FIN - Finance
A survival course designed to help students cope with financial aspects of life such as taxes, budgeting, inflation, various types of insurance, savings, and investing. This course may be offered in an online format. Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits
3(3-0)
Special topics on finance. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Vary with instructor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Applied methods, with relevant theories, for a corporation to make decisions on investments, financing, and to evaluate performance in an integrative framework. Credit may not be earned in both
FIN 302 and
FIN 332. This course may be taught in an online format. Prerequisites: Tier 2 Admission to Professional Business Studies;
ACC 255,
BIS 255,
MGT 258. Co-requisites: MGT/
MKT 303,
MKT 304.
Credits
3(3-0)
Financial administration of both profit and not-for-profit organizations including methods of asset procurement and raising capital. Credit can only be earned in
FIN 302, 303, or 332. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite:
ACC 204.
Credits
3(3-0)
A professional course with emphasis on the personal financial planning process and the roles of health, property and liability insurance in financial planning. May be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
ACC 201 or
ACC 250.
Credits
3(3-0)
Investment strategies utilizing the Certified Financial Planner® learning objectives. Credit can be earned in only
FIN 310 or
FIN 315 but not both for the Personal Financial Planning major. May not be applied to Finance major or minor. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: 56 hours completed;
FIN 302 or 332.
Credits
3(3-0)
Provides students with basic knowledge about different investments and sources of information to enable them to make wiser investments and prepare to build portfolios. May be offered in online format. Prerequisites:
ACC 250, 255; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course introduces students to risk management and insurance decisions in personal financial planning, including health, disability, property, liability, and long-term care risks and insurance. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite:
ACC 201 or 250.
Credits
3(3-0)
Quantitative reasoning and analysis of the business, legal, and practical issues relating to the personal, financial, and estate planning process. May not be applied to the Finance major or Personal Financial Planning major. May be offered in an online format. Successful completion of this course satisfies the University Quantitative Reasoning Competency requirement. Prerequisite: 56 semester hours.
Credits
3(3-0)
Identifying, analyzing, controlling, financing, and administering operational risks such as catastrophic loss exposures, third-party exposures, fiduciary exposures, employee injury exposures, juridical risks, and legal risks. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: 56 credit hours completed.
Credits
3(3-0)
Basic principles and techniques of the acquisition, management, and distribution of financial resources. Credit may not be earned in both
FIN 302 and
FIN 332. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
ACC 201 or 250; 56 semester hours completed. Recommended:
ACC 202 or 255.
Credits
3(3-0)
An introduction to real estate practice, institutions and participants with a focus on investment decision making, valuation, and debt financing. Prerequisite:
ECO 202 or
ECO 203 or
ECO 211 or ECO 213 or
ENT 213.
Credits
3(3-0)
Survey of the institutional landscape of real estate finance, including debt and equity, public securities and private financing modes. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or FIN 320 or
FIN 332; and
FIN 335.
Credits
3(3-0)
The application of valuation techniques to the appraisal of properties purchased by investors for their income potential. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or FIN 320 or
FIN 332, and
FIN 335.
Credits
3(3-0)
This course covers issues that individuals face in retirement (money needs, life-styles, medical) and develops an understanding of both public and private retirement plans. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 307;
FIN 310 or 315; 56 hours completed. Pre/Co-requisite:
ACC 311.
Credits
3(3-0)
Special topics on finance. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: 56 credit hours completed.
Credits
3-6(Spec)
Study of the management policies and procedures for profitable operation of institutions such as commercial banks, thrift institutions insurance companies, finance companies and pension funds. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332;
FIN 472; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Survey of markets for futures and options on financial securities and commodities. Valuation of futures/options and application for hedging risk. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332;
FIN 315; 56 semester hours; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
A case studies and applied learning approach to real estate development integrating urban dynamics, architecture, construction, law, public approvals, finance, marketing and management. Prerequisites:
FIN 335, 336; admission to Professional Business Studies or a declared Real Estate Development and Finance minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
In-depth examination of financial management building on introductory level course. Application of current theory and practices are discussed including simulation, comprehensive cases, and term project. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Fundamentals of estate planning for personal use and professional training. Professional topics target applications in trust administration, accounting, and personal financial planning. Identical to
BLR 445. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302, 307;
FIN 310 or
FIN 315; 56 semester hours completed. Pre/Co-requisite:
FIN 347.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
BLR 445
A case course to enable students to deal with problems affecting various financial intermediaries, with an emphasis on banking. Prerequisites:
FIN 472; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Capstone personal financial planning course in client-centered personal financial planning. This course applies principles of personal financial planning in case studies. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 317, 347; 56 semester hours; admission to Professional Business Studies; Pre/co-requisite:
FIN 445.
Credits
3(3-0)
Methods of fundamental financial analysis necessary for evaluating and forecasting firm financial and operating performance. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or
FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Learn advanced methods of analyzing and valuing both debt and equity securities, as well as theories and techniques for combining assets into efficient portfolios. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or
FIN 332;
FIN 315; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Survey of money and capital markets, strategies for growth, and timing of financial policy. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or
FIN 332;
ECO 201 or
ECO 204,
ECO 202 or
ECO 203; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
Enrollment confined to a limited number of students working in business situations for educational experience. Prerequisites: permission of the department chairperson; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
Credits
1-3(Spec)
Research and writing on a topic selected in consultation with an instructor. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332; 86 semester hours.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Provides the student an opportunity to analyze the accounting, finance, marketing, management, and production systems of an ongoing small business. Identical to ACC/MGT/MKT/492. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.
Credits
3(Spec)
Cross Listed Courses
MKT 492/MGT 492/ACC 492
This course covers material of special interest to undergraduates not covered in the regular curriculum. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed;
FIN 302 or 332; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Financial theories, such as utility and arbitrage pricing will be studied. The efficacy of the theory to the application of finance in the world will be discussed. Prerequisites:
FIN 442; permission of instructor; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.
Credits
3(3-0)
The capstone course in finance. Broad integrative topics within financial management are examined through cases, exams, and a written project. Required of finance majors. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332, 442, 448; 86 semester hours completed; Tier 2 admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor. Recommended:
FIN 472.
Credits
3(3-0)
Role of financial manager in international corporations. Environmental problems of foreign exchange. Techniques for investment decisions, financing marketing operations, long-term capital structure and fund flow. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites:
FIN 302 or 332;
FIN 425;
FIN 448; admission to Professional Business Studies; or admission to the MBA Program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Selected topics of interest to students which are not formally included in existing courses. Specific topic will be listed on student's transcript. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed and admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor, or permission of MBA director.
Credits
1-3(Spec)