20 courses with the subject FINA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
FINA 218Personal Fin Planning3
The objectives of this course are to provide the conceptual framework for understanding how effective personal financial management fits into everyday life, to describe the process of personal financial management and the institutional framework within which it takes Typically offered:
An introduction to theories, concepts, and techniques as they relate to financial managers’ activities and decisions. Topics include risk and return, valuation, capital budgeting, and cost of capital. Typically offered:
This course explores theories and applications related to portfolio theory, asset allocation, asset pricing, stock return predictability and security analysis. Typically offered:
This course provides an introduction to theories, concepts, and techniques as they relate to financial managers’ activities and decisions. Topics include fixed income securities, derivative securities, portfolio management, and alternative assets. Typically offered:
This course is a survey of principles and fundamentals of real estate markets, finance and investment. Topics include: residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose investment properties; emphasis on equity investment, mortgage finance markets and technique Attributes: NLIB
This course provides an introduction to financial derivatives markets, including fundamental principles of derivatives, pricing, speculation, arbitrage and hedging strategies. Risk management techniques using options, futures, and swaps will be emphasized. Attributes: NLIB
This course covers debt investments from basic bonds to interest rate swaps, with a special emphasis on municipal bonds. During the semester students will look at debt investing from the perspective of a portfolio manager, a credit analyst and an investor. Attributes: NLIB
This course deals with both the challenges and the opportunities of planning for retirement. In addition, the course explores the types of tax-deferred retirement plans and investing for retirement. The three one credit financial planning modules (FINA 464,465, and 466) should be taken during the same semester. Typically offered:
This course is tailored to special interests of students and faculty and may be offered when demand warrants. This course will discuss important contemporary issues in finance in the current or future business environment. Attributes: NLIB
This course allows students to work in approved positions with local organizations in the area of finance. Students can receive credit for either ACCT 491 or FINA 491. Permission of the internship coordinator is required to register. Typically offered:
Independent studies allow students and faculty the opportunity to work on special topics in finance not covered in courses. Requires completion of the Independent Study/Tutorial Authorization form. Typically offered: