Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

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FINC 3100 Personal Finance

A survey of the principles of planning and managing personal income, insurance, and investments.

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FINC 3131 Business Finance I

Prerequisites: ACCT 2101 & 2102; and ECON 2105 & 2106, or ECON 2100. An introductory course in finance, an understanding of basic financial concepts and techniques, and an ability to apply them in arriving at management decisions within the context of specific business situations.

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FINC 3132 Business Finance II

Prerequisite: FINC 3131. A continuation of Business Finance I. A study of valuation, the cost of capital, leverage, and corporate long term financing decisions.

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FINC 3