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Following certain course descriptions are the designations: F, Sp, Su. These indicate the semesters fall, spring, summer in which the course is normally offered and are intended as an aid to students planning their programs of study.

FIN 201: Fundamentals of Finance (3) This course is designed to serve as an introduction to the field of business and personal finance. The course is geared to the specific interests of the associate degree candidates and non-business majors. Emphasis upon the source and use of funds in the area of finance. (Not open to College of Business majors in baccalaureate programs.) F

FIN 208: Personal Financial Management (3) The various business problems which arise in the life of the individual. Includes a study of such topics as money and credit, banking services, insurance, taxes, home ownership, and consumer protective agencies.

FIN 305: Business Finance (3) The methods utilized by corporations in securing and utilizing capital. Major topics of interest include capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and characteristics of alternative forms of capital. Prereq: ACCT 201, 202, ECON 265, ECON 208, 209, and MATH 215. F, Sp, Su

FIN 335: Entrepreneurial Finance (3) A course designed to provide critical financial knowledge and skills to those students who are interested in starting and running their own businesses. The course deals with such topics as fund-raising, cash management, budgeting, risk management, initial public offerings, and factoring. Prereq: FIN 305. Sp

FIN 341: Risk and Insurance (3) An introduction to the basic principles of, and the relationship between, risk and insurance. Emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of insurance as the major formal method for treating non-speculative risks. Prereq: FIN 305. F

FIN 343: International Finance (3) The study of foreign exchange markets, exchange rate determination, balance of payments, international flow and management of financial assets and various risk exposures, and the operation and effectiveness of economic policy in an open economy. Cross-listed as ECON 343. Prereq: ECON 208, 209, and FIN 305, or consent of instructor. Sp

FIN 345: Real Estate Principles (3) Principles of real estate. Emphasis is on location factors, market analysis, and basic problems in buying and selling real estate. Prereq: FIN 305. Sp

FIN 355: E-Business Security, Controls (3) (Removed)

FIN 361: Financial Institutions (3) The institutional structure of the financial systems. Surveys both the public and private sectors of our money and credit economy. Emphasis is placed on understanding the impact of the commercial banking system, financial intermediaries, and public finance needs upon the conduct of business finance. Prereq: FIN 305. F

FIN 433: Principles of Investments (3) The essential qualities of good investments, the exchanges, and methods of trading stocks and bonds. Prereq: FIN 305. Sp

FIN 461: Financial Management (3) A comprehensive course that gives consideration to developing sound financial policies in the firm. The course will use cases to develop concepts in such areas as capital budgeting and capital structure. Class discussion and lectures are designed to introduce decision-making techniques relevant to financial management problem-solving. Prereq: FIN 305. F

FIN 481: Seminar in Finance (3) Investigation of significant topics in practice and theory in the areas of corporate financial management, money markets, investments, commercial banking, and financial institutions. Prereq: FIN 305. Sp

FIN 490: Individual Study in Finance (1-3) Repeatable for up to three hours. Research and reading in the student’s major area of interest. May be taken on an arranged basis upon approval of the College of Business dean and the instructor.