 | | Course ID: | FINA 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital, and international finance. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3000E, FINA 3000H, FINA 3001, FINA 3001E, FINA 3001H | | Prerequisite: | (ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H) and (MIST 2090 or MIST 2090E or MIST 2190H) | | Pre or Corequisite: | (MGMT 3000 or MGMT 3000E or MGMT 3000H) and (MARK 3000 or MARK 3000E or MARK 3000H or ACCT 5000) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 3000H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management (Honors) | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital, and international finance. Discussion and analysis of specific applications of these topics. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3000, FINA 3000E, FINA 3001, FINA 3001E, FINA 3001H | | Nontraditional Format: | Honors students meet for additional break-out sessions. | | Prerequisite: | (ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H) and (MIST 2090 or MIST 2190E or MIST 2190H) and permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | (MGMT 3000 or MGMT 3000E or MGMT 3000H) and (MARK 3000 or MARK 3000E or MARK 3000H or ACCT 5000) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 3000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both
corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and
return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation
theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital,
and international finance. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3000, FINA 3000H, FINA 3001, FINA 3001E, FINA 3001H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H) and (MIST 2090 or MIST 2190E or MIST 2190H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 3001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both
corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and
return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation
theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital,
and international finance. For non-Terry College of Business
students. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3000, FINA 3000E, FINA 3000H, FINA 3001E, FINA 3001H | | Prerequisite: | ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H or ACCT 1160 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 3001H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management (Honors) | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both
corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and
return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation
theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital,
and international finance. Discussion and analysis of specific
applications of these topics. For non-Terry College of Business
students. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3000, FINA 3000E, FINA 3000H, FINA 3001, FINA 3001E | | Nontraditional Format: | Honors Program students meet for additional break-out sessions. | | Prerequisite: | (ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 3001E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management | Course
Description: | The basic concepts and analytical tools of finance in both
corporate finance and investments. Topics include risk and
return, financial institutions, efficient markets, valuation
theory, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, cost of capital,
and international finance. For non-Terry College of Business
students. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 3001, FINA 3001H, FINA 3000, FINA 3000H, FINA 3000E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | ACCT 2101 or ACCT 2101E or ACCT 2101H or ACCT 1160 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Institutions and Markets | Course
Description: | The operations and functions of domestic and international finance markets and institutions. The determinants of bond prices and the level and structure of interest rates. Techniques for measuring and managing risk in financial markets. | | Athena Title: | Financial Institutions Markets | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Institutions and Markets | Course
Description: | The operations and functions of domestic and international finance markets and institutions. The determinants of bond prices and the level and structure of interest rates. Techniques for measuring and managing risk in financial markets. | | Athena Title: | Financial Institutions Markets | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4000E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Capitalism | Course
Description: | Introduction to the economic concept of capitalism. The student
will study capitalism and other alternative societal mechanisms
for resource allocation, including socialism and a mixed
economy. The mechanism will be readings both critical and
supportive of capitalism as an economic system, including
moral, efficiency, and ethical views. | | Athena Title: | Capitalism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4050E, FINA 4050H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4050E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Capitalism | Course
Description: | Introduction to the economic concept of capitalism. The student will study capitalism and other alternative societal mechanisms for resource allocation, including socialism and a mixed economy. The mechanism will be readings both critical and supportive of capitalism as an economic system, including moral, efficiency, and ethical views. | | Athena Title: | Capitalism | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4050, FINA 4050H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4050H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Capitalism (Honors) | Course
Description: | Introduction to the economic concept of capitalism. The student will study capitalism and other alternative societal mechanisms for resource allocation, including socialism and a mixed economy. The mechanism will be readings both critical and supportive of capitalism as an economic system, including moral, efficiency, and ethical views. | | Athena Title: | Capitalism Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4050, FINA 4050E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4150. 1.5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Investment and Portfolio Management | Course
Description: | Portfolio management and security analysis. Emphasis is on risk,
return, valuation of securities, portfolio theory, and investment
performance analysis. Students will research stocks and manage a
stock portfolio. | | Athena Title: | Investment and Portfolio Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4150S, FINA 5710 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4150S. 1.5 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Investment and Portfolio Management | Course
Description: | Portfolio management and security analysis. Emphasis is on risk,
return, valuation of securities, portfolio theory, and investment
performance analysis. Students will research stocks and manage a
stock portfolio. | | Athena Title: | Investment and Portfolio Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4150, FINA 5710 | | Nontraditional Format: | Includes a service-learning project during the semester that
either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool
for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a
comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend
considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be
engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75-
100% of overall instructional time. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Corporate Finance Theory | Course
Description: | Development of a framework that is useful for understanding a broad range of important corporate financial decisions. Substantial emphasis will be placed on discussion of the determinants of corporate financing and payout policies, alternative methods of security issuance, and mergers and acquisitions. | | Athena Title: | Corporate Finance Theory | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4200E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4200E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Corporate Finance Theory | Course
Description: | Development of a framework that is useful for understanding a broad range of important corporate financial decisions. Substantial emphasis will be placed on discussion of the determinants of corporate financing and payout policies, alternative methods of security issuance, and mergers and acquisitions. | | Athena Title: | Corporate Finance Theory | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4200 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4201. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Corporate Finance Valuation for Non-Finance Majors | Course
Description: | Valuation models and techniques used in corporate finance
decision-making. Emphasis is placed on understanding the
determinants, structure, assumptions, and implications of
valuation models used by firms to decide what projects to
undertake, how to finance the projects, and their payout
policies. This course is not calculus based. | | Athena Title: | Fina Value for Non-Fina Majors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4200 | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001H or FINA 3001E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4205/6205. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mergers and Acquisitions | Course
Description: | Application of corporate finance concepts to mergers and
acquisitions and corporate governance. The topics will include
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and
Restructurings. The tools, techniques, and theories of finance
are applied to actual business decisions. | | Athena Title: | Mergers and Acquisitions | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4205E or FINA 6205E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E) and FINA 4200 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 7100 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4205E/6205E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mergers and Acquisitions | Course
Description: | Application of corporate finance concepts to mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. The topics will include Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Restructurings. The tools, techniques, and theories of finance are applied to actual business decisions. | | Athena Title: | Mergers and Acquisitions | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4205 or FINA 6205 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E) and FINA 4200 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 7100 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4210E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Corporate Finance | Course
Description: | Corporate financial decision making by applying the tools, techniques, and theories of finance to actual business decisions. | | Athena Title: | Applied Corporate Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4210, FINA 4210H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 4200 or FINA 4200E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4210H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Corporate Finance (Honors) | Course
Description: | Corporate financial decision making by applying the tools, techniques, and theories of finance to actual business decisions. Discussion and analysis of specific applications of these topics. | | Athena Title: | Applied Corporate Finance Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4210, FINA 4210E | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 4200 or FINA 4200E) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Corporate Finance | Course
Description: | Corporate financial decision making by applying the tools, techniques, and theories of finance to actual business decisions. | | Athena Title: | Applied Corporate Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4210E, FINA 4210H | | Prerequisite: | FINA 4200 or FINA 4200E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey of Investments | Course
Description: | A study of the securities markets, investor objectives,
introduction to portfolio theory and the analytical tools of
portfolio management, and an examination of investment
alternatives. Students will build and manage a security
portfolio for analysis as an experiential learning tool. | | Athena Title: | Survey of Investments | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4310E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4310E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey of Investments | Course
Description: | A study of the securities markets, investor objectives,
introduction to portfolio theory and the analytical tools of
portfolio management, and an examination of investment
alternatives. Students will build and manage a security portfolio
for analysis as an experiential learning tool. | | Athena Title: | Survey of Investments | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4310 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4320/6320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Derivative Security Markets | Course
Description: | The markets for futures, options, and other derivative securities. The mechanics of trading, regulation, pricing, hedging, and risk management using derivatives. | | Athena Title: | DERV SECURITY MKTS | | Prerequisite: | FINA 4310 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4330/6330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Trading Strategies and Financial Models | Course
Description: | An introduction to stock market anomalies and ways to predict
their strength, to profit from them, and to measure the risks
of doing such trading strategies. We consider the most
well-known empirical deviations from the CAPM and the most
popular ways to fix the CAPM to understand the nature of the
deviations. | | Athena Title: | Trading Strat and Finan Models | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H) and (MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000E or MSIT 3000H or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) and (FINA 4310 or FINA 4310E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4340/6340. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fixed Income Securities and Analysis | Course
Description: | Explores the analytical concepts required to price and hedge
fixed income securities, with an emphasis on government bonds,
swaps, and Eurodollar futures contracts. We will also discuss
credit risk models and pricing. Throughout, the emphasis in the
class will be on practical applications using current data and
securities. | | Athena Title: | Fixed Income Secur and Analysi | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H) and (FINA 4310 or FINA 4310E) | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Investment Management | Course
Description: | Students will manage a hypothetical portfolio. Given a starting portfolio, students will make investment recommendations to restructure the portfolio. Alternative investment strategies will be incorporated into the management of the portfolio. There are learning modules relating to topics in the field of investments. The class is interactive and student-focused. | | Athena Title: | Investment Management | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001E or FINA 3001H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Behavioral Finance | Course
Description: | Behavioral finance argues that many facts about asset prices,
investor behavior, and managerial behavior are best understood
in models where at least some agents are not fully rational. This
course will start by working through several survey articles
that will give students a feel for the different strands of
behavioral finance research. | | Athena Title: | Behavioral Finance | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H) and (FINA 4310 or FINA 4310E) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4420/6420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Private Equity | Course
Description: | Private equity investing has become a major factor in the
capital markets. We study the performance, compensation, and
legal structure of the general partner and its underlying
funds. This includes the motivations and decision process of
the limited partners, typically large institutional investors,
the source of private equity capital. | | Athena Title: | Private Equity | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4420E or FINA 6420E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H) and FINA 4200 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4420E/6420E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Private Equity | Course
Description: | Private equity investing has become a major factor in the capital markets. We study the performance, compensation, and legal structure of the general partner and its underlying funds. This includes the motivations and decision process of the limited partners, typically large institutional investors, the source of private equity capital. | | Athena Title: | Private Equity | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4420 or FINA 6420 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H) and FINA 4200 | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4800H. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship and/or Cooperative Education (Honors) | Course
Description: | Students are permitted to enter business establishments or
governmental agencies for the purpose of obtaining practical
and applied business experience. An in-depth paper based on an
approved finance topic is required. | | Athena Title: | Intern and/or Coop Ed Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4800 | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship not involving formal lecture or laboratory. For
credit the student must find a finance-related internship and
work a minimum of eight full weeks (40-hour schedule). | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4800. 1-3 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship and/or Cooperative Education | Course
Description: | Students are permitted to enter business establishments or governmental agencies for the purpose of obtaining practical and applied business experience. An in-depth paper based on an approved banking or finance topic is required. | | Athena Title: | Intern and/or Coop Education | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4800H | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship not involving formal lecture or laboratory. For
credit, the student must find a finance-related internship and
work a minimum of 8 full weeks (40 hour work weeks). | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4810/6810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Finance | Course
Description: | International business decision making emphasizing the effects of internationalized financial and non-financial markets. Exchange rate analysis, hedged costs of funds, economic exposure and management, capital budgeting, financial and corporate strategy, and the evaluation of international risks and returns. | | Athena Title: | International Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4810E or FINA 6810E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4810E/6810E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Finance | Course
Description: | International business decision making emphasizing the effects of internationalized financial and non-financial markets. Exchange rate analysis, hedged costs of funds, economic exposure and management, capital budgeting, financial and corporate strategy, and the evaluation of international risks and returns. | | Athena Title: | International Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4810 or FINA 6810 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000E or FINA 3000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Modeling | Course
Description: | An introduction to current practices in financial modeling.
Students will learn how to apply financial models with
financial data to perform analysis. This hands-on course
provides the skills to apply the theories, concepts, and
spreadsheet tools to develop effective financial analysis and
decision-making. | | Athena Title: | Financial Modeling | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4920E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4920E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Modeling | Course
Description: | An introduction to current practices in financial modeling.
Students will learn how to apply financial models with
financial data to perform analysis. This hands-on course
provides the skills to apply the theories, concepts, and
spreadsheet tools to develop effective financial analysis and
decision-making. | | Athena Title: | Financial Modeling | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4920 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 5000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Finance | Course
Description: | Individual study, readings, or projects under the direction of a faculty member in Finance. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 5000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001H or FINA 3001E) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 5000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Finance | Course
Description: | Individual study, readings, or projects under the direction of
a faculty member in Finance. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 5000E | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E or FINA 3001 or FINA 3001H or FINA 3001E) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | REAL(FINA) 5100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Real Estate Finance | Course
Description: | The instruments, techniques, and institutions of real estate finance; sources of funds; mortgage risk analysis: emphasis on typical policies and procedures used in financing of residential, industrial, and commercial properties. | | Athena Title: | Real Estate Finance | | Prerequisite: | Any 4000-level FINA course or REAL 4000 or REAL 4000H or REAL 4000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 5710. 1.5 hours. | | Course Title: | Professional Finance | Course
Description: | Overview of preparation for careers in finance. Provides
perspectives on how the tools of finance are used in professional
financial decision making. Topics will include best practices in
job seeking, interviewing, networking, and finding a mentor.
Course offers the opportunity for interaction with professionals
from various finance tracks. Students will be expected to apply
finance methodologies to case studies and stock pitches as part
of the curriculum. | | Athena Title: | Professional Finance | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 4150, FINA 4150S | | Pre or Corequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E) and (MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000H or MSIT 3000E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 5900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 3 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research in Finance | Course
Description: | A research-intensive course requiring an original and
independent research paper/project on a finance related topic
under the supervision of a faculty member. | | Athena Title: | Research in Finance | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed research and study done independently of a regularly
scheduled class. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 5990. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study | Course
Description: | Individual, advanced study, reading, or projects under the
direction of a faculty project director. | | Athena Title: | Directed Study | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | (FINA 3000 or FINA 3000H or FINA 3000E) and (MSIT 3000 or MSIT 3000E or MSIT 3000H or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H) and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Management | Course
Description: | Provides students with an introduction to the field of finance.
Much of the course focuses on the responsibilities, concerns,
and methods of analysis employed by corporate financial
managers as well as on the role of financial markets and
institutions in our economy. | | Athena Title: | Financial Management | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Corporate Financial Management | Course
Description: | Tools and concepts in corporate finance. Students are required
to analyze situations, make value maximizing decisions, and
communicate the basis of those decisions. Topics may include
evaluation of financing alternatives, the cost of capital,
security issuance, mergers and acquisitions, financial
restructuring, internal governance mechanisms, private equity,
and working capital management. | | Athena Title: | CORPORATE FIN MGMT | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 8100 | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Valuation | Course
Description: | Focuses on valuing entire business enterprises. Topics include
tying the financial statements together, forecasting free cash
flows, estimating value via discounted cash flow, public
multiples and comparable transactions, estimating the cost of
capital, and valuation of companies in various transactions and
restructurings. | | Athena Title: | VALUATION | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 8110 | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Investments | Course
Description: | Survey of the theory and practice of investment management in
highly competitive capital markets. The course is organized
into modules covering the following concepts in investment
management: derivative securities, fixed income securities,
modern portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market
efficiency, limits to arbitrage, and portfolio performance
evaluation. | | Athena Title: | INVESTMENTS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 8300 | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7320. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Derivatives and Risk Management | Course
Description: | Introduction to derivative security markets, including call and
put options, futures and forward contracts, and swaps. Topics
include the economic role of derivatives, valuation of
derivatives, derivative trading strategies, and managing risk
with derivatives. The course will also focus more on examples
and applications in financial derivatives and financial
engineering. | | Athena Title: | FINA DERIVATIVES | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 or FINA 7020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7920. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Modeling | Course
Description: | An introduction to current practices in financial modeling.
Students will learn how to apply financial models with
financial data to perform analysis. This hands-on course
provides the skills to apply the theories, concepts, and
spreadsheet tools to develop effective financial analysis and
decision-making. | | Athena Title: | Financial Modeling | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 7920E | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7920E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Modeling | Course
Description: | An introduction to current practices in financial modeling.
Students will learn how to apply financial models with financial
data to perform analysis. This hands-on course provides the
skills to apply the theories, concepts, and spreadsheet tools to
develop effective financial analysis and decision-making. | | Athena Title: | Financial Modeling | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 7920 | | Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 7990. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Finance | Course
Description: | The most recent professional contributions in the various
special fields of finance. Student and instructor interests
determine which particular field is brought under scrutiny. | | Athena Title: | Directed Study in Finance | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Grading System: | A/S (A-F or S/U) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 8990. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Study in Finance | Course
Description: | The most recent professional contributions in the various special fields of finance. Student and instructor interests determine which particular field is brought under scrutiny. | | Athena Title: | DIR STUDY IN FIN | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study not involving formal lecture or lab. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 72 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Empirical Research in Corporate Finance | Course
Description: | Empirical research in corporate finance. The modern theories of capital structure, dividend policy, corporate control, investment banking, and capital budgeting, emerging areas of research such as market microstructure, venture capital financing, and comparative international corporate finance. | | Athena Title: | EMP RES IN CORP FIN | | Prerequisite: | FINA 9100 and ECON 8000 and ECON 8010 and ECON 8070 | | Pre or Corequisite: | FINA 9110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Financial Research Methodology | Course
Description: | Econometric and empirical methodologies used in financial
research. Students gain experience in performing rigorous
empirical analyses using financial data. Covered topics include
methods relevant to both asset pricing and corporate finance. | | Athena Title: | Financial Research Methodology | | Prerequisite: | FINA 9120 and ECON 8080 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Corporate Finance Theory | Course
Description: | Theoretical constructs underlying corporate finance, illustrated with both theoretical seminal and current research. Theoretical topics will include optimization, non-cooperative game theory, information economics, and agency theory. Signaling, screening, incentive design, product market structure, research and development, security issuance, bankruptcy, and market microstructure. | | Athena Title: | CORP FINANCE THEORY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Empirical Research in Investments | Course
Description: | The markets, trading systems, and properties of financial securities. Includes an investigation of market efficiency and the time series properties of securities. Empirical studies of asset pricing models, portfolio performance, term structure models, and capital market integration. | | Athena Title: | EMP RESCH IN INVEST | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9230. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Research Topics in Finance | Course
Description: | Advanced topics in finance. The content is flexible with the material based on recent advances in finance. Possible course topics include "Financial Markets and Institutions" and "Game Theory with Applications to Finance and Economics." | | Athena Title: | RES TOPICS IN FIN | | Prerequisite: | FINA 9200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FINA 9300. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 72 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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