Finance
FIN 746: ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
3 credits
The course exams the risk management process as applied to the whole range of risks to which a corporation is exposed: financial, insurable, operational, and business. It focuses on risk in general and how multiple sources of risk can be addressed with strategies that integrate risk management and capital management. Specific topics include hedging, insurance, postloss investment, contingent capital, finite risk reinsurance, and insurance-linked securities. Emphasized throughout the course is that managing risk effectively is essential to corporate value, success, and survival.
Prerequisite: MBA 692
FIN 748: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND VENTURE CAPITAL MARKETS
3 credits
This course provides an examination of modern financial markets. Specifically, we discuss the largest financial intermediaries including commercial banks, finance companies, securities firms, investment banks, mutual funds and hedge funds with a focus on balance sheet structures, regulation, and current issues and trends. We also examine various financial instruments, derivatives, and off-balance sheet activities that are useful from a risk-management perspective within the industry.
Prerequisite: FIN 692
FIN 764: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
3 credits
The course focuses on current practice and recent theoretical developments. It deals with the characteristics of individual securities and portfolios, criteria and models for alternative portfolio composition, criteria for evaluation and measurement of performance, and the impact of government regulation.The evaluation of current theory, its significance for the financial management decision-making, and the consideration of relevant empirical evidence are covered.
Prerequisite: MBA 692
FIN 765: GLOBAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
3 credits
Current developments in global financial markets and instruments from the perspective of firm management. Topics include an overview of foreign security markets, trends in foreign exchange risk management, and the impact of international debt on multinational firms.
Prerequisite: MBA 692
FIN 767: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
3 credits
The course provices an analysis of the acquisition by one firm of all or some of the assets of another firm, and its impact on both the companies involved and on society. Topics include a discussion of the types of combinations, the motivations of the participants, the financial analysis required to carry out merger or acquisition activities, negotiation strategies, and the tax and accounting options that are available to the parties involved.
Prerequisite: MBA 692
FIN 780: APPLIED RESEARCH IN FINANCE
1-3 credits
This customized course provides students with a unique opportunity to integrate their academic work with a wide range of professional studies including but not limited to independent studies, research projects, or internships.
Prerequisite: Approval of supervising professor and program director
FIN 783: Financial Analysis Seminar
3 credits
This seminar covers the breadth of material included in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA I) exam. It includes CFA I mock exams and students are encouraged to sit for Level I of the CFA exam at the end of the course.
Prerequisites: MBA692, MBA830, FIN764 and a minimum graduate GPA of 3.5 or permission of the instructor.
FIN 790: SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE
3 credits
These courses will explore topics of contemporary interest. Course titles include, but are not limited to Trends in Employee Benefit Planning, Speculative Market Analysis, and Travel Study among others. Because the topic of this course will change, it can be repeated for additional credit when taken as a different topic.
Prerequisite: MBA692