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FINANCE (FIN)
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2150. PERSONAL FINANCE. (3-3-0). Financial planning, budgeting, managing income, taxes, sources of credit, risk management and insurance, personal investing and buying a home or car.

3090. BUSINESS FINANCE. (3-3-0). Financial statement analysis, working capital management, time value of money, capital structure, leverage, cost of capital theory and concepts, capital budgeting, pro forma statements and analysis, and securities valuation. Prerequisite: ACCT 2010.

3100. MONEY AND BANKING. (3-3-0). Origin, development, and functions of money; basic monetary theory, financial institutions of the U.S. and how they affect the volume of spending. (Same as Economics 3100.) Prerequisites: Economics 2000 and 2010.

3130. PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE. (3-3-0). Nature, business and personal uses, regulations, provisions and coverage of life, health, home, auto liability and transportation insurance. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

3150. REAL ESTATE. (3-3-0). Nature and principles of real estate; interests, ownership, legal descriptions, encumbrances, transfer of titles, financing, brokerage, appraisal, contracts and legal aspects, and licensing laws and regulation. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

3160. REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL I. (3-3-0). Principles and concepts of real estate valuation, value theory, and professional standards and methodology. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

3170. REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL II. (3-3-0). Principles, theories, and approaches to appraising rural property. Includes determination of property values, data collection, appraisal of selected rural properties and case studies. Corequisite: 3160.

3320. LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH INSURANCE. (3-3-0). Principles of personal and business life, accident and health insurance: types of policies, contract provisions, premiums, policy selection, underwriting, employee benefit plans, and the organization, management and regulation of insurance companies. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor.

4020. FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS. (3-3-0). This course provides an understanding of the role of financial institutions in the economy and how they operate. Topics include financial markets and instruments, regulation of financial institutions, loan analysis, securitization of asset portfolios, and the management of deposits. Prerequisites: 3090 and 3100.

4050. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE. (3-3-0). This course examines the principles of international trade, foreign exchange markets, and international operations. Topics include comparative advantage, balance of payments, currency derivatives, international banking, and financial statements. Prerequisites: FIN 3090, 3100 and BUAD 3270.

4120. PRINCIPLES OF INVESTMENTS. (3-3-0). Types of securities; money markets and capital markets; security analysis; portfolio management. Prerequisites: 3090, Economics 2000, 2010.

4150. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT. (3-3-0). This course focuses on analytical methods of evaluating assets for inclusion in a portfolio. Financial assets are analyzed on an individual basis and in relationship to other assets in order to determine efficient risk and return tradeoffs. Prerequisites: 3100 and 4120.

4200. FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. (3-3-0). Application of financial management principles to situations involving decisions with emphasis on financial analysis using problems and cases. Prerequisite: 3090 and junior standing.

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