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