: ACC 201, ECO 201, FIN 301, BUA 210 or MAT 122
The course introduces the student to the principles of financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making. It highlights the role of financial analysis in strategic and tactical planning, and exposes the student to a few practical and statistical methods used in forecasting financial and economic variables that form the basis of decision-making for the firm.
FIN 397 Internship
0-3 credits
Prerequisite: BUA 203, FIN 301
A course designed to provide the student with field work experience through a work opportunity related to the student's career objective. A learning contract is used to focus expectations, duration of the experience, and means for evaluation. The student will benefit applying classroom learning to actual job experience. ("0" credit receives CR/NC grade.)
FIN 400 Investments
3 credits
Prerequisite: ACC 201, FIN 300 or 301
Construction and management of investment portfolios to meet the needs of personal and institutional investors; and selection of securities to balance income, risk, and capital growth.
FIN 401 Global Finance
3 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 301
This course emphasizes the increasing importance of the global integration of money and capital markets. Topics include, among others, global foreign exchange risk management, global equity markets, global risk diversification, direct foreign investment, and political risk management.
FIN 403 Advanced Computer Applications and Systems
3 credits
Prerequisite: TEC 102, BUA 210 or MAT 122
This course deals with computer applications in quantitative management decision making at an advanced level. Students will utilize a variety of research tools to locate, analyze and evaluate information. It will investigate the use and application of computer technologies within organizations such as management support systems, decision support systems, and executive information systems. Hands-on application of front-end--software, such as Microsoft Office, will be used to conceptualize, analyze, and develop technological solutions to practical business situations.
FIN 404 Special Topics
3 credits
Prerequisite: FIN 301
A study of selected topics offered at the discretion of the instructor. Open to qualified juniors and seniors who wish to do advanced work. Permission of instructor is required.
FIN 405 Real Estate Finance and Economics
3 credits
Prerequisites:ACC 201, ECO 201 or ECO 202, FIN 301
The course examines the field of real estate finance and the economic environment surrounding it. Topics include the role of loans in mortgage finance, credit risk, the secondary market and mortgage-backed securities, underwriting decisions, and market regulation among others.
FIN 414 Independent Study
1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission
The course is independently developed for a particular student on a topic not covered in other courses. Substantial readings and a paper are required.
FIN 431 Principles of Insurance and Risk Management
3 credits
(Junior or senior standing required)
This course will introduce the studies of insurance and risk management. As to risk management, course participants will study risk identification, analysis, and management. Insurance will be studied from the perspective of a risk management tool and from the perspective how insurers operate, what risks can be insured, and how the industry is regulated. Additionally, career opportunities in the insurance industry will be explored.
FIN 497 Internship
0-3 credits
Prerequisite: BUA 203, FIN 301
A course designed to provide the student with field work experience through a work opportunity related to the student's career objective. A learning contract is used to focus expectations, duration of the experience, and means for evaluation. The student will benefit applying classroom learning to actual job experience. ("0" credit receives CR/NC grade.)