BFIN
Business Finance
BFIN 205 PERSONAL FINANCE BFIN 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BFIN 291 SPECIAL TOPICS BFIN 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY BFIN 322 BUSINESS FINANCE BFIN 352 INTERMEDIATE FINANCE BFIN 409 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED INVESTING BFIN 420 INVESTMENTS I BFIN 421 REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT ANALYSIS BFIN 441 ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BFIN 452 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE BFIN 456 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR BFIN 457R FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS BFIN 458 COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGEMENT BFIN 459 CURRENT TOPICS:INVESTMENTS BFIN 466 INVESTMENTS II BFIN 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH BFIN 491 SPECIAL TOPICS BFIN 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY BFIN 494 SEMINAR BFIN 498 INTERNSHIP BFIN 591 SPECIAL TOPICS BFIN 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
BFIN
205 PERSONAL FINANCE
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Completion of
University Core mathematics
course.
-- Financial concepts as they
apply to daily life. Basics
of consumer credit, personal
investment, insurance, and
personal financial planning.
This course may not substitute
for any required business
course.
BFIN
290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a written
work or other creative projects.
Course will address responsible
conduct of research.
BFIN
291 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required
but some may be determined
necessary by each offering.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
BFIN
292 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor
and approval of Associate
Dean.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis. Not
to be used as a substitute
for a required course.
BFIN
322 BUSINESS FINANCE
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing
and ECNS 204; and M 170 or
STAT 216; and ACTG 201 or
ACTG 220.
-- Study of the principles
of finance with emphasis on
the application and integration
of financial concepts in decision
making.
BFIN
352 INTERMEDIATE FINANCE
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing
and BFIN 322. For business
majors: Formal Admission to
the College of Business.
-- In-depth extension of financial
management topics introduced
in BFIN 322. Topics include:
risk, valuation, cost of capital,
capital budgeting, capital
structure, dividend policy,
ethical and professional standards
for finance professionals,
and quantitative methods essential
for effective financial analysis.
BFIN
409 INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED
INVESTING
F,S 1 cr. REC 1.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
For business majors: Formal
admission to the College of
Business.
COREQUISITE: BFIN 322
-- Students gain hands-on
experience by managing a real
portfolio, thereby learning
how to transact in securities,
how the securities business
operates, and how to apply
various techniques and theories
of finance.
BFIN
420 INVESTMENTS I
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 352. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Course provides foundation
for students to comprehend
the objectives, policies,
concepts, analyses, techniques,
practices, and theories in
investments, both within the
U.S. financial markets and
globally.
BFIN
421 REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENT
ANALYSIS
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 322 or permission
of instructor. For business
majors: Formal admission to
the College of Business.
-- To prepare students for
careers in real estate, construction
lending, real estate valuation,
acquisition and asset management,
and market and investment
analysis. Much of the course
material is also applicable
to personal financial planning.
BFIN
441 ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 352 (required
for finance option students)
or ACTG 327. For business
majors: Formal admission to
the College of Business. Cross-listed
with ACTG 441.
-- Analysis with emphasis
on how managers' investing
and financing decisions have
financial statement implications.
Coverage includes: revenue
recognition methods, cash
flow analysis, ratios, inventory
analysis, capitalization vs.
expensing, depreciation, leasing
vs. buying, and overall financial
health and earnings quality
of the firm.
BFIN
452 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
S 3 cr. LEC 1 RCT 2
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 322. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Focuses on the risks associated
with financial management
of a multinational company.
Topics include: financial
problems of multinational
businesses, international
financial environments, long-term
capital commitments to international
ventures, financial techniques
for firm operation, and international
investing.
BFIN
456 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR
F,S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 322. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Study of corporate finance
issues confronting entrepreneurial
firms. Focus is on financial
forecasting and assessing
financial needs. Students
utilize fundamental financial
principles to make small-business
decisions. Topics include:
strategic financing, financing
alternatives, financial contracting,
venture valuation, real options,
and risk-sharing.
BFIN
457R FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 352. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Builds upon basic financial
principles by developing a
sound understanding of why
financial institutions and
markets exist, what they do,
and how financial risk is
managed most effectively.
Focuses on applied analysis
of financial institution risk,
market operation, and products.
BFIN
458 COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGEMENT
On Demand 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 322. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Management of commercial
banks and similar depository
institutions, emphasizing
the measurement and control
of risk in asset and liability
management. Course includes
issues in contemporary banking.
BFIN
459 CURRENT TOPICS: INVESTMENTS
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3 May
be repeated. Max 6 credits
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 352, BFIN
441, BFIN 420, BFIN 457, and
senior standing. For business
majors: Formal admission to
the College of Business.
-- Investigation of key issues
which will determine future
practices in finance.
BFIN
466 INVESTMENTS II
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: BFIN 420. For
business majors: Formal admission
to the College of Business.
-- Security and portfolio
analyses, using fundamental
and technical indicators,
with evaluation of financial
and economic environments.
In-depth study of stocks,
bonds, and derivatives. Risk
hedging for both individual
investors and portfolio managers,
using analyses of embedded
risk and returns.
BFIN
490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
On Demand 1 - 6 cr. IND May
be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate
research/creative activity
which may culminate in a research
paper, journal article, or
undergraduate thesis. Course
will address responsible conduct
of research.
BFIN
491 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites
as determined for each offering.
For business majors: Formal
admission to the College of
Business.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one-time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
BFIN
492 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing,
consent of instructor, and
approval of Associate Dean.
For business majors: Formal
admission to the College of
Business.
--Directed research and study
on an individual basis. Not
to be used as a substitute
for a required course.
BFIN
494 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum
4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing
and as determined for each
offering. For business majors:
Formal admission to the College
of Business.
-- Topics offered at the upper-division
level which are not covered
in regular courses. Students
participate in preparing and
presenting discussion material.
BFIN
498 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12cr. IND Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing,
formal admission to the College
of Business, and consent of
instructor.
-- An individualized assignment
arranged with an agency, business,
or other organization to provide
guided experience in the field.
Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
BFIN
591 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum
12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper-division
courses and others as determined
for each offering. For business
majors: Formal admission to
the College of Business.
-- Courses not required in
any curriculum for which there
is a particular one time need,
or given on a trial basis
to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting
a regular course number.
BFIN
592 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum
6 cr
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing
consent of instructor, approval
of Associate Dean and Dean
of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study
on an individual basis.
