Courses

FIN 300 – Principles of Finance
Overview of financial markets and institutions, analysis of securities and investigation of financial management techniques

 

FIN 305 – Fundamentals of Finance
Role of finance in management of the firm; role, structure of financial markets and institutions', valuation of basic securities.

 

FIN 310 – Financial Markets and Institutions
Analysis of the functions and operations of financial markets and the primary and secondary securities created in those markets.

 

FIN 311 – Debt Securities Analysis
Analysis of corporate, government, and mortgage-based debt securities. Emphasis on securitization of asset-backed obligations.

 

FIN 320 – Intro to Financial Planning
Personal financial planning including budgeting, tax planning, credit management, investing, retirement, and estate planning.


FIN 342 – Risk Management and Insurance
Management of insurable risks for the individual and business firm.

 

FIN 350 – Professional Financial Planning (Spring)
Comprehensive financial planning for clients, including taxes, credit, investments, retirement, estate planning.

 

FIN 355 – Principles of Investment
Modern investment theory with applications in the debt and equity markets, with introduction to portfolio management.

 

FIN 370 – Financial Management-Theory and Application
Theory and application of financial management to business firms; case problems used for illustration.

 

FIN 440 – Estate Planning
Methods for conservation and transfer of wealth, considering aspects of tax, trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, and charitable giving.

 

FIN 455 – Advanced Portfolio Management (Spring)
Advanced hedging and portfolio management theory techniques.

 

FIN 470 – Financial Risk Management
Futures, options, asset-backed securities and other derivatives as they are used in financial risk management.

 

FIN 471 – Enterprise Valuation (Spring)
Analytical framework for measuring, managing, and applying principles and tools to value enterprises.

 

FIN 475 – International Business Finance
International financial management emphasizing markets, instruments, hedging techniques, and operating strategies.

 

FIN 480 – Enterprise Risk Management (Spring)
Financial framework for managing organizational risk and for risk managment decision-making.

 

FIN 487 - Internship

 

FIN 495 - Independent Study

 

FIN 496 - Group Study

 

FIN 524 – Financial Statistics
Probability and statistical concepts and quantitative tool used in financial modeling and decision-making.

 

FIN 600 – Financial Management-Theory and Case Studies
Financial problems for various types of business organizations.

 

FIN 601 – Financial Management and Markets (Spring)
Integrated coverage of financial management, investments, and markets and institutions from the public, private, and non-profit perspective.

 

FIN 605 – Enterprise Valuation (Fall)
Corporate valuation methodologies including dividend discount model, relative valuation using market multiples, free cash flows and options analysis.

 

FIN 610 – Debt Securities Analysis (Spring)
Valuation of corporate, government, and mortgage-backed debt securities and strategies for management of debt security portfolios.

 

FIN 625 – Quantitative Methods in Finance (Fall)
Review and application of mathematical and analytical techniques used in solving financial problems.

 

FIN 630 – Financial Modeling (Spring)
Practical applications of financial modeling and computer programming to analyze financial data.

 

FIN 655 – Investments (Fall)
Investment analysis and decision making emphasizing equity securities and portfolio management.

 

FIN 665 – Financial Engineering (Spring)
Using futures, options, swaps, and securitized transactions in financial management.

 

FIN 670 – Risk Management Theory and Application (Spring)
Financial risk management using quantitative techniques and models to identify, measure, and manage corporate risk.

 

FIN 675 – International Finance
Analysis of the foreign exchange market and international financial markets emphasizing international financial management.

 

FIN 695 - Independent Study

 

FIN 696 - Group Study

 

FIN 698 - Research

 

Real Estate Course Descriptions

 

REL 360 –  Real Estate Principles
Broad survey of real estate emphasizing land use, urban structure and growth, market analysis, real estate finance and valuation, and property rights.

 

REL 367 – Real Estate Law (Spring)
Legal regulations applicable to real property ownership and transfer, to real estate agents, and to use of real property.

 

REL 430 – Real Estate Market Analysis (Fall)
Examination of capital market, regional economic base, real estate cycles, real estate equilibrium models applied to major property types.

 

REL 435 – Real Estate Marketing and Brokerage (Fall)
Practitioner focus including legal forms, valuation, sales techniques, escrow, fiduciary requirements, start-to-finish real estate project.

 

REL 440 – Real Estate Development (Spring)
Development process including urban dynamics, architecture, construction, law, public approvals, financing, marketing, and property management.

 

REL 460 – Real Estate Finance and Investment (Fall)
Financing of real estate resources; real estate financial markets, policies; use of leverage and real estate investment analysis in real estate investment programs.


REL 487 - Real Estate Internship

 

REL 495 - Real Estate Independent Study

 

REL 496 - Real Estate Group Study

 

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