FIN 300 – Principles of Finance (3 Credits – Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite: ACT 205 or ACT 210; AREC 202 or ECON 202; ECON 204; MATH 142 or MATH 155 or MATH 160. Credit not allowed for both FIN 300 and FIN 305.
Overview of financial markets and institutions, analysis of securities and investigation of financial management techniques.

FIN 305 – Fundamentals of Finance (3 Credits – Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite: ACT 205 or ACT 210; ECON 204. Credit not allowed for both FIN 305 and FIN 300
Role of finance in management of the firm; role, structure of financial markets and institutions', valuation of basic securities, (NT-O)

FIN 310 – Financial Markets and Institutions (3 Credits – Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite: ECON 204
Analysis of the functions and operations of financial markets and the primary and secondary securities created in those markets.

FIN 311 – Debt Securities Analysis (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: ECON 315 or FIN 310; FIN 300 or FIN 305; FIN 355
Analysis of corporate, government, and mortgage-based debt securities. Emphasis on securitization of asset-backed obligations.

FIN 342 – Risk Management and Insurance (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: Fin 300 or FIN 305
Management of insurable risks for the individual and business firm.

FIN 350 – Professional Financial Planning (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305; FIN 310
Comprehensive financial planning for clients, including taxes, credit, investments, retirement, estate planning.

FIN 355 – Principles of Investment (3 Credits – Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305; FIN 310
Modern investment theory with applications in the debt and equity markets, with introduction to portfolio management.

FIN 370 – Financial Management-Theory and Application (3 Credits – Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305
Theory and application of financial management to business firms; case problems used for illustration.

FIN 450 – Management of Financial Institutions (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305; FIN 310
Financial management of financial intermediaries such as banks, credit unions, insurance companies, investment banks, mutual funds.

FIN 455 – Advanced Portfolio Management (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 311; FIN 355
Advanced hedging and portfolio management theory techniques.

FIN 470 – Financial Risk Management (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 355
Futures, options, asset-backed securities and other derivatives as they are used in financial risk management.

FIN 471 – Enterprise Valuation (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 355; FIN 370
Analytical framework for measuring, managing, and applying principles and tools to value enterprises.

 FIN 475 – International Business Finance (3 Credits – Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN305
International financial management emphasizing markets, instruments, hedging techniques, and operating strategies.

FIN 487 Var. Internship

FIN 495 Var. Independent Study

FIN 496 Var. Group Study

FIN 600 – Financial Management-Theory and Case Studies (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305
Financial problems for various types of business organizations. (NT-V)

FIN 601 – Financial Management and Markets (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: Admission to GSSE program
Integrated coverage of financial management, investments, and markets and institutions from the public, private, and non-profit perspective.

FIN 610 – Financial Markets (3 Credits – Fall)
Overview of financial instruments, markets, and institutions emphasizing fixed income securities. (NT-V)

FIN 655 – Investments (3 Credits – Spring)
Investment analysis and decision making emphasizing equity securities and portfolio management. (NT-V)

FIN 665 – Financial Engineering (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 610 or FIN 655 or FIN 675
Using futures, options, swaps, and securitized transactions in financial management.

FIN 675 – International Finance (3 Credits – Spring)
Analysis of the foreign exchange market and international financial markets. (NT-T/V)

FIN 678 – Financial Decisions-Theory and Practice (3 Credits – Spring)
Prerequisite: FIN 600
Analysis of theory of corporate finance with emphasis on underlying assumptions and implications for financial decisions.

FIN 695 Var. Independent Study

FIN 696 Var. Group Study

FIN 699 Var. Thesis

Real Estate Course Descriptions

REL 360 –  Real Estate Principles (3 Credits – Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite: ECON 204
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 (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: BUS 205 or BUS 260 or HDFS 403
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 (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: REL 360
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 (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: REL 360
Practitioner focus including legal forms, valuation, sales techniques, escrow, fiduciary requirements, start-to-finish real estate project.

REL 440 – Real Estate Development (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: FIN 300; REL 360
Development process including urban dynamics, architecture, construction, law, public approvals, financing, marketing, and property management.

REL 460 – Real Estate Finance and Investment (3 Credits – Fall)
Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 305; REL 360
Financing of real estate resources: real estate financial markets, policies; use of leverage and real estate investment analysis in real estate investment programs.