FN 314 Financial Analysis 3 CR
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: FN 215
FN 315 Investments 3 CR
Introduces different types of securities investments available to institutional and private investors. Students learn to evaluate individual securities by applying risk analysis, as well as fundamental and technical research. Topics include: common and preferred stock investments, bond investments, commodities and financial futures, mutual funds, real estate and pension funds. Prerequisite: FN 215
FN/IB 316 International Financial Management 3 CR
International Finance explores the principles of financial management from an international perspective. This course is designed to provide a broad introduction to the operations of international financial markets and instruments. Helps students develop an understanding of the workings of international financial markets, the risks of doing business in the international arena, and management of exchange risk exposure. Some of the topics covered are foreign exchange markets, foreign exchange risk, management of exchange risk exposure, and impact of different exchange rates, taxation systems and inflation rates on financial decisions, project evaluation and interaction among various national financial markets. Prerequisites: FN 215 and EC 202
FN 318 Current Problems in Finance 3 CR
Seminar on special current topics in finance. Open to seniors majoring in Finance and to Seniors majoring in Economics, Business and Accounting with permission of the Finance department. Prerequisite: FN 215 or departmental permission
FN 319 Derivatives and Risk Management 3CR
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: FN 215
FN 320 Personal Finance 3 CR
Examines the financial planning, management and investment needs of individuals and households as they pursue their financial goals. Topics include: personal budgeting, credit buying, banking and borrowing, home ownership, insurance and investing. Upon successful completion of the course, students should have gained a basic understanding as to how to (1) prepare their personal financial plan or program; (2) budget and control their income and expenses; (3) economically and wisely purchase major expense items such as a house or an automobile; (4) purchase needed insurance thoughtfully and purposefully; and (5) begin a program for retirement and investments so that their personal financial objectives can be reached.
