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FIN 4322G Money & Capital Markets
3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 2221. The money and capital markets their composition
regulation and operations; their influence in modern business;
sources and uses of funds; commercial paper; acceptances;
bank loans; call loans; negotiable certificates of deposit; investment
banking and the Securities and Exchange Commission; the open
market functions and activities of the Federal Reserve System.
FIN 4354 Property & Liability Insurance
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 3355. A functional course in property and liability
insurance including areas of underwriting, reinsurance, investment,
financial statement analysis, mathematical concepts of ratemaking
and reserves, types of insurance carriers, policy analysis,
and government and social policy implications. Not for graduate
credit.
FIN 4355 Life & Health Insurance
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 3355. Functions and uses of life and health insurance,
contract analysis, legal aspects, mathematics of life and
health insurance, selection and classification of life and health
risks, industrial and other forms of life and health insurance, and
business uses of life insurance. A significant part of the course is
the role and uses of life insurance in personal financial planning.
FIN 4355G Life & Health Insurance
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 3355. Functions and uses of life and health insurance,
contract analysis, legal aspects, mathematics of life and
health insurance, selection and classification of life and health
risks, industrial and other forms of life and health insurance, and
business uses of life insurance. A significant part of the course is
the role and uses of life insurance in personal financial planning.
FIN 4362 International Finance
3 cr.
(ECON 4262 and FIN 4362 are cross-listed) Prerequisite: ECON 1203
and 1204 or ECON 2200, or FIN 3300. This course examines the
financial operations of the firm from an international point of
view. It draws upon topics such as exchange rate determination,
foreign exchange exposures (risks) for the multinational firm and
techniques to hedge such exposures, international bond, equity and
currency markets, trade documentation, and international capital
budgeting. Students may not receive graduate credit for both ECON
4262, FIN 4362, and FIN 6367.
FIN 4362G International Finance
3 cr.
(ECON 4262 and FIN 4362 are cross-listed) Prerequisite: ECON 1203
and 1204 or ECON 2200, or FIN 3300. This course examines the
financial operations of the firm from an international point of
view. It draws upon topics such as exchange rate determination,
foreign exchange exposures (risks) for the multinational firm and
techniques to hedge such exposures, international bond, equity and
currency markets, trade documentation, and international capital
budgeting. Students may not receive graduate credit for both ECON
4262, FIN 4362, and FIN 6367.
FIN 4370 Real Estate Feasibility
3 cr.
Prerequisite: one of the following: FIN 2335 or consent of department.
A survey of the physical characteristics, market, economic,
and financial considerations which enter into the decision process
for selecting business locations; allocating land resources among a
number of possible revenue producing uses, and analysis of locational
considerations on the profitability of the firm. An extensive
field research project is an integral part of the course.
FIN 4370G Real Estate Feasibility
3 cr.
Prerequisite: one of the following: FIN 2335 or consent of department.
A survey of the physical characteristics, market, economic,
and financial considerations which enter into the decision process
for selecting business locations; allocating land resources among
a number of possible revenue producing uses, and analysis of
locational considerations on the profitability of the firm. An extensive
field research project is an integral part of the course.
FIN 4400 Fin Foundations for Managers
3 cr.
An approach to finance principles and practice intended for managerial
use. Emphasis will be placed on applying finance principles
in managerial decision-making as it concerns the investment,
financing, and dividend decisions of business firms. Not open to
College of Business undergraduate majors. This course may not be
taken for graduate credit.
FIN 4696 Washington Center Internship
3-6 cr.
The Washington, D.C. Internship Program is offered in cooperation
with the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.
Students of junior-level or higher standing and a grade-point
average of 2.5 or better are eligible to participate in the Program.
The program is conducted in Washington, D.C. and consists of an
internship of four-and-a-half workdays per week, a three-hour
course one night a week, and a major research paper. Participants
can earn 12 credit hours during a fall or spring semester (nine
hours in summer). Not for graduate credit.
FIN 6300 Financial Administration
3 cr.
Offered each semester. Prerequisite: QMBE 2786 and 2787, or QMBE
4400 and FIN 3300, or FIN 4400 and credit for or concurrent registration
in ACCT 6130. Study of advanced principles and practices in
the administration of the financial affairs of business enterprises.
Emphasis is on efficient use of financial resources, evaluation of
investment project capital budgeting, and maintenance of creditworthiness.
FIN 6301 Corporate Finance
3 cr.
(Students may not receive graduate credit for both FIN 4301 and
FIN 6301) Prerequisites: QMBE 2786 and 2787, or QMBE 4400 and FIN
3300, or FIN 4400 and credit for or concurrent registration in ACCT
6130.The course provides a comprehensive overview from managerial
perspective of such topics as theory of uncertainty, valuations
(including warrants and convertibles), advanced capital structure
theory and cost of capital, dividend theory, mergers, restructuring
and corporate control, agency theory, and applied issues in corporate
finance (including leasing, leveraged buyouts, and interest
rate swaps).
FIN 6302 Investments
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 6300 or 6301. The course provides an analysis of
such topics as portfolio theory, capital asset pricing models, Arbitrage
Pricing Theory, efficient capital market theory, option pricing
theory, futures contracts and markets, and the securities market.
FIN 6303 Financial Markets & Inst
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 6300 or 6301. An overview of the processes at work
within the financial system, its major participants, its procedures
for assessing and pricing risk, and its role in the allocation of credit
to different financial sectors.
FIN 6309 International Financial Mgmt
3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 6300 or 6301 or enrollment in the Master of Science
program in Accounting. Geared for the MBA or other graduate
students interested in a graduate level course emphasizing the
managerial aspects of international finance. Students enrolled in
the Ph.D. program in Financial Economics cannot use this course
in their graduate program of study, and no students will receive
graduate credit for both ECON 4262/FIN 4362 and Finance 6309.
FIN 6311 Theory of Corporate Finance
3 cr.
Prerequisites: Must be a Ph.D. in Financial Economics Student. The
course is intended to provide students with a strong foundation
for understanding the theoretical and empirical concepts in modern
corporate finance. The topics covered in the course include
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