2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition

Study includes financing, title insurance, legal considerations,
options, contract purchases, purchase money mortgages, tax
ramifications, and other real estate issues. Cross-listed as BUS
356. (2SO)
FIN 357
Principles of Risk and Insurance 3 credits
Prerequisite or corequisite: 310. Studies risk management
and the nature of risk, insurance as a method of dealing with
risk, and insurance as a social and economic institution.
Topics include property, liability, life, health, and social
insurances. Cross-listed as BUS 357. (2SE)
FIN 360
Investments 3 credits
Prerequisite or corequisite: 310. Studies the fundamentals of
investments and how they are analyzed and evaluated. This
course focuses on security selection, portfolio diversification,
and asset allocation. Topics also covered include techniques,
vehicles, and strategies for implementing investment goals in
light of risk-return tradeoffs. (2FO)
FIN 371
Nonprofit Financial Management 3 credits
See BUS 371. (2FO)
FIN 420
Financial Institutions 3 credits
Prerequisite or corequisite: 310. An analysis of the
commercial banking system, in the United States, the
international banking system and other nonbank financial
institutions. Study includes commercial bank sources and
uses of funds, bank regulation, bank management and
performance, and banking in foreign countries. Also, nonbank
financial institutions are studied, including savings
institutions, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds,
securities firms, pension funds, and insurance companies.
(2FE)
FIN 455
Cases and Problems
in Accounting and Finance 3 credits
See ACC 455. (SPR)
FIN 460, 461, 462
Co-op/Internship in Accounting
and Finance I, II, III 3-9 credits
See ACC 460, 461, and 462. (ADD)
FIN 180, 280, 380, 480
Special Topics in Finance 1-3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission. Selected topics applying to the
study of finance. Course subjects are announced at the time
of pre-registration and may be repeated for different topics.
The current economic and business environments will
generate topics. (ADD)
FIN 499
Independent Study in Finance 1-3 credits
Prerequisites: Junior or senior finance major and permission.
Guided study and/or research in finance. (ADD)
FRE 101
Introduction to French I 4 credits
Introductory study of the French language with emphasis on
building an adequate vocabulary and sense of structure to
carry out routine tasks and engage in simple conversation.
The course is designed to help the student ask and answer
questions about familiar topics and handle basic social
situations, write simple sentences, and learn about aspects of
everyday culture in the French-speaking world. This course
partially satisfies the general education requirement in the
effective communication category. (FAL)
FRE 102
Introduction to French II 4 credits
Prerequisite: 101, or placement. Continued practice in and
expansion of skills in listening comprehension, speaking,
reading and writing. The course is designed to help the
student satisfy minimum courtesy, introduction and
identification requirements, maintain simple face-to-face
conversations on familiar topics, understand the main ideas
in simple connected texts, and learn how cultural differences
affect one’s experiences of the world. This course partially
satisfies the general education requirement in the effective
communication category. (SEM)
FRE 115
Speaking Like the French 1 credit
This course is designed for students interested in conversing
at a novice level in French. The class meets one hour per
week and focuses on vocabulary acquisition and basic
conversational strategies. Each class focuses on a practical
situation and students converse in French through guided
activities. (ADD)
FRE 200
Intermediate French I 3 credits
Prerequisite: 102, or placement. Continued development of
proficiency in communication skills. The course is designed to
help the student participate in simple conversations on topics
such as personal history and leisure-time activities, read
consistently with increased understanding simple connected
texts, write short narratives about familiar topics, and
demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and/or
similarities in a world view. (FAL)
FRE 201
Intermediate French II 3 credits
Prerequisite: 200, or placement. Continues the review of
basic structural elements of the French language and
provides a context for students to develop consistency in
understanding and correct usage. The course is designed to
help the student initiate, sustain, and close a general
100