Courses

PT 759 CLINICAL EDUCATION CONTINUOUS   0.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

DBF 900 BUS. STRAT. ETHICS & RESRCH BUSINESS STRATEGY, ETHICS & RESEARCH   1.5 Credit(s)
This DBA orientation seminar introduces students to the requirements of writing research papers. It also elaborates on the nature, uses, and objectives of doctoral level applied research. Students learn how to construct arguments, devise and test analytical models, and write publishable studies.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

DBF 901 CAREER TRANSITION SEMINAR   3.0 Credit(s)
A program-concluding special seminar that overviews career trajectories for DBA in Finance graduates in both business and academic institutions. It also covers professional networking strategies.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

FN 901 ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
The purpose of this course is to provide a background for understanding the major research directions in corporate finance. Topics include theory of the firm, capital structure, external financing decisions, payout policy, agency problems, corporate control and governance, investment decisions, and the role of financial institutions in corporate transactions. Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years

FN 902 ADVANCED ASSET PRICING   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an advanced treatment of portfolio choice and asset pricing theory. Topics include expected utility maximization, stochastic discount factors, arbitrage, meanvariance analysis, representative investors, and beta-pricing models. Single-period and dynamic models are studied. Prerequisite: tAKE dbf-900
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

FN 903 ADV, STATISTICS & MATHEMATICAL MODELING   3.0 Credit(s)
Students learn in this lab-based course mathematical statistics along with applications to business decisions. The main topics include: probability, random variables, normal and non-normal distribution, hypothesis testing, linear and non-linear regressions, analysis of variance, and nonparametric statistics. A special emphasis is on cross-sectional, panel, and stochastic analyses of financial data. The course material is particularly useful to professionals who aim at quantitative positions at financial institutions and consulting firms. Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

FN 904 ECONOMETRIC METHODS   3.0 Credit(s)
The second lab-based quantitative research methods course covers the analytical material comprised within the growing discipline of financial econometrics. The course material encompasses time-series analyses and their applications to financial processes. Students gain foundations of modeling and forecasting key financial variables, including asset prices, returns, interest rates, financial ratios, defaults, etc. They become familiar with modern, state-of-the-art estimation methods of high-frequency financial data. Prerequisite: Take FN-903
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

FN 905 ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF PANEL DATA   3.0 Credit(s)
This course has two parts. The first part provides an empirical overview of econometric techniques using panel data. Topics include specification, estimation, and inference in the context of panel data models that include state and time effects and binary dependent variable. The second part of the course will cover the fundamentals of causality and how to make causal determinations using empirical data. Topics include a variety of causal inference designs and methods, including RCT, difference-in-differences, instrumental variable estimation, and regression discontinuity designs. Pre-req: FN903 Prerequisite: Take FN-903
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

FN 906 GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS   3.0 Credit(s)
The course examines equity, fixed income, and derivative markets in the global context. The advanced analytical material focuses on modeling market trends, cycles, and volatility. It examines impact of monetary, fiscal, and regulatory policies on market dynamics. It highlights new research on financial crisis, banking, and credit markets. Major risks faced by financial institutions are thoroughly covered. Prerequisite: Take DBF-900
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CM 726 CAPSTONE IN COMMUNICATION   3.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed Contact Department

NU 900 CONTINOUS REGISTRATION   1.0 Credit(s)

Offered: As Needed All Years

NU 721 PROJECT TOPIC DEVELOPMENT   1.0 Credit(s)
In the first of six clinical seminars, Doctor of Nursing Practice students will-under the guidance of DNP-lead faculty mentors, nursing faculty, and external advisors- synthesize, integrate, and translate newly acquired knowledge and skills in the implementation and evaluation of their selected project over the course of the DNP program. This first seminar will assist DNP students in developing the abstract, problem statement, evidence review plan, and evaluation. Prerequisite: Take NU-700 and NU-710
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

FN 912 EMPIRICAL METHODS IN FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to empirical research in finance, covering the techniques most often used in the analysis and testing of financial economic theory. The course covers both time-series and cross-section methods. Topics include event studies, empirical tests of asset pricing models, forecasting relationships, return predictability in the time-series and cross-section, asset pricing anomalies, and specification and identification issues in corporate finance. Prerequisite: Take FN-901
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

FN 913 ADV. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
The course provides a comprehensive overview of various types of financial risk and the techniques employed to manage them. The material covers standard risk identification and measurement models as well as alternative models addressing options and structured credit risks. Real-world complexities of risk modeling are discussed, along with the background on financial innovation, liquidity, leverage, and financial crises. Prerequisite: Take FN-906
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

NU 722 PROJ. METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT   1.0 Credit(s)
In the second of six clinical seminars, Doctor of Nursing Practice students will-under the guidance of DNP-lead faculty mentors, nursing faculty, and external advisors- synthesize, integrate, and translate newly acquired knowledge and skills in the implementation and evaluation of their selected project over the course of the DNP program. This second seminar will assist DNP students in developing the methodology including but not limited to: setting, sample size, description of measures with reliability and validity, procedures for implementation, and plans for data analysis or evaluation. Prerequisite: Take NU-721
Offered: Fall Semester All Years