Courses
SLP 440 NEUROLOGICAL BASES OF COMMUNICATION AND SWALLOWING 3.0 Credit(s)
This graduate course describes the development, anatomy, and physiology of the neurological system that underlies communication and swallowing and is a prerequisite for further study in medical speech, language, and swallowing disorders. Lab/lecture format. Prerequisite: take SLP-411
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SLP 450 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL METHODS AND OBSERVATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This graduate course will orient students to clinical practicum, including the scope of assessment and intervention across the lifespan. It will include an overview of goal writing, lesson planning, writing SOAP notes, report writing, progress monitoring, and ethical conduct. Legislative, regulatory, and reimbursement issues that affect the practice of speech language pathology in educational and medical settings will be presented. As part of this course, students will complete 25 hours of intensive observations in various educational and medical settings. Lecture/ discussion format. Prerequisite: Take SLP-400
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
HINF 412 HEALTHCARE INFO TECH 1.0-3.0 Credit(s)
Technology is transforming how healthcare is delivered and in the process bringing together disparate groups of people to work together collaboratively. This course will provide an overview of information technology including system analysis and design, data and network management, and information systems architecture and how each directly impacts clinical healthcare personnel. The students will also be introduced to the terminology, practices, and processes found in clinical and business operations. Communication between direct patient care individuals and technology personnel will be explored and appropriate methods fostered. This course has two areas of focus. Topic I will focus on information technology in healthcare. Topic II will focus on healthcare delivery in the United States.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
FR 315 PARIS 3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on culture of Paris through art, history, literature, music, film, and popular culture. May treat particular period (Paris during the Revolution, contemporary Paris). May include issues such as Paris as cultural center, expatriates in Paris, and the future of the city. Taught in French. Prerequisite: Take FR-201 or FR-202 or by Placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AC 441 FINANCE ANALYSIS 3.0 Credit(s)
Develops students' ability to analyze financial statements to determine both asset value and earning capacity of the public corporation's securities. Requires an understanding of the positive and negative effects of operating and financial leverage, as well as ratio analysis as it concerns the capitalization, stock, and bond markets. Proof of students' ability lies in the preparation of an analysis of annual report of a major publicly held corporation. Prerequisite: Take FN-215
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
AC 490 ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP 2.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Students are directly involved in various dimensions of accounting. Emphasis is on the practical application of accounting principles and skills to a specific industry or organization. An on-site accounting professional supervises students. Permission of the Department Chair.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
EC 316 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines basic theories of international trade, modern trade policies, and international finance. It overviews the changing global business patterns, with a special focus on new economic and regulatory policy challenges in the aftermath of the first global recession of the 21st century. Students who master the course material will gain knowledge and skills for succeeding both in the public sector institutions and in international business organizations.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
EC 491 QUANTITATIVE METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
Aimed at developing advanced quantitative skills needed for modern economic and financial analyses. The course covers the fundamental of regression analysis as well as regression with panel data and binary dependent variable. Time-series multivariate regression is also examined including cointegration tests, ARMA procedures, and causality tests. Computer applications of econometric programs are required. Prerequisite: Take MA-131 or MA-133
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
EC 492 ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL FORECASTING 3.0 Credit(s)
Survey and applications of core time-series techniques of economic and financial analysis. Incorporates standard and advanced models of trend, seasonality, and cycles as well as recursive techniques, volatility measures, simulation methods, and stochastic trends. Extensive use of the EViews software program for both modeling and forecasting purposes. Prerequisite: Take EC-491
Offered: As Needed All Years
FN 351 CORPORATE FINANCE 4.0 Credit(s)
Corporate Finance expands upon the principles and techniques of financial management to apply the concepts of the maximization of firm value, the time value of money, marginal cash flow analysis and risk to a range of financial management decisions including financial analysis; financial forecasting, valuation, capital budgeting, the determination of the costs of capital, and optimal capital structure. The course uses case studies and emphasizes the design of financial models in Excel to analyze problems in corporate finance. Certification in the Microsoft Excel 77-727 Exam and use of S&P Capital IQ for industry research and financial analysis is required to successfully complete the course. Prerequisite: Take FN-215
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
FN 414 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course examines key themes and issues related to investing in alternative assets. The course will focus on the investment process and benefits of exploring the world of alternative investments such as investments on hedge funds, private equity, venture capital funds, real estate, and commodities, either directly or through funds of funds. The course will combine theory with practical exercises, allowing students to get a "hands-on" experience. Students will learn about the return-risk characteristics of alternative investments, what attributes to their appeal, and how to construct a portfolio combining alternative investments with conventional asset classes. Prerequisite: Take FN-315
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
FN 441 FINANCE ANALYSIS 3.0 Credit(s)
Develops students' ability to analyze financial statements to determine both asset value and earning capacity of the public corporation's securities. Requires an understanding of the positive and negative effects of operating and financial leverage, as well as ratio analysis as it concerns the capitalization, stock, and bond markets. Proof of students' ability lies in the preparation of an analysis of annual report of a major publicly held corporation. Prerequisite: Take FN-215
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years
FN 442 DERIVATIVES & RISK MANAGEMENT 3.0 Credit(s)
Designed to help undergraduate students understand the basic derivative markets such as forward, futures, options, and swap markets. Key concepts needed to price these basic claims, such as the law of one price, the cash and carry arbitrage, and the put call parity, are introduced and explained. Explores the pricing of these claims, as well as arbitrage and hedging in these markets. Prerequisite: Pre: FN-315
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
AC 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Students work on a special topic under the direction of an instructor. Permission of the instructor and department chairperson is granted to qualified accounting majors on the basis of a written proposal from the student.
Offered: As Needed All Years
AC 332 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II 3.0 Credit(s)
Covers specialized topics in accounting including but not limited to pension accounting, debt and equity financing issues, stockholders' equity, earnings per share, international accounting, and indepth analysis of the statement of cash flows. Emphasis is on the most recent pronouncements of the FASB and the IASB. Prerequisite: Take AC 331
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years