28 courses with the subject FIN, 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.
Course focuses on tools consumers can use in making purchase decisions. Topics include planning and managing personal finances, credit, insurance, real estate, financial investments, retirement planning and estate planning.
Foundations of Finance offers a concise yet comprehensive survey approach to finance that provides students with the opportunity to understand what finance is all about. The course, intended for nonbusiness majors, introduces the three main areas of finance-markets, investments, and financial management. Topics include banks and financial institutions, interest rate and the saving process, time value of money, introduction to bonds and stocks, financial data analysis and long term financial planning, and overview of capital budgeting. MAT 1050 and a financial calculator are recommended.
Small Business and Entrepreneurial Finance takes a three-pronged stage-sensitive approach to introduce financial thinking, tools, and techniques adapted to the realm of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. The course emphasizes the differences between large corporations and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) relative to funding, risk assessment, and management. Topics include introduction to financial tools, financial markets and instruments, and management of short terms assets and liabilities. Analysis of bootstrapping strategies in estimating financial resource requirement is followed by a comprehensive discussion of sources of funds for small businesses in the development, startup, and survival stages of the entity’s life cycle (including Small Business Administration programs), and in later stages of life, entrepreneurial venture growth capital, harvesting the venture investment and turnaround opportunities or liquidation under financial distress.
This course provides for the future business manager an introduction to the nature and management of risk. Theory and application into the nature of risk, exposure, insurance, and hedging are covered. Insurance is covered from the point of view of the business person, to be a smart consumer of insurance services; as well as from the point of view of a potential insurance industry representative or executive. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
Principles of financial management as they apply to American business organizations. The role of finance and the financial manager, risk, return and interest rates, long‑term investment decisions, cost of capital, and short and long term financing decisions. PREREQ: C- or better in ACC 2270, DSC 3180 or equivalent
FIN 3210 employs spreadsheets as a management tool for financial analysis by taking an integrative view that promotes integration across financial functions and responsibilities within a business. Topics include analyzing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, performing vertical and horizontal analysis of financial statements, determining financial ratios and analyzing their trends and significance, and combining quantitative and judgmental techniques to improve forecasts of sales revenues and customer demands. Spreadsheet software will be used in the course as an analytical tool. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
The course discusses trading environments, processes, and strategies. Topics include order types, trading terminology, hedging strategies, trading costs, market structure, and regulatory environments. Market simulations will help students learn about executing trades, the application of trading strategies, and tracking performance metrics. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
This course builds on the introductory personal finance course and covers advanced topics in personal finance with a focus on planning strategies for financial success. Topics include personal and business tax planning, retirement and income planning, and estate planning. Professional conduct, related regulation, and psychology of financial planning are also covered. PREREQ: A “C-” or better in FIN 2050
Finance from the viewpoint of the financial manager. This course introduces and utilizes the case study method to explore differences in financial policy, financial statements for ratio analysis, capital budgeting investment decisions, and strategic bond and stock valuations. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
Equity and debt securities as investments, the organization and functions of the capital market, and the analysis and evaluation of securities and portfolios. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
Course focuses on the theory and practice of management of commercial banks and other depository institutions. Primary emphasis is on the application of concepts and analytical tools crucial to decisions facing managers of contemporary banks. Areas covered include financial and portfolio management, deposit acquisitions, capital adequacy, managerial objectives, market and regulatory environment, and dimensions of risk. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
This course will provide the student with a comprehensive survey of complex financial concepts as applied to the international arena, through the exploration of theoretical constructs and their practical applications. Topics explored include the international macroeconomic environment, international financial landscape, and the management of the multinational firm. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
Financial modeling is a critical skill for finance professionals, providing the foundation for strategic decision-making, valuation, and risk management. This course introduces students to the principles and techniques of financial modeling, focusing on building models to analyze and forecast financial performance, evaluate investment opportunities, and support business decisions. Through hands-on exercises and case studies, students will develop proficiency in Excel and other modeling tools, as well as gain a deeper understanding of financial concepts and their practical application. PREREQ: FIN 3210
