FIN 330 Real Estate Principles (4)
Introduction to the field of real estate providing a basic background for further study. Includes legal aspects, financing, valuation, economics, public control, title insurance and escrow, closing, safeguards for the buyer. Investment and leasing. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: BUS 201 or BUS 207. Junior standing required.
FIN 342 Financial Management (4)
Theory and applications of financing business operations. Financial management of current and fixed assets from internal and external sources. Analysis, planning, control, and problem solving. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ECON 222, MATH 221, STAT 252. ACTG 301 recommended. Junior standing required.
FIN 411 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (4)
Analysis of securities, markets, and valuation. Security price movements related to money and capital market factors and corporate events. Portfolio planning, risk, media, and objectives of individual and institutional investors. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: FIN 342.
FIN 412 Law of Real Property (4)
Legal problems of acquisition, ownership and transfer of real property. Contracts, agency, estates, and co-ownership, mortgages and deeds, covenants, conditions, and restrictions, easements, landlord-tenant, and zoning. 4 lectures.
FIN 430 International Business Finance (4)
Financial management of international business. International capital and money markets, international financial institutions, special problems in evaluating direct foreign investment, and financial techniques used in international business operations. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: FIN 342.
FIN 432 Real Estate Finance (4)
Analysis of the relationship between national and local money markets. Real estate financing techniques, sources of funds, government participation, legal instruments of finance. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: FIN 342. FIN 330 recommended.
FIN 434 Real Estate Investment (4)
Effects of federal, state and local taxes on investment transactions. Intensive investigation and computer analysis of urban investment opportunities. Problems in exchanging and property management. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: FIN 342. Recommended: FIN 432.
FIN 440 Commercial Bank Management (4)
Analysis of the management of a commercial bank as a profit-making entity. Emphasis put on cases in bank management, especially those which deal with the management of a bank's asset and liability structure. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior standing, FIN 342, and ECON 337.
FIN 466 Computer Applications in Finance (4)
A combination lecture/computer lab course focusing on computer acquisition of financial data and the subsequent application of financial theory and analysis to this data so as to facilitate financial decision making. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: FIN 342 and MIS 321.
FIN 480 Advanced Seminar in Investment (4)
Current topics in investments. An in-depth analysis of the efficient markets hypothesis and capital market theory. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: FIN 411.
FIN 489 Case Studies in Finance (4)
Development of analytical and decision-making techniques in applying financial theory to business management problems. Emphasizes working capital management, financial analysis and forecasting, mergers and acquisitions, and other current topics in finance, including financial ethics. Cases are used to emphasize practical problems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: FIN 342, ACTG 321, and FIN 411.