Credits: 3

Focuses on principles and techniques for handling personal financial decisions, including: personal budgeting, obtaining credit, life and casualty insurance, buying a home, buying an automobile, savings and investments, and retirement planning.

Credits: 3

Application of financial principles to cases involving important financial decisions; emphasis on writing.

Prerequisites: BUS 314.

Credits: 3

Development and analysis of modern financial theory and its implications for management decisions: market efficiency, capital asset pricing, firm investment decisions, capital structure, dividend policy, and cost of capital.

Prerequisites: BUS 314.

Credits: 3

Introduction to various investment media and capital markets. Topics include the analysis of security returns using techniques such as beta, filter rules, and portfolio theory.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Credits: 3

Financial management of foreign and international business operations: the regulatory environment of international finance, financing international transactions, international capital markets, taxation. Financial decision-making in the firm.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Credits: 3

Commercial, investment, and merchant banking. Includes theory and practical applications. Topics include international lending, Euromarkets, global gap management, Forex activities, and global risk management.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Credits: 3

Examination of underlying business models for new ventures, how to determine corresponding financial requirements, and approaches to resource acquisition. Students explore a range of financing sources and related issues of valuation and deal structure.

College Restriction: Shidler students only.

Prerequisites: junior standing and BUS 314, or consent.

Credits: 1-6

Reading and research in a special area of major under direction of faculty member(s). Project must include statement of objectives, outline of activities planned, results expected, and how they are to be reported and evaluated. Must be approved in advance by the department chair and the faculty advisor.

Repeatable: Unlimited times

Options and other derivatives. Equity options, index options and options on futures. Black-Scholos Model. Trading strategies and tactics. Contemporary developments in financial engineering. A-F only. Pre: 311 or consent.

Security analysis and portfolio management from standpoint of the professional analyst and institutional investor. Recent advances in security valuation models, portfolio selection, and techniques for appraising portfolio performance. A-F only. Pre: 311.

Credits: 3

Analysis of financial institution management within the domestic economy and regulatory environment. Topics include federal reserve activities, interest rates, regulation, lending, investments, and asset/liability management.

Prerequisites: BUS 314.

Credits: 3

Covers the analytical skills necessary to work in the financial services industry, in particular in the bank treasury department or the fixed income capital market sector.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Alt. years: spring

Credits: 3

Financial systems, regulatory structure over financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Major financial policy issues for financial sector reforms in the region. Seminar format.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Credits: 3

Overview analyzing various primary risks faced by corporations and developing important risk management techniques with an emphasis on enterprise risk management. Combined lectures, case studies, and discussions.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or consent.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: BUS majors only.

Credits: 3

Explores criticism and defense of the traditional profit maximization business model. Economic theory, recent trends, and case studies will refine students' understanding of this cutting-edge field.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 or TIM 305, or consent.

Repeatable: 1 time

Credits: 3

Study and discussion of significant topics and problems in the field of finance and finance-related fields.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 (with a minimum grade of B) or consent.

Repeatable: 2 times in different topics.

Credits: 3

A capstone course for financial services and planning track. This is a case study course intended to provide students the opportunity to integrate concepts from earlier courses and develop a comprehensive view of the financial planning process.

Prerequisites: FIN 301 and FIN 311 and two of the following courses: FIN 490E, FIN 490F, ACC 401, INS 300.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance. (B) investment banking; (C) Japanese financial management; (D) financial analysis; (E) retirement and employee benefit planning; (F) finance estate planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 314 for (B); BUS 314 or BUS 629 for (C); FIN 311 or 629, or consent for (D); FIN 301 for (E) and (F).

Repeatable: 4 times for (D).

Grade Option: A-F only for (E) and (F).

Frequency of Course (when offered): Fall only for (B)

Major Restrictions: Shidler College of Business students only.

Credits: 3

Supply and demand for capital in national and international markets. Nature of capital movements and role of capital in industrialization of regions and nations.

Credits: 3

Application of financial principles and analytical techniques to financial problems. Case method.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Techniques of security analysis, theories of investment, and the analysis of investment decisions related to portfolio planning.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Major current financial issues and problems. (C) Japanese financial management; (D) portfolio management theory; (F) stocks, bonds, and modern instruments.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Major current financial issues and problems. (C) Japanese financial management; (D) portfolio management theory; (F) stocks, bonds, and modern instruments.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Major current financial issues and problems. (C) Japanese financial management; (D) portfolio management theory; (F) stocks, bonds, and modern instruments.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Major current financial issues and problems. (C) Japanese financial management; (D) portfolio management theory; (F) stocks, bonds, and modern instruments.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Introduces the standard financial analysis framework and develops skills in analysis of financial information, evaluation of firms' business risks and earnings prospects, and related applications in valuation.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Repeatable: 1 time

Credits: 3

Financial decision-making in an international setting: analysis of direct foreign investment; economic, accounting, and regulatory environments, including taxation; international money and capital markets; import and export financing; multinational working capital management; and risk aspects of international finance.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Commercial, investment, and merchant banking in the international arena. Includes international lending, Euromarkets, global gap management, Forex activities, and international risk management.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Assessment of financial needs, arranging venture financing, assessing value to the entrepreneur and the investor(s), financial aspects of strategic planning, analyzing the tradeoffs between alternative financing choices and flexibility and control, harvesting the investment.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Regulatory structure over capital market institutions, market developmental issues, market microstructure issues, and corporate governance, and creation of capital market infrastructure. Seminar format.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Credits: 3

Covers PDEs (Partial Differential Equations) and calculus in a stochastic environment.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Addresses programming principles, and programming languages used in financial modeling.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Introduces students to principles of capital markets, classical portfolio theory, and focus on portfolio optimization.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Will familiarize the students with the mathematical foundation and the application of Futures, Swaps, and Options.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Focus on financial forecasting and financial econometrics as volatility and correlation modeling.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Introduces students to topics in the actuarial science and latest developments in risk management.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Addresses specific properties of interest rate modelling as mean reversion as well as latest developments in credit risk modelling.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Addresses advanced techniques in financial modelling and related fields.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Covers the real estate market, mortgage backed securities (MBSs) and real estate derivatives. Focuses on modelling weather, climate change, and weather derivatives.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of selected current practices and issues in finance.

Prerequisites: BUS 629 or consent.

Repeatable: May be repeated with change in topic.

Credits: 3

Students either program a model or write a paper with high practical or scientific merit. Outcome enhances the chances for employment. Represents the culminating experience for students in this program.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Once a year

Major Restrictions: graduate standing in the MSF program, or consent.

Credits: 3

Focus on important accounting and financial management principles relevant to management of health services organizations. Designed around a series of cases that examine the issues that confront healthcare managers.

Prerequisites: BUS 629.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Frequency of Course (when offered): Alt. years: fall only

Credits: 3

First PhD course in finance. Covers basic theory and empirical methodology in asset pricing, provides a concise framework of conceptual knowledge to understand the literature on financial theory and related empirical evidence.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Class Standing Restrictions: graduate students only.

Credits: 3

Covers research issues in investments. Topics include empirical asset pricing tests, characteristics of asset returns, behavioral finance, and investment issues that overlaps with corporate finance, accounting, and economics, etc.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Major Restrictions: PhD student status in business administration, or consent.

Credits: 3

Covers research issues in corporate finance and financial markets. Topics include capital structure theory, corporate governance, corporate innovations, and mergers and acquisitions, etc. Student develop academic research papers that lead to dissertation work.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Major Restrictions: student status in PhD in business administration, or consent.

Credits: 3

Provides in-depth review of scholarly journal articles and working papers relevant to Asian-Pacific financial markets to prepare PhD students for scholarly research work focusing on market microstructure, corporate finance, investments.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Major Restrictions: PhD student status in business administration, or consent.

Credits: 1-8

Reading and research in a special area of major under direction of faculty member(s). Project must include statement of objectives, outline of activities planned, results expected, and how they are to be reported and evaluated. Must be approved in advance by department chair and the faculty advisor.

Grade Option: A-F only.

Major Restrictions: PhD student status in international management, or consent.