This course provides an opportunity to apply personal finance concepts covered in financial planning track courses in real-world situations. This Capstone course will follow a case-study approach. Students will be required to complete a hypothetical directed case involving a written comprehensive financial plan and an oral presentation as well as defense of the comprehensive financial plan. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 3600
A work experience in a bank or financial institution where the student, under academic and employer supervision, participates in actual managerial functions and is exposed to the daily operation, decisions and working policies of the bank (minimum of 40 work hours per semester credit hour required). Students must keep an extensive diary of work experiences and submit frequent reports to the academic supervisor. Pass/Fail. May be repeated for credit. Pass/Fail. May be repeated for credit. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
Independent study in an area of finance of particular interest to a student under the direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed study, detailing the proposed plan of study, research involved, dates for deliverables, final product to be produced, and faculty who will be supervising. Proposals will be reviewed by a faculty committee to determine acceptance of the proposal. PREREQ: C- or better in FIN 2400 or 3100
This course will provide a survey or review of basic Business Finance principles, including Time Value of Money, Financial Statement Analysis, Basic Stock and Bond markets and valuation, risk and return relationships and interest rates, and capital budgeting. Emphasis will also be on using technology to assist in financial analysis: Internet research, spreadsheet modeling, and the use of financial calculators. (This course will not count toward the 36 hours required for the MBA degree.)
This course provides the tools, techniques, and understanding needed to define and achieve financial goals. Based on a life‐cycle approach, coverage includes financial plans, assets, credit, insurance, investment, retirement, and estate planning. MBA participants will apply the financial planning skills they learn in this course in a scenario‐based approach and will prepare comprehensive financial plans to include all covered topics. Participants will be required to track their financial activities during the semester and to prepare a personal financial plan.
This course explores irrational behaviors as they present themselves in a corporate and investor context. It addresses psychological phenomena that may minimize financial value creation and examines ways to mitigate these behaviors. Coverage includes behaviors in corporate financial decisions (biases, heuristics, framing), valuation (by investors and analysts), capital budgeting techniques, risk and return perceptions, principal agent conflicts, group processes, and mergers and acquisitions.
This course focuses on the different ethical dilemmas analysts, managers, and other finance professionals encounter in the workplace. Concepts include material insider information, agency problems, ethical issues in international finance, and social responsibility. The course will utilize current events and case studies that analyze ethical perspectives from shareholder, manager, employee, and consumer viewpoints.
Course covers time-value of money, capital budgeting and structure, and other finance related decisions for corporations. In addition, the course is intended to give the student an appreciation for the role of finance within the firm, and the impact of financial decisions on society at large. Includes basic microeconomic principles and accounting principles and practical applications within the business world.
This course introduces theoretical framework and quantitative tools that are critical for investment and its management. It covers different asset classes and their valuation as well as principles of portfolio management, risk-return trade-off, and diversification. Modern investment theory is addressed, and derivative products and their pricing mechanism are also discussed.
This course acquaints the business person who is in an entrepreneurial environment with the particular issues involved in finance related to the particular needs and conditions of the emerging firm. Cash flow, valuation, managing growth, and raising private and public capital are topics explored through lectures and cases.
The class will examine management problems and policies of banks. The material to be covered will include balance sheet management (liquidity, liabilities, spread management, and investment management), capital adequacy, cost of funds, bank profitability, planning and management systems, and the regulatory environment.
Course provides students with the tools necessary for evaluating the intrinsic value of a corporation, as well as assessing a corporation’s effectiveness in maximizing its value. Topics cover sizing up business; measuring performance; managing day-to-day cashflows; projecting financial requirements and managing growth; assessing cost of capital, risk, and payout decisions; explaining how taxes, financial distress, and asymmetric information affect capital structure decisions; designing optimal capital structure; and measuring and creating value.
Independent study in an area of business administration of particular interest to a student under the direction of one or more faculty members. Students must submit detailed proposals for a directed study, detailing the proposed plan of study, research involved, dates for deliverables, final product to be produced and faculty who will be supervising. Proposals will be reviewed by a faculty committee to determine acceptance of the proposal.
Source: University of North Carolina at Pembroke's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
