42 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.
FIN 210SPersonal Financial Literacy ()3
This course provides basic financial information an informed individual should understand in order to successfully reach their personal goals. Topics include budgeting, goal setting, the process of accumulating and protecting wealth, use of credit, the car and housing decisions, and risk management. Emphasis is on understanding how our behaviors affect successfully reaching these goals and how to improve decision making.
This course is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of Wall Street while learning how to utilize Bloomberg Terminals to gain practical knowledge and experience. The Bloomberg Lab and Trading Room provides students with access to the comprehensive data system used by major national and international companies, financial organizations, and government agencies. Students are required to complete Bloomberg Market Concepts program and earn a Bloomberg Certification, of value to many employers. Students will utilize an interactive trading game to experience the role of Wall Street traders and market makers.
Management (C or better required to progress) 3 MGMT 325 Contemporary Organizations 3 and Management 3 RMI 317 Principles of Risk Management 3 or REST 319 and Insurance or Principles of Real Estate 0-3
Available for pass/fail grading only. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 credits. be provided by the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office in the semester prior to enrollment; declared major in the University or permission of the
Approval by department is required; additional support may
FIN 368Finance Internship ()1-3
Student participation in a professional work experience. Approval for enrollment and allowable credits is determined by the Finance department chair in the semester prior to enrollment. A transfer student must have completed one semester at Old Dominion University.
a declared major in the University or permission of the
FIN 414Estate Planning ()3
This course is designed to provide students with a background in the field of estate planing. Topics will include wills and trusts, the probate system, estat and gift taxation, and fiduciary income taxation. in the University or permission of the Dean's Office
ACCT 421 (or permission of instructor) and a declared major
FIN 415Capstone in Financial Plan Development ()3
This course is designed to provide students majoring in personal financial planning with the ability to integrate technical material from previous coursework and prepare a comprehensive financial plan. Emphasis will be on integrating knowledge, preparing a financial plan, and effectively communicating with a client. Case studies will be emphasized. a declared major in the University of permission of the Dean's Office
FIN 210S, FIN 431, RMI 317, RMI 411, and ACCT 425; and
Corequisite
FIN 414
FIN 431Investments ()3
This course develops the financial tools and knowledge needed to select among alternative financial assets. The emphasis is on the individual investor. Real world experience includes stock analysis, portfolio simulations and interactions with professionals in the securities industry. the University or permission of the Dean's Office 889 FOUN - Foundations of Education
An introduction to the understanding of futures and options. Basic features and trading mechanisms; valuation of financial derivatives; methods of managing financial risk; arbitrage techniques; and speculation strategies. declared major in the University or permission of the Dean's Office
FIN 323 with a grade of C or better and FIN 431 and a
FIN 434Management of Financial Institutions ()3
An examination of the objectives, functions, policies, organizational practices, and government regulations of financial institutions. the University or permission of the Dean's Office
Total Credit Hours 15 For completion of a minor, the student must achieve a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a 3 requirement for the minor or allowed toward the minor exclusive of 3 prerequisite courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the minor requirement through courses offered by Old Dominion University. The financial management minor is not available to finance majors or 5 personal financial planning majors. Real estate majors and risk management and insurance majors may complete the minor. No more than six credits 26 from the minor may “share” with other areas of the student’s curriculum.
graduate standing and permission of the graduate program
FIN 633The Legal Environment of Business and the Age of Electronic
Commerce (3 Credit Hours) An understanding of the traditional legal environment of business issues is essential for management to successively utilize e-commerce and respond to legal problems that it will present. The course therefore examines dispute resolution, constitutional, tort, criminal, contract and property law, both in the context of traditional business practice and as applied to e-commerce.
The course is a practicum in the field of finance, applying theories, concepts, and financial management tools in a business environment. s department chair
Study designed for students who have had one or more of the required courses waived, or for students desiring additional work in a finance area of particular interest. program director
permission from the department chair and the graduate
FIN 698Selected Topics in Real Estate ()3
Study designed for students who have had one or more of the required courses waived, or for students desiring additional work in a finance area of particular interest. program director Old Dominion University Graduate Catalog 2025-2026 516
permission from the department chair and the graduate
FIN 699Selected Topics in Insurance ()3
Study designed for students who have had one or more of the required courses waived, or for students desiring additional work in an insurance area of particular interest. program director
permission from the department chair and the graduate
FIN 735Portfolio Analysis ()3
A mathematical analysis of modern investment theory. Analyzes return and risk characteristics of individual securities and portfolios and develops valuation models of various financial instruments.
Examines such topics as the financial aspects of international business including financing and hedging activities of firms involved in international transfer of goods and services and decision making in connection with the asset management financing activities of multinational corporations.
In no area of finance is the interface between academic theory and real-world practice as close as in the case of futures and options. We have now reached a stage where it is essential that all finance professionals understand how these markets work, how they can be used, and what determines prices in them. This course addresses all these issues.
Designed to provide the advanced student with an opportunity to study independently or in small groups and investigate specific topics of current interest in the field of finance.
Ph.D. standing and permission of the chair and coordinator
FIN 835Portfolio Analysis ()3
A mathematical analysis of modern investment theory. Analyzes return and risk characteristics of individual securities and portfolios and develops valuation models of various financial instruments.
Examines such topics as the financial aspects of international business including financing and hedging activities of firms involved in international transfer of goods and services and decision making in connection with the asset management financing activities of multinational corporations.
This course discusses the building blocks which much of financial theory is based on. In addition, a number of current topics in the literature are analyzed. Students are expected to read many of the original journal articles.
The purpose of this course is to be acquainted with recent theoretical and empirical literature on investments, portfolio management and speculative instruments. Emphasis will be placed on the development of methodological approaches to the various research problems.
This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the key issues of international financial management. Topics covered include balance of payments, interest rates, international capital flows/markets and asset pricing, foreign exchange risk management, and international capital budgeting. 517 FOUN - Foundations of Education
This course is structured to provide the student with research developments that lie on the frontier of corporate financial management. Topics covered include optimal investment and financing decisions, cost of capital, option pricing theory, equilibrium valuation models, efficient capital markets, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions and international financial management.
This course represents an advanced study of empirical research methods in finance. It focuses on the empirical techniques used most often in the analysis of financial markets and how they are applied to actual market data. Topics includes: statistical properties of asset returns, nonlinear dynamics, and volatility modeling of financial assets.
This course is designed to provide an in-depth discussion of econometrics methods used to study financial markets with a focus on time series analysis.
Designed to provide the advanced student with an opportunity to study independently or in small groups and investigate specific topics of current interest in the field of finance.
This course is a pass/fail course for master's students in their final semester. It may be taken to fulfill the registration requirement necessary for graduation. All master's students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour in the semester of their graduation. FOUN - Foundations of Education
