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ESRM 463 WATER RESOURCESMANAGEMENT (4)Three hours lecture and two hours activityper weekPrerequisites: BIOL 433, ESRM 200, andESRM 329Water management principles focusingon surface and ground water hydrology;water conservation, watersheddevelopment; water quality measurementand monitoring; water and wildlife/fisheries; and water conflicts.ESRM 464 LAND USE PLANNING ANDOPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT (4)Three hours lecture and two hours activityper weekPrerequisites: BIOL 433, ESRM 200 andESRM 329Examines various approaches to land useplanning at the municipal, state, national,and international level focusing on therole of land use planning in managingopen space and protected area landswithin and adjacent to urban areas.ESRM 482 ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTALPLANNING AND RESOURCEMANAGEMENT (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisites: BIOL 433, ECON 362 andESRM 329Selected issues in resource developmentderived from current resource policychanges, or other emerging topics ofinterest.ESRM 491 CAPSTONE PREPARATION (1)Two hours activity per weekPrerequisites: Senior standing in theEnvironmental Science and ResourceManagement majorResearch and develop a proposal for anESRM project. Repeatable up to 3 units.ESRM 492 SERVICE LEARNING/INTERNSHIP (3)Six hours per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual internship through servicelearning. Repeatable up to 6 units.Graded Credit/No CreditESRM 494 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1-3)Variable hours per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIndividual research on topic selectedby the student and faculty mentor.Repeatable.Graded Credit/No CreditESRM 499 CAPSTONE (3)Three hours of lecture/discussion perweekPrerequisites: Upper division requiredcourses in ESRM major (may becompleted concurrently)This course consists of an interdisciplinaryevaluation of the physical, biological,social, economic, and legal dimensionsof environmental decision-making.The instructor will select from SouthernCalifornia ecosystems - and decisionswith associated environmental impacts- for evaluation and analysis. Topicsinclude decisions to reduce, control, ortreat surface water run-off, establishingor changing the management of marineprotected areas, dredging in harbors,and permits for coastal development.Students will provide results to appropriatenational, state, or local agencies forconsideration and deliberation inadministrative decisions.FinanceFIN 300 BUSINESS FINANCE (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisites: ACCT 220, MATH 140 orMATH 150Principles of planning, procuring,and controlling short term and longtermfinancial resources of businessorganizations. Topics include: cashand capital budgeting, debt and equitymarkets, security evaluations, cost andstructure of capital.FIN 321 PUBLIC BUDGETING (3)Three hours lecture per weekExamines the major concepts of publicbudgeting and finance in the UnitedStates. Key topics of study include:expenditure estimation, revenueforecasting, capital budgeting, budgetreform and financial management. Thepolitics that characterizes the budgetaryprocess will be emphasized throughout.Same as POLS 321FIN 343 CAPITAL THEORY (3)Three hours lecture per weekIntertemporal choice and decision-makingunder uncertainty in our financial lives.Topics include: multi-period consumption,multi-period production, capitalbudgeting, modern portfolio theory andfinancial management.Same as ECON 343GenEd: D, InterdisciplinaryFIN 410 FINANCIAL MARKETSAND INSTITUTIONS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: FIN 300Broadly covers the operations,mechanics, and structure of the U.Sfinancial system. Provides an in-depthdiscussion of selected topics critical tofinancial management.FIN 411 CORPORATE FINANCEMANAGEMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: FIN 300Provides an in-depth coverage of keyconcepts and theoretical principles ofmodern corporate finance, includinganalytical tools necessary for managerialdecision making.FIN 412 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIALMANAGEMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: FIN 300Introduction to the multinational financialenvironment and management. Focuseson foreign exchange markets, foreignexchange risk management, internationalworking capital management, foreigninvestment analysis, international capitalbudgeting, international diversification,cost of capital and capital structure ofthe multinational firm and political riskmanagement.FIN 413 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: FIN 300Introduction to different investmentinstruments and strategies along withthe securities available to the investor.Explores types of markets, marketindicators, investment banking, types oforders and securities markets regulation.FIN 421 PUBLIC FINANCIALMANAGEMENT (3)Three hours lecture per weekPrerequisite: FIN 300Examines principles, methods andconcepts of financial managementused in non-profit sector. Disciplinesof accounting, budgeting, operationscontrol, auditing and management areintegrated into comprehensive financialsystems. Theoretical design and practicalimplementation issues are explored.FIN 490 SPECIAL TOPICS (3)Three hours seminar per weekPrerequisite: Consent of instructorIn-depth analysis of current topics infinance. Topics vary each semester,repeatable up to 9 units.Course Descriptions2011 – 2012www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 Catalog259