This course provides an in-depth analysis of the principles of financial management and their application to decision making in a business firm. Topics include: valuation models, capital budgeting principles and applications, cost of capital, alternative methods of financing business firms, and dividend policy. Note: Finance and Real Estate majors need to earn a grade of C or better in this course starting spring 2010 to be eligible to take Finance 4596 as well as other upper level courses in the major. Finance 3503 is required for both finance and real estate majors. Entrepreneurship majors should take Finance 3521 instead of this course. Mode: Lecture.