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Finance (FIN)
College of Business Administration
FIN 305 Problems of Business Finance (3) Application
of financial principles to cases involving important financial
decisions. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 307 Theory of Financial Decisions (3) Development
and analysis of modern financial theory and its implications for
management decisions: market efficiency, capital asset pricing, firm
investment decisions, capital structure, dividend policy, and cost of
capital. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 311 Investments (3) Introduction to various
investment media and capital markets. Topics include the analysis of
security returns using techniques such as beta, filter rules, and
portfolio theory. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 312 Options and Other Derivatives (3) Options
and other derivatives. Equity options, index options and options on
futures. Black-Scholos Model. Trading strategies and tactics.
Contemporary developments in financial engineering. Pre: BUS 314 or
consent.
FIN 315 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
(3) Security analysis and portfolio management from standpoint of
the professional analyst and institutional investor. Recent advances in
security valuation models, portfolio selection, and techniques for
appraising portfolio performance. Pre: 311 and BUS 314.
FIN 321 International Business Finance (3) Financial
management of foreign and international business operations: the
regulatory environment of international finance, financing international
transactions, international capital markets, taxation. Financial
decision-making in the firm. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 330 Bank Financial Management (3) Analysis
of financial institution management within the domestic economy and
regulatory environment. Topics include federal reserve activities,
interest rates, regulation, lending, investments, and asset/liability
management. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 331 International Banking (3) Commercial,
investment, and merchant banking. Includes theory and practical
applications. Topics include international lending, Euromarkets, global
gap management, Forex activities, and global risk management. Pre: BUS
314.
FIN 360 Seminar in Finance (3) In-depth
analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. Repeatable
with change in topic. Pre: BUS 314.
FIN 390 (Alpha) Advanced Topics in Finance (3) Advanced
topics both of a theoretical and an empirical nature in finance. (C)
Japanese financial management; (D) investment management; (E) portfolio
management theory; (F) capital assets. Pre: BUS 314 and other courses
specified for each topic (see department for specific prerequisites).
FIN 399 Directed Reading and Research (V) Reading
and research in a special area of major under direction of faculty
member(s). Project must include statement of objectives, outline of
activities planned, results expected, and how they are to be reported
and evaluated. Must be approved in advance by the department chair and
the faculty adviser.
FIN 633 Problems in Business Finance (3) Application
of financial principles and analytical techniques to financial problems.
Case method. Pre: BUS 614 or consent.
FIN 634 Investment Analysis and Management (3) Techniques
of security analysis, theories of investment, and the analysis of
investment decisions related to portfolio planning. Pre: BUS 614 or
consent.
FIN 635 (Alpha) Advanced Topics in Finance (3) Major
current financial issues and problems. (C) Japanese financial
management; (D) portfolio management theory; (E) capital asset analysis;
(F) stocks, bonds, and modern instruments. Pre: BUS 614 or consent.
FIN 637 International Financial Management (3) Financial
decision-making in an international setting: analysis of direct foreign
investment; economic, accounting, and regulatory environments, including
taxation; international money and capital markets; import and export
financing; multinational working capital management; and risk aspects of
international finance. Pre: BUS 614 or consent.
FIN 638 Bank Financial Management (3) Financial
management of financial institutions. Includes theory and applications.
Topics include federal reserve activities, asset/liability management,
lending, investment, and the regulatory environment. Pre: BUS 614 or
consent.
FIN 639 International Banking (3) Commercial,
investment, and merchant banking in the international arena. Includes
international lending, Euromarkets, global gap management, Forex
activities, and international risk management. Pre: BUS 614 or consent.
FIN 660 Seminar in Finance (3) In-depth analysis of selected current
practices and issues in finance. Pre: BUS 614 or consent. May be
repeated with change in topic.
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