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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course. A close and intensive study of a theme, issue, problem, or author in American literature. Topic announced each time the course is offered. Counts toward American Studies minor. May be repeated once for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course, and written permission of the instructor. A close and rigorous study of a literary theme, problem, or author after 1800. May be repeated once for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course. A close and intensive study of a literary theme, problem, or author after 1800. Topic announced each time the course is offered. May be repeated once for credit with different topic.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course. An intense experiential learning course in which a small group of students edit and prepare a manuscript or collection for publication. The work is then published in book form by Loyola's Apprentice House as part of the Aperio Series. By invitation only.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Written permission of the instructor. As the cap- stone experience for the American Studies minor, each student develops an independent research project, internship, or service-based project, to be advised by two professors from different departments and presented at an end-of-year American Studies Symposium. The pro- ject constitutes the culmination of the student's work in American Studies and provides an opportunity for the student to bring together the perspectives of two differ- ent disciplines on a research area of particular interest. A project proposal must be submitted to and approved by the American Studies committee prior to registration for either the fall or spring semesters of senior year. The project must contain both a research and a formal writing component (the equivalent of a 20-25 page research paper). Counts toward American Studies minor.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course. An inten- sive study of an author, topic, or theme, the specifics of which will be determined by the instructor. Students are required to make extensive use of both primary and secondary materials. By invitation only.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EN101, one EN200-level core course. An inten- sive study of an author, topic, or theme, culminating in a written thesis and an oral defense. Students are expected to confront scholarship and do research at an advanced level. By invitation only.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to allow students to develop a framework for planning and implementing a lifetime finance program. Investigates alternative personal financial decisions with a view toward optimizing personal wealth and creating more informed consumers. Students develop a personal financial plan. Topics include personal budgeting and planning and investment decisions with respect to educa- tion, automobiles, houses, securities, health and prop- erty insurance, retirement needs, and estate planning. Open to all majors as a general elective. Does not fulfill course requirements for the finance concentration.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: AC201, EC102, and sophomore standing. Corequisite: AC202 or BH202, EC220. Studies the theory and practice of financial analysis and management in the corporate setting and its role in the larger economic environment. Students discuss what specific assets a firm should acquire, what total volume of funds should com- mit, and how the required funds of the firm should be financed. Topics include time value of money, risk and return relationships, fundamental valuation theo- ries, financial markets, capital investment decisions, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, and international finance.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FI320 and junior standing in a business concentra- tion or written permission of the instructor. Studies the impor- tance of risk identification, measurement, and manage- ment with respect to personal and business affairs. Pro- vides an in-depth overview of insurance company opera- tions and types of insurance coverage, including property/ liability, employee benefits, life and health, and social. Provides students with a framework for identifying major exposures to risk and evaluating alternative methods of handling those risks. Emphasizes how to evaluate the various kinds of insurance contracts and how to make pricing, marketing, and investment decisions. Topics include risk identification, measurement, and manage- ment; fields of insurance and their legal principles; contract analysis; and examination criteria for selecting the most appropriate combination of tools. (Spring only)
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