Undergraduate Requirements for Major
2. 3 Finance electives
Introduction to the basic concepts of working capital and fixed asset management, valuation and cost of capital. Topics include financial analysis and forecasting, cash management, credit policy, capital budgeting, short and long-term financing, stock and bond valuation, dividend policy.
Prerequisites: ACTG 1, 2 and 3 or ACTG 11 and 12 and proficiency with spreadsheets
124. Investment and Investment Institutions:
Introduction to the nature and functions of securities, markets and types of financial instruments traded. The formulation of investment goals and policies, trading strategies, and portfolio management. Emphasis on security analysis and valuation.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121
125. Corporate Financial Policy:
In-depth examination of the interrelationship between corporate investment and financing decisions and their impact on a firm's pattern of cash flows, return, and risk. Special emphasis on the development of analytical techniques and skills for analyzing performance reflected in financial statements. Case studies are used.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121 and 124
126. Money and Capital Markets:
Role and function of financial institutions, financial flows, interest rate structures, money, and capital markets. Emphasis on the implications for the formulation of business financial policy.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121 and 124
Analytical concepts associated with the financing of real estate. Market, location, and risk analysis; modern appraisal methods; and impact of economics and environmental trends on real estate values.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121 and 124
Exploration of the ethical dimension of financial markets. Topics include insider trading, moral hazard, agency, adverse selection, and financial market regulations concerning disclosure, price manipulation, suitability, trading interruptions, margin requirements, and short-sale restrictions.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121 and 124
141. New Venture Finance:
Financial modeling for determining the financial health of companies and strategies for their growth. Topics include mergers and acquisitions, and financing through debt (e.g. asset based lending) and equity (e.g. Initial Public Offerings).
Prerequisites: FNCE 121, 124, and 125
Examination of the functioning of the international monetary system and the financial problems of business firms operating internationally. Transfer of international payments, foreign exchange rates, balance of payments, international liquidity, investment, financial markets, banking, and financial management.
Prerequisites: FNCE 121 and 124
Opportunity for upper division students to integrate academic studies with on-the-job learning. May only be taken once for credit.
Note: This course is open only to finance majors
Prerequisites: FNCE 121, and approval of instructor