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FINA 198
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Special Topics
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Department permission.
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours supervision.
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FINA 307
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Survey of Finance
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: ACCT 201, ECON 103.
An introduction to financial management, providing a background in the areas of financial institutions, the time value of money, analysis of financial statements, working capital management, financial structure of the firm, capital budgeting, and related tools of financial analysis. 3 hours lecture.
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FINA 351
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Investments
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
Investments from the point of view of the individual investor, security and non-security investment, analytical techniques; industry studies, and management of the personal portfolio. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 355
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Financial Management: Intermediate Theory
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
An integrated approach to financial management, including study of intermediate-level financial theory and its application to financial decision-making. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 389
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Intern/Cooperative Education
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Senior standing, faculty permission.
This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. For students who wish to gain practical work experience with participating firms/organizations. This course enables a student to study policy, control, and decision-making in a specialized work environment. See advisor for student's performance requirements, assignments, and methods of evaluation prior to undertaking the internship. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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FINA 398
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Special Topics
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1.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Department permission.
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. 3 hours supervision.
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FINA 399
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Special Problems
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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This course is an independent study of special problems and is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Students registering for this course should prepare a project proposal to be discussed with their faculty advisor before enrolling in the course. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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FINA 453
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Estate Planning
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
To give students a basic understanding of the major methods and techniques of preserving and transmitting an individual's wealth, including gift-giving, the use of various trusts, the use of life insurance, and the proper preparation of a will. Students will be expected to be aware of the causes and consequences of an inefficient transfer of wealth and therefore must acquire a working knowledge of the institutional constraints, including the law of property, wills, and intestate distribution, the probate process, and State and Federal estate, gift, inheritance, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. 3 hours lecture.
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FINA 454
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Financial Planning: Applications
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: FINA 351. Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of FINA 453, FINA 456, and ACCT 437.
Two major topics covered: (a) Survey of the principles of retirement planning and employee benefits. Subjects include non-qualified and qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as other arrangements. (b) A capstone examination of case studies in financial planning, designed to draw out the principles covered in the prerequisite courses in the preparation of a financial plan. Cases embrace numerous fact situations, with circumstances varying by client age, occupation, income, marital status, family composition, and personal goals. 3 hours lecture.
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FINA 456
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Risk and Insurance
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3.0
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FA
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
Nature of risk and risk management; fundamentals of property, liability, and life contracts; types of companies; government regulation. 3 hours lecture.
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FINA 458
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Management and Regulation of Financial Institutions
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisites: FINA 307 and FINA 460, faculty permission.
The objective of this course is to give students an understanding of the principles of asset, liability, and capital management as they apply to the management of depository and contractual financial intermediaries. The objective nature and importance of regulations are also discussed. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 459
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International Finance
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3.0
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FA
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
An examination of the benefits of international trade; international financial institutions; the international monetary system, including exchange rate problems and prospects. 3 hours lecture.
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FINA 460
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Financial Institutions and Markets
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
The financial process, financial institutions, and the role of financial markets in allocating funds, absorbing risk, and providing liquidity; the relationship among markets, competition, and efficiency; and financial intermediation in a changing financial system. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 480
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Financial Management: Applications
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3.0
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FA
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Prerequisites: FINA 355.
Case studies and other experiential techniques are used to develop insight and provide experience in the application of financial theory to such areas as working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure determination, and dividend policy. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 481
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Investment Analysis and Policy
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisites: FINA 307, FINA 351.
Principles of security valuation, the development of portfolio construction, and the relationship between investment principles, investment policies, and investment management. 3 hours discussion.
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FINA 498
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Special Topics in Finance
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Senior standing.
This course is for special topics offered for 1.0-3.0 units. Typically the topic is offered on a one-time-only basis and may vary from term to term and be different for different sections. See the Class Schedule for the specific topic being offered. For advanced students who wish to investigate business problems in specialized areas. Application of research methods. 3 hours supervision.
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FINA 499
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Special Problems
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This course is an independent study of special problems offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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FINA 499H
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Honors in Finance
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3.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This 3-unit course consists of a comprehensive research study and paper dealing with business policy and strategy, and the integrative and international aspects of business operations, especially as they pertain to the field of finance. A final written report and a public presentation of findings are both requirements of this course. Business Honors Program students must receive at least a B in this course for Honors credit. Students seeking "Honors in the Major" will enroll in this course for two semesters. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
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FINA 652
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Seminar in Managerial Economics
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3.0
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INQ
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Macroeconomic and microeconomic variables affecting managerial decisions. 3 hours seminar.
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FINA 655
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Seminar in Financial Management
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisites: Classified MBA student.
Survey of academic literature in managerial finance, with particular emphasis on recent developments in theory and application. 3 hours seminar.
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FINA 656
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Estate Planning for Business Managers and Owners
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3.0
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INQ
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Application of risk management techniques to problems of preservation and the efficient transfer of wealth from business managers to owners. Topics include the use of trusts, compensation and retirement planning, business buyout agreements, gift-giving, business life insurance, redemption, and recapitalization. 3 hours seminar.
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FINA 657
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Seminar in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: FINA 307.
Survey of recent developments in financial theory and empirical research relative to the determination of the investment value of financial assets, and the construction and maintenance of investment portfolios. 3 hours seminar.
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FINA 689
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Directed Internship
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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This course is an internship offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Study of policy, control, and decision-making in selected organizations, arranged and supervised by a member of the graduate faculty in close working relationship with the management of an organization. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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FINA 691
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Simulation Laboratory in Finance
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1.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
Laboratory experience with computerized or other simulation environments. The student interacts with a simulated business environment, often via the timesharing computer system. 3 hours laboratory.
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FINA 694
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Seminar in Contemporary Business Topics
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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This course is a seminar offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. Contemporary business topics will allow the student to conduct in-depth research into business problems and opportunities. The course will allow topical matter to be taken up as it develops within the economy. 3 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 3.0 units.
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FINA 695
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Seminar in Business Conditions Analysis
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3.0
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INQ
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Business conditions analysis will cover the general analytical areas of national income and flow of funds accounting, aggregate economic theory, and short- and intermediate-run economic analysis. Policy areas will assess the relationship between theory and policy to include the relationships among economic policy and the socio-economic and political environments. Additionally, such topics as national and international population segments and the ethical attitudes of society, corporations, and individuals will be examined. 3 hours seminar.
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FINA 697
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Independent Study
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1.0
-4.0
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FS
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This course is a graduate-level independent study offered for 1.0-4.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units.
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FINA 699T
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Master's Thesis
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1.0
-3.0
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FS
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This course is offered for 1.0-3.0 units. You must register directly with a supervising faculty member. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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