Courses

Graduate Finance Courses

FIN 6301	Financial Management Theoretical and procedural considerations in the administration of the finance function in the individual business firm management of existing products.
FIN 6305	Corporate Finance and Policy Cases involving financial situations encountered in general management and financial management. Special emphasis is placed on strategy.
FIN 6312	Portfolio Management This course builds on the basic ideas underlying portfolio optimization covered in FIN 6301 and FIN 6310. It emphasizes the application of modern portfolio theory using quantitative methods. At the completion of this course, students will be able to analyze market data using the latest investment management tools, to formulate theoretical models, and to implement appropriate investment strategies.
FIN 6315	Entrepreneurial Finance The objective of this course is to build skills and knowledge in the financing of entrepreneurial ventures.
FIN 6320	Money and Capital Markets Financial behavior in relation to production and consumption decisions. Banking, financial intermediation, flows of funds, regulation and structure of financial markets.
FIN 6350	Advanced Financial Management Advanced analysis of topics in financial management. Capital structure, dividend policy, incentives, and risk management.
FIN 6360	Options and Futures Markets Advanced analysis of investment practice and theory. Derivative securities such as futures and options.
FIN 6366	International Financial Management Study of world financial markets and institutions, foreign exchange exposure and management, foreign direct investment, and issues involved in the financial management of multinational firms.
FIN 6370	Theory of Finance and Its Applications A survey of financial theories and their application to various financial decisions and issues.
FIN 7310	Seminar in Contemporary Finance Issues in current financial research.
FIN 7330	Asset Pricing Theory Advanced studies in the theory of asset pricing. Provides a foundation for advanced research in financial theory and empirical tests of asset pricing models.
FIN 7340	Theory of Corporate Finance Advanced empirical and theoretical analysis of corporate financial decision making.
MAS 6V07	Data analysis and software
MECO 6201	Business Economics This course introduces foundations of the economic analysis of business problems.
MECO 6215	The Economic and Legal Environment of Business This course examines the regulatory and legal environment of business. Additional topics include cost/benefit analysis of government regulations concerning safety, the environment, anti-discrimination, and antitrust laws.
MECO 6311	Economics of Information Goods Analysis of the creation, production, pricing and distribution of products that are mainly informational in nature such as software, television, and web pages.
MECO 6312	Business Forecasting and Time Series Analysis A survey of techniques used in making short-term, intermediate-term and long-run forecasts of business activity with special emphasis on time series methods.
MECO 6313	Economics of Entertainment Analysis of the creation, production, pricing and distribution of entertainment goods and services.
MECO 6315	Approaches to Statistical Inference Theory and methods of statistical inference. Classical estimation theory, classical hypothesis testing, Bayesian and alternative approaches to statistical inference, general linear model with applications, and computational methods.
MECO 6320	Introduction to Econometrics Matrix algebra treatment of traditional econometrics methods leading to the central focus of the course: modern time-series econometrics.
MECO 6345	Advanced Managerial Economics Advanced economic analysis of consumer theory, production theory, exchange, and market interactions.
MECO 7320	Advanced Econometrics Estimation and testing of multivariate econometric models; sets of regression relationships; asymptotic distribution theory.

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Undergraduate Finance Courses

BA 3341	Business Finance An introduction to financial decision making and the valuation of business enterprises. The course focuses on the use of discounted cash flow techniques in the selection of capital investment projects.
BA 4308	Entrepreneurship This course explores all aspects of entrepreneurship and the process of creating new ventures.
BA 4309	Regulation of Business Examines the broad subject of government regulation of business, and focuses on the source of the demand for government regulation, its translation into legislation, its administration, and its impact.
BA 4345	Money and Capital Markets Examines the operation of financial markets and financial intermediaries, along with their role in providing financing to the corporate and public sectors of the economy.
BA 4346	Investment Management Examines a wide range of issues concerning the management risk and the measurement of investment performance.
BA 4347	Applied Corporate Finance Integrates a variety of advanced topics in corporate financial decision making in examining the development of the financial strategy of the firm.
BA 4348	Options and Futures Markets Examines the valuation of derivative securities such as options and futures contracts, as well as the use of these instruments in managing business and financial risks.
BA 4349	Management of Financial Institutions Study of the financial management of commercial banks and other financial intermediaries.
BA 4350	Personal Financial Management and Planning Application of the principles of financial management to lifetime consumption and retirement planning. Emphasizes the integration of personal savings and investment decisions with life insurance programs and estate planning.
BA 4361	International Financial Management Study of world financial markets and institutions, foreign exchange exposure and management, foreign direct investment, and issues involved in the financial management of multinational firms.

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