FIN 2948 Service Learning Field Study I . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission of instructor is required.

FIN 3140 Personal Financial Planning . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
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 3244 Financial Markets and Institutions . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Structure and functions of financial markets and institutions; interest rates, exchange rates, intermediation, and markets. Prerequisite: ACG 2021, ACG 2071, ECO 2013, ECO 2023

FIN 3403 Managerial Finance . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Analytical concepts available to financial manager in acquisition and effective utilization of funds in relation to other management functions. Prerequisite: Business Majors: ECO 2013, ECO 2023, STA 2023, ACG 2071, MAC 2233; Non-Business Majors: MAC 1105, STA 2023, ECO 3003.

FIN 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission of instructor is required.

FIN 3949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 2(F,S,SS)
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). Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission of director of Cooperative Education is required.

FIN 4XXX E-Business Financial Planning . . . . . 3(F,S)
Focuses on financial planning and financial modeling for e-business firms. Students will perform library and Internet based research on industry trends in the global, national, regional, and state environments and will use the information to model a hypothetical or existing business firm in EXCEL. The financial modeling process will include industry financial analysis, financial planning and forecasting, and valuation of the business. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

FIN 4XX1 Venture Capital Finance . . . . . 3(F,S)
Most college finance courses that cover firm financing activities usually focus on capital structure theory, dividend theory, and the specifics of debt, equity, and lease financing. These topics, however, are not relevant for entrepreneurial e-business firms. Entrepreneurial e-business firms (and other firms in the tech and biotech areas) must typically rely on venture capital financing during their early stages of growth. This class is specifically designed to focus on the venture capital (VC) financing process. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

FIN 4132 Retirement and Estate Planning . . . . . 3(SS)
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 3140, FIN 3244, FIN 3403, and TAX 4002.

FIN 4324 Commercial Bank Management . . . . . 3(S)
Measurement and management of the risks and returns assumed by commercial banks and near banks. Current issues in financial intermediation. Includes theory and practice. Prerequisite: FIN 3403, FIN 3244.

FIN 4414 Financial Theory and Practice . . . . . 3(F,S)
Designed as an extension of FIN 3403. Topics such as risk and return, stock and bond valuation, time value of money, and capital budgeting, will be covered in greater depth. New topics will include lease financing, hybrid financing, international finance, et al. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

FIN 4424 Problems in Corporate Finance . . . . . 3(F,S)
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 3403.

FIN 4440 Controllership . . . . . 3(S,SS)
Introduction to the controllership function within an economic entity. Emphasis is placed upon budgeting and working capital management and control. Prerequisite: FIN 3403, and either ACG 3311 or ACG 3172.

FIN 4504 Investments . . . . . 3(F,S)
Introduction to an extensive development of theoretical concepts related to areas of securities analysis and portfolio management. Prerequisite: FIN 3244 and FIN 3403.

FIN 4941 Financial Services Internship . . . . . 6(F,S,SS)
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). Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission of the Intern Advisor is required. Prerequisite: FIN 3403.

FIN 4949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 0(F,S,SS)
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). Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Master level student and permission of director of Cooperative Education is required.

FIN 6246 Financial Markets . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
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 3244 or ECO 3223.

FIN 6406 Financial Management . . . . . 3(F,S)
Advanced treatment of investment and financing decisions of firms: emphasis on current theory and practice. Course contains a portfolio project. Prerequisite: FIN 3403 and QMB 6305.