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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: FIN 351. An analysis of the financial instruments (including derivative securities) of both domestic and international institutions of the money and capital markets; plus the operations of financial intermediaries such as commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and insurance and investment companies.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 354. Prerequisite: FIN 353. A more detailed consideration of factors studied in FIN 353, with particular emphasis on comprehensive industry analysis and common stocks, bonds, and options; portfolio theory and the portfolio management process. Course focuses upon detailed qualitative and fundamental valuation models for various financial securities; stocks, bonds, options and futures; and risk-return analysis. Emphasis is on institutional investors such as mutual funds and pension funds, and will include coverage of international investing.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 361. Prerequisite: FIN 351. A study of the management of bank funds and the organization and structure of the commercial banking industry. Topics include the management of liquidity, investments, loans, liabilities, and capital; the impact of bank regulatory agencies and the changes in money and capital market conditions on the management of bank funds; evaluation of the performance of bank holding companies; and international banking.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 365. Prerequisite: FIN 351. A survey of international trade, foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, exchange rate determination, and official reserves; international corporate finance, capital budgeting, cash management, capital structure, cost of capital, transfer pricing, and tax management; accounting translation, hedging and international banking.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 370. Prerequisite: FIN 351. An examination of risk, methods of handling risk, the insurance mechanism, characteristics of insurance, legal concepts underlying insurance contracts, risk management, captives, types of insurers, and insurance company operations. A variety of insurance products are covered, including homeowners' insurance, automobile insurance, umbrella coverage, title insurance, workers' compensation, life insurance, annuities, and health insurance. The emphasis of the course is on property and liability insurance.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 371. Prerequisite: FIN 470. A study of principles and practices of providing personal and family security against the risks of death and ill health. The course also covers topics involving life insurance products, costs, pricing, settlement options, replacement, premium and costs computations, saving for retirement, annuity products and their costs, and social insurance.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Effective: Spring 2008. Prerequisite: FIN 353 and permission of instructor. Follows Chartered Financial Analyst Institute's curriculum in preparing students for the CFA Level I examination. Coverage includes the following: ethics and professional standards; quantitative methods: statistics and time value principles; economics: macro, micro, and global; accounting: financial statement analysis; corporate finance; investment/valuation tools: equity investments, debt investments, derivative alternative investments; and portfolio management.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 379. Prerequisite: FIN 351. An analysis of factors which determine the investment returns and value of real estate vs. alternatives. The course introduces methodologies for appraising income-producing properties. Decision-making from the perspective of institutional, as well as individual investors, is examined. Estimation of risk and return is explored in an individual property and portfolio context.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 380. Prerequisite: FIN 351. Case studies relating to long-term financing requirements, operating and financial leverage, dividend policy, cash budgeting, risk, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, management of earnings, valuation of the firm, and mergers and acquisitions.
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4.00 Credits
Formerly FIN 384. Prerequisite: FIN 351. A study of the theory and practice of capital budgeting in the global arena. Topics include capital budgeting techniques; and decisions involving replacement, make or buy, plant location, risk and uncertainty, lease evaluation, bond refunding, project abandonment, inflation, mergers and acquisitions, cost of capital, capital structure decisions, executive compensation, dividend policy and valuation.
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