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Finance
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
FIN 100 Basic Principles of Organizational Finance
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Introduction to the fundamental principles of finance. Includes basic financial concepts in industry and banking, the role of
financial decision-makers, financial statements, common ratios, time value of money, and investment decisions.
Offered: Fall.
FIN 107 Business Finance
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Fundamental principles of finance in profit-making, governmental, and not-for-profit organizations. Includes financial
statements, common ratios, budgeting systems, cash forecasting, time value of money, investment decision, and breakeven
analysis.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
FIN 111 Personal Investment Portfolios
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Examination of various investment vehicles and portfolios. Includes role and scope of investments, economic analysis,
equity securities, bond and fixed-income investments, mutual funds, annuities, other investment options, and portfolio
management.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
FIN 120 Financial Strategies: Rich Dad Poor Dad
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles, processes and tools that represent a new paradigm for financial literacy based on the book Rich Dad Poor Dad.
Includes wealth vocabulary, need for financial literacy, rich don’t work for money, teaching financial literacy, cashflow
quadrant, power of corporations, rich invent money, work to learn—don’t work for money.
FIN 190 Internship in Finance
1-3 cr. hrs. 5-15 periods (5-15 lab)
Supervised internship in a financial workplace. Includes experiences supervised by a professional in the field.
Information: Consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
FIN 217 Analyzing Financial Data
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Overview of financial data analysis. Includes income statement analysis and interpretation, retained earnings statement,
balance sheets, statement of changes in financial position, sources of data, key financial ratios, and analysis procedures.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 101.
Offered: Fall.
Fire Science
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
FINANCE — FIRE SCIENCE
FSC 101 Principles of Emergency Services
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Overview of fire protection and emergency services. Includes career opportunities in fire protection and related fields,
culture and history of emergency services, fire loss analysis, organization and function of public and private fire protection
services, and fire departments as part of local government. Also includes laws and regulations affecting the fire service,
fire service nomenclature, specific fire protection functions, basic fire chemistry and physics, introduction to fire protection
systems, introduction to fire strategy and tactics, and life safety initiatives.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
FSC 104 Fire Science Careers
1-2 cr. hrs. 1-2 periods (1-2 lec.)
Introduction to careers in fire science. Includes the role of the fire fighter, careers in fire fighting, extrication, and fire
chemistry. Also includes Air Pak, protective clothing, and the integration of fire sciences with Emergency Medical Services
and law enforcement careers.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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