Finance (FIN)                                      Course Schedules

The complete description of the Department of Finance and Law is found in the College of Business Administration.

Distance Learning Courses: Courses in the department approved for offering in a distance learning format include: FIN 332

FIN 201 Personal Finance 3(3-0) F, Sp
A survival course designed to help you cope with the financial aspects of your life such as taxes, budgeting, inflation, insurance of all kinds, savings, and investing.

FIN 230 Real Estate Fundamentals 3(3-0) F, Sp
Basic principles and practices concerning real property, its ownership, usage, sale, purchase, rental, financing, are examined. Also considered is the real estate business enterprise and its environment.

FIN 257 Risk Management 3(3-0) D
A survey course of insurance and risk management, with emphasis on the corporate handling of risks. Prerequisites: 26 semester hours completed.

FIN 297 Special Topics 1-3(Spec) D
Selected topics of interest to students which are not normally included in existing courses. Specific topic will be listed on student's transcript. Prerequisites: permission of department chairperson.

FIN 307 Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning 3(3-0) F, Sp
A professional course with emphasis on the personal financial planning process and the roles of health, property and liability insurance in financial planning. Prerequisites: ACC 201.

FIN 315 Principles of Investments 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
Provides students with basic knowledge about different investments and sources of information to enable them to make wiser investments and prepare to build portfolios. Prerequisites: 56 hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 317 Insurance Planning 3(3-0) F
This course introduces students to risk management and insurance decisions in personal financial planning, including health, disability, property, liability, and long-term care risks and insurance. Prerequisites: ACC 201, BLR 202, STA 282; admission to Professional Business Studies.

FIN 320 Financial Management of the Entrepreneurial Venture 3(3-0) F, Sp
A practical application of basic financial management principles to the operations of a small business. Current PC software and casework utilized as the teaching medium. Identical to ENT 320. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: ACC 210; signed major in Entrepreneurship.

FIN 332 Managerial Finance 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
Basic principles and techniques of the acquisition, management, and distribution of financial resources. Prerequisites: ACC 201, ACC 202; 56 semester hours completed.

FIN 347 Retirement Planning 3(3-0) F
This course covers issues that individuals face in retirement (money needs, life-styles, medical) and develops an understanding of both public and private retirement plans. Prerequisites: ACC 311, FIN 315, FIN 307; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 397 Special Topics 3-6(Spec) D
Selected problems of interest to students which are not normally included in existing courses. Specific topic will be listed on the student's transcript. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 416 Institutional Operations 3(3-0) D
Study of the management policies and procedures for profitable operation of institutions such as commercial banks, thrift institutions insurance companies, finance companies and pension funds. Prerequisites: FIN 332, FIN 472; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 425 Options and Futures 3(3-0) F
Survey of markets for futures and options on financial securities and commodities. Valuation of futures/options and application for hedging risk. Prerequisites: FIN 315, FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 442 Intermediate Financial Management 3(3-0) F, Sp, Su
In-depth examination of financial management. Current theory and practices are discussed with applications including computer simulations, comprehensive cases, and a term project. Prerequisites: FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 445 Personal Estate Planning 3(3-0) Sp
Fundamentals of estate planning for personal use and professional training. Professional topics target applications in trust administration, accounting, and personal financial planning. Identical to BLR 445. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: FIN 347; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor or permission of the department chairperson.

FIN 446 Problems in Financial Institutions 3(3-0) D
A case course to enable students to deal with problems affecting various financial intermediaries, with an emphasis on banking. Prerequisites: FIN 472; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 447 Cases in Personal Financial Planning 3(3-0) Sp
Capstone personal financial planning course in client-centered personal financial planning. This course applies principles of personal financial planning in case studies. Prerequisites: FIN 317, FIN 347, completion or current enrollment in FIN 445; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies.

FIN 448 Fundamental Financial Analysis 3(3-0) F, Sp
Methods of fundamental financial analysis necessary for evaluating and forecasting firm financial and operating performance. Prerequisites: FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 455 Portfolio Management 3(3-0) Sp
Learn advanced methods of analyzing and valuing both debt and equity securities, as well as theories and techniques for combining assets into efficient portfolios. Prerequisites: FIN 315, FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 472 Money and Capital Markets 3(3-0) F, Sp
Survey of money and capital markets, strategies for growth, and timing of financial policy. Prerequisites: FIN 332; ECO 201, ECO 202; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 482 Working Capital Management 3(3-0) Sp
In-depth examination of working capital within the firm, emphasizing the short term aspects of financial management. Computer simulations, comprehensive cases, and term project are required. Prerequisites: FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 490 Internship in Finance 1-3(Spec) D
Enrollment confined to a limited number of students working in business situations for educational experience. Prerequisites: permission of the department chairperson; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 491 Independent Studies 1-6(Spec) D
Directed reading or research on an approved topic. Open to seniors in good academic standing. Prerequisites: prior permission of instructor and department chairperson; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 492 Practicum in Small Business 3(Spec) D
Provides the student an opportunity to analyze the accounting, finance, marketing, management, and production systems of an ongoing small business. Identical to ACC/MGT/MKT/BIS 492. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: permission of instructor; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 497 Special Topics 1-6(Spec) D
Selected problems of interest to students which are not normally included in existing courses. Specific topic will be listed on the students transcripts. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 498 Seminar In Financial Theory 3(3-0) D
Financial theories, such as utility and arbitrage pricing will be studied. The efficacy of the theory to the application of finance in the world will be discussed. Prerequisites: FIN 442; permission of instructor; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 499 Advanced Financial Management 3(3-0) Sp
The capstone course in finance. Broad integrative topics within financial management are examined through cases, exams, and a written project. Required of finance majors. Prerequisites: FIN 332, FIN 442, FIN 448, FIN 472; 86 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on a signed major or minor.

FIN 573 International Finance 3(3-0) F, Sp
Role of financial manager in international corporations. Environmental problems of foreign exchange. Techniques for making investment decisions, financing marketing operations, long-term capital structure and flow of funds. Prerequisites: FIN 332; 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor.

FIN 597 Special Topics 1-3(Spec) D
Selected topics of interest to students which are not formally included in existing courses. Specific topic will be listed on student's transcript. Prerequisites: 56 semester hours completed; admission to Professional Business Studies or listed on signed major or minor, or permission of MBA director.

For 600 and 700 level courses descriptions consult the current Graduate Bulletin.

MBA 510 Financial Management and Analysis 2(2-0) D

MBA 669 Financial Decision-Making 2(2-0) D

FIN 671 Financial Derivatives 3(3-0)

FIN 674 Short Term Financial Management 3(3-0) D

MBA 675 Managerial Economics 3(3-0) D

FIN 676 Investment Strategy 3(3-0) D

FIN 678 Long Term Financial Policies 3(3-0) D

FIN 791 Independent Studies 1-6(Spec) D

FIN 797 Special Topics 3-6(Spec) D

FIN 798 Thesis 1-6(Spec) D

Credit Limitation. Courses in the department that are subject to graduate credit limitation under the policy covering unspecified content or variable credit are: FIN 791, 797.

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