The finance curriculum is designed to give students a solid foundation in financial theory while developing skills and techniques necessary to manage today’s dynamic business environment. The globalization of both product and financial markets, rapid development in information technology, and recent advances in the field of finance have created a growing need for well-qualified graduates. Challenging career opportunities exist in the securities and financial services industry, information systems, and corporate financial management.
Finance Concentration: 15 credits |
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| BFIN 322 Intermediate Finance | 3 credits |
| ACCT 367 Financial Reporting | 3 credits |
| BFIN 422 Investment Analysis | 3 credits |
| BFIN 423 Financial Management Cases | 3 credits |
| Electives chosen from the following: |
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| BFIN 324 Financial Modeling | |
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BFIN 325 Financial Institutions
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BFIN 327 International Finance
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BFIN 424 Real Estate Principles
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BFIN 426 Mergers and Acquisitions
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BFIN 429A Portfolio Management I
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BFIN 429B Portfolio Management II
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BFIN 429C Portfolio Management III
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Lower Division
Upper Division
Financial analysis and management, including time value of money, risk and return models, valuation, the cost of capital, capital budgeting techniques, and capital structure theory. Fall and Spring.
Equivalent:
MBUS 520 - OK if taken since Fall 2003
A continuation of BFIN 320; new topics include working capital policy and management, advanced capital budgeting techniques, options, and futures.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
This course applies financial concepts to build analytic frameworks and financial models that can be used to value corporate initiatives including capital investment or mergers and acquisitions. This course will help develop financial and strategic intuition when tackling business problems as a finance professional.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
Allocation of financial flows through the markets. Topics covered include the various financial institutions, fund flows, structure of markets, and management of financial institutions. On sufficient demand.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
A study of financial considerations inherent in international business operations. Topics include: foreign currency markets and exchange rate forecasting; international risk exposure analysis and hedging strategies; international project evaluation and capital budgeting; and international trade financing methods.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
Basic principles and fundamentals of securities markets. Introduction to alternative investment choices and portfolio management theory.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 322 Minimum Grade: D
Case problems in corporate financial management. Topics include working capital, raising long-term capital, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and asset structure.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 322 Minimum Grade: C
A study in the principles and practices of real estate marketing and financing. On sufficient demand.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
Merger types and characteristics, theoretical motivations for mergers, and principles of valuation are covered within the corporate finance framework.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
This is the first segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year. Registration by instructor permission.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
Equivalent:
BFIN 429 - Successful completion
This is the second segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 429A Minimum Grade: D
This is the third segment of a course that runs for three consecutive semesters beginning in the Spring semester of the student's junior year.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 429B Minimum Grade: D
Credit by arrangement. On sufficient demand.
Prerequisite:
BFIN 320 Minimum Grade: D
An individually designed course appropriate to the student's concentration. Available Summer only.