Personal management of bank credit, insurance, investments and home ownership, taxes, elementary estate planning. Can be used by finance or accounting majors only as a general business elective.

FIN 3233 Money and Banking . . . . . 3(3,0)

Monetary and financial systems of the United States; organization and function of financial institutions including the Federal Reserve System; problems of money, prices, interest, credit, national income, and employment; international finance; recent monetary and financial trends. Prerequisite: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023.

FIN 3403 Managerial Finance . . . . . 3(3,0)

Analytical concepts available to financial manager in acquisition and effective utilization of funds in relation to other management functions. Prerequisite: ACG 2001, ACG 2011, ECO 2013, and ECO 2023.

FIN 3949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 1-2(Variable)

Terms of alternating full time or consecutive parallel terms of practical experience in the intended field. Reinforcing academic preparation; confirming educational and career goals; personal and professional development; early start in career; earnings toward self support; improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education.) Prerequisite: permission of director of Cooperative Education.

FIN 4XX1 Financial Services Internship . . . . . 1-6(Variable)

Supervised field practicum in financial services related position. May include activities in any one or more of the functional areas in financial services (commercial banking, mutual funds and investments, insurance, real estate and personal financial planning). Prerequisite: FIN 3403, 3.0 average GPA in major course/s, and permission of the Intern Advisor.

FIN 4132 Retirement and Estate Planning . . . . . 3(3,0)

Covers pension funds, tax sheltered annuities, deferred compensation. Also includes legal and tax aspects of planning for retirement and creation of estate. Prerequisite: BUL 3130, FIN 3100, FIN 3403, and TAX 4002

FIN 4303 Financial Institutions . . . . . 3(3,0)

Role of financial institutions in the economy. Participation of institutions in the financial markets. Overview of the management of financial institutions. Current issues in the financial system. Includes theory and practice. Prerequisite: FIN 3233 and FIN 3403.

FIN 4424 Problems in Corporate Finance . . . . . 3(3,0)

Cases and readings in corporation finance in areas of capital budgeting, working capital management, capital structure, cost of capital, mergers, reorganizations, and international finance. Prerequisite: FIN 3233 and FIN 3403.

FIN 4440 Controllership . . . . . 3(3,0)

Introduction to the controllership function within an economic entity. Emphasis is placed upon budgeting and working capital management and control. Prerequisite: FIN 3233 and FIN 3403.

FIN 4504 Investments . . . . . 3(3,0)

Introduction to an extensive development of theoretical concepts related to areas of securities analysis and portfolio management. Offered concurrently with FIN 5505; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Prerequisite: FIN 3233 and FIN 3403.

FIN 4514 Securities Analysis . . . . . 3(3,0)

Development of practical skills in securities analysis. Offered concurrently with FIN 5515; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Prerequisite: FIN 4504 or permission of instructor.

FIN 4949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 0(Variable)

Terms of alternating full time or consecutive parallel terms of practical experience in the intended field. Reinforcing academic preparation; confirming education and career goals; personal and professional development; early start in career; earnings toward self support; improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education.) Prerequisite: Master level student; permission of director of Cooperative Education.

FIN 5405 Dynamics of Financial Management . . . . . 3(3,0)

Analytical concepts available to manager in acquisition and effective use of resources in relation to management functions, including capital budgeting and corporate growth for M.B.A. students. Prerequisite: Foundation proficiency in accounting.

FIN 5505 Investments . . . . . 3(3,0)

Similar content to FIN 4504, but offered to graduate students who are required to perform additional related assignments requiring a higher degree of analytical sophistication. Offered concurrently with FIN 4504; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Prerequisite: FIN 5405 or undergraduate equivalent.

FIN 5515 Securities Analysis . . . . . 3(3,0)

Offered concurrently with FIN 4514; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and FIN 5505 or permission of instructor.

FIN 6246 Financial Markets . . . . . 3(3,0)

Role of money, financial institutions, and financial markets in the economy, including introduction to theory of interest rates; operation of domestic and international financial markets; role of government and private institutions in financial markets; current issues in financial institutions and markets. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

FIN 6416 Financial Management . . . . . 3(3,0)

Advanced treatment of investment and financing decisions of firms: emphasis on current theory and practice. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

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