9 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.
MATH 106 or permission from the instructor, ECO 153 , ECO 154
Corequisite
ACC 251 or ACC 253 ). For non-business majors, substitution of ECO 101 in place of ECO 153 , ECO 154 is permissible. This course introduces the business student to the field of finance. It serves as the foundation course for financial principles used in both financial management and investment courses. Topics include time value of money, risk analysis, basic operation of the capital markets, current asset and liability analysis, and introduction to the topics of capital budgeting and cost of capital calculation.
MATH 106 or permission from the instructor, ECO 153 , ECO 154
Corequisite
ACC 251 or ACC 253 ). This honor course introduces the business student to the field of finance. It serves as the foundation course for financial principles used in both financial management and investment courses. Topics include time value of money, risk analysis, basic operation of the capital markets, current asset and liability analysis, and introduction to the topics of capital budgeting and cost of capital calculation.
FIN 251 ) An introduction to the theory and process of managing investments. Topics include practical operation of the equity markets, debt options and futures markets. Stock-valuation models using fundamental technical and random-walk approaches.
STAT 252 or STAT 253 , ACC 251 and ACC 252 , and FIN 251 . Intermediate Finance builds on the introductory course in finance ( FIN 251 ). The topics covered will include, Financial Planning and Short-Term Financing, Risk and Capital Budgeting, Capital Structure and Dividend Policy, Long-Term Financing, Derivatives and Corporate Finance, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
FIN 251 and FIN 362 ) This course will cover fixed income products, analytical techniques for valuing bonds, and the quantification of bond exposure to various types of risk. Topics discussed will include: the structure of the U.S. bond market, valuation, securitization, price and yield calculations, the measurement and management of risks associated with investing in fixed income securities and bond portfolio management.
FIN 362 ) This course looks at the nature of derivative securities, focusing on options. It develops pricing models for options, emphasizing the Black-Scholes model. The use of options in various investment strategies is discussed in terms of risk and return. Students use real-time data to implement these strategies.
FIN 362 ) Advanced study of professional management of various portfolios including those of banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and non-profit institutions. Markowitz and Sharpe models, data availability, and computerized-data services are covered.
ECO 362 ) The study of financial markets and financial institutions, including depository and nondepository institutions. Topics include regulation, operation, and management of financial institutions, financial instruments, interest-rate principles, risk-management strategies, loan analysis, and asset/liability management. Insurance and pension principles and investment banking are covered.
FIN 476Case Course in Corporate Finance3
(Prerequisites FIN 363 , ACC 361 , and ACC 362 ) The goal of this course is to familiarize you with fundamental aspects of corporate financial policy and practice through case analysis. Both financing and investment decision making will be examined through in-depth case discussions of representative finance cases including data analysis as appropriate. Tentative topics include capital budgeting under uncertainty, estimation of cost of equity/debt and weighted average cost of capital, implications of the capital asset pricing model and arbitrage pricing theory, dividend policy, optimal capital structure, initial public offerings and merger & acquisitions.
