Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Finance (FIN)
FIN 3301 Business and Corporate
Finance 3(3-0)
Pre-requisites: ACC
2302 and ECO
2302; or ACC
2301 and EGR
2302
Financial management for business and the corporation emphasizes
the conceptual framework and principles of financial management
for business organizations. The topics are designed to integrate
the knowledge from the introductory courses in accounting and
economics, but focusing on financial decision-making.
This is a Business Major Common Core Course for the BBA
This is a Business Minor for Social Science
Majors
This is a Management Science Core for the
BSEMS
This is a Foundation Course in the MBA & MSCF program
FIN 3302 Money
and Banking 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: FIN
3301
This is an overview of general monetary
and banking policies. It deals with the supply
of money for a nation, and commercial banking's
relationship with the supply and demand for
money. This course also analyses monetary
concepts, central banking functions and techniques
of monetary stabilization.
This is a Finance Concentration for the BBA
This is a Minor in Finance for Business Majors
for the BBA
FIN 3303 Corporate
Financial Management 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: FIN
3301
This course continues the study of financial
decision-making in corporations. The main
topics covered are advanced ratios analysis,
capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend
policy, an introduction to portfolio management;
it also provides an in-depth analysis of
financial problems with the organization,
operation, merger and dissolution of corporations.
This is a Finance Concentration for the BBA
This is a Minor in Finance for Business Majors
for the BBA
FIN 3304 International
Finance 3(3-0)
Pre-requisites: ECO
3301 and FIN
3301
It introduces the world of international
finance, investment, and business. Standard
financial management and the multidimensional
world of decision-making within a global
context are addressed.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
This is a Concentration in International
Business for the BBA
This is a Minor in International Business
for Business Majors for the BBA
This is a Minor in Finance for Business Majors
for the BBA
FIN 4305 Financial
Intermediation 3(3-0)
Pre-requisites: FIN
3302 and FIN
3303
It reviews the theory and practice of financial
intermediations, and focuses on intermediaries
as economic institutions that facilitate
and provide the social role of transferring
financial resources from savers to investors
(borrowers). Methods of structuring assets
and liabilities are presented, and the goals
and frameworks of various intermediaries,
such as commercial banks, insurance companies,
pension funds, investment companies and government
agencies, are analyzed.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
This is a Minor in Finance for Business Majors
for the BBA
FIN 4306 Financial
Investments and Securities Analysis 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: FIN
3303
It deals with financial investments with
emphasis on identifying, evaluating, and
selecting investments. It also evaluates
the trade-off between investment return and
its associated risk.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
This is a Minor in Finance for Business Majors
for the BBA
FIN 4307 Modern
Investment Theory 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: FIN
4306
This course provides a more rigorous theoretical
framework than FIN 4306. Focuses on understanding
modern investment theory as applied to portfolio
management.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
FIN 4308 Financial
Futures, Options and Other Derivative Securities
3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: FIN
4306
Introduces financial futures, options and
other derivative securities as speculative
or investment vehicles. Theory and application
are equally stressed. A major objective is
to establish the relationship between derivative
securities and modern portfolio theory.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
FIN 3399 Special
Topics in Finance 3(3-0)
Pre-requisite: Senior classification or permission
of the instructor
Specially scheduled readings on significant
issues or topics relevant to the study of
finance.
This is a Concentration in Finance for the BBA
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