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| FIN 500 | Introduction to Financial Management (3) Designed to provide the student with a working vocabulary of financial terms, an understanding of corporate financial statements, and familiarity with basic accounting practices. The course provides an introduction to the techniques of financial planning and budgeting. |
| FIN 501 | Managerial Finance (3) The primary purpose of this course is to present a wide range of important issues in managerial finance, including such topics as the role of finance in organizations, principles of financial analysis and control, capital budgeting techniques, investment decisions under uncertainty, financial structure and cost of capital, sources of long- and short-term financing, working capital management, and the multinational aspect of financial management. Prerequisite: FIN 500. (Also listed as MBA 522.) |
| FIN 502 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3) An introduction to the application of modern techniques of investment analysis. The course provides risk-return analysis of municipal bonds, corporate bonds, preferred stocks, and common stocks. Introduction to portfolio management and the criteria for the selection of financial securities to construct a portfolio. Prerequisite: FIN 501. |
| FIN 503 | Financial Markets and Institutions (3) Illuminates the role and management of financial institutions. Special topics include the term structure of interest rates, determinants of lending, and investment policy of financial institutions. Prerequisites: ECO 502, FIN 501. |
| FIN 560 | Advanced Financial Management (3) Develops an understanding of the rapidly evolving theory of financial management so that the student can evaluate the firm's investment, financing, and dividend decisions in keeping with an objective of increasing shareholder wealth. The course presents the application of analytical techniques to a variety of problems in financial management. Computer applications are integrated throughout the course. Prerequisite: FIN 501. |
| FIN 582 | Neural Networks in Finance and Investing (3) Introduces the utilization of neural networks to financial decision-making situations. Course includes a thorough discussion and presentation of the background, history, and theory of neural networks, followed by case studies involving the application of neural networks to financial decisions, such as bond rating, interest rate forecasting, merger candidate evaluation, and stock price prediction. Included in the course is an opportunity for students to use neural network software to develop a course project. Prerequisites: FIN 501, IM 503. (Also listed as IM 582.) |
| FIN 585 | International Finance (3) Development of a conceptual framework within which the key financial decisions of the multinational corporation (MNC) can be analyzed. International financial issues, along with their implications, are discussed. Topics include foreign markets, foreign exchange, risk management and the hedging techniques; foreign investment and country risk analysis; and the international sources of finance for the MNC. Prerequisites: ECO 502, FIN 501. |
| FIN 590 | Finance Seminar (3) Explores contemporary topics in finance. Prerequisite: FIN 501. |