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438 Course Descriptions/Finance674. Real Property Valuation II. (3-0). Credit 3. Provides opportunity to develop advanced competenciesin analysis and valuation of more complex assignments and properties; draws upon previous courseworkin land economics and real estate program including real property valuations, market analysis, real estateinvestment analysis and real property finance. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.Prerequisites: Enrollment in MRE program; FINC 670.675. Analysis of Real Estate Investment Decisions. (3-0). Credit 3. Analytical techniques for real estateinvestment decision-making which emphasize the importance of income tax considerations, the magnitudeof relevant cash flows and the timing of both; case histories used to analyze investment problems.Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: FINC 612 or FINC 635.676. Commercial Real Estate Law. (3-0). Credit 3. Commercial real estate law including legal ownershipinterests in oil and gas law, real estate sales contacts, financing, instruments and closings, commercialleases and real estate regulations and taxation. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.677. Real Estate Development Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3. Financial aspects of real estate development;project investment characteristics and merits. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.Prerequisites: FINC 612 or FINC 635; enrollment in MRE program.684. Professional Internship. Credit 1 to 6. A directed internship in an organization to provide studentswith on-the-job training with professionals in organizational settings appropriate to the student’s professionalobjectives. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisites: Approval ofcommittee chair and department head.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 4 each semester. Directed study of selected problems using recentdevelopments in business research methods. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.688. Doctoral Seminar. (3-0). Credit 3. Historical development of the conceptual framework of financetheory and practices; analysis of current research and controversial issues in the field. For doctoralstudents only. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite:Doctoral classification.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of finance. May be repeated forcredit. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course.690. Theory of Research in Finance. (3-0). Credit 3. Design of research in various subfields of financeand the evaluation of research results using examples from the current research literature. May be repeatedfor credit. Classification 6 students may not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research for thesis or dissertation. Classification 6 studentsmay not enroll in this course. Prerequisite: Doctoral classification.Department of Nutrition and Food Sciencenfs.tamu.eduHead: J. T. Keeton; Graduate Advisor: K. de RuiterGraduate training in food science is designed to provide advanced training in the basic sciences,processing technology, and engineering processes related to the production, processing, distribution, orutilization of food. Food sciences courses to strengthen the primary interest of the student are selectedfrom those listed by the departments participating in the program. Areas of specialization include meatscience, cereal chemistry, horticultural sciences, engineering, food chemistry, food microbiology, foodsafety, toxicology, and poultry science.The graduate program is administered by the Department of Nutrition and Food Science (J. Keeton,Head), and its membership includes faculty from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, theDwight Look College of Engineering, and the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciencesincluding Animal Science, Poultry Science, Soil and Crop Sciences, Nutrition and Food Science, AgriculturalEconomics, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, HorticulturalSciences, and Veterinary Integrative Biosciences.Courses of study lead to the Master of Agriculture, the Master of Science, and the Doctor of Philosophydegrees. Courses for the degree program are selected from the various departments and collegewhich serve the needs of the food scientist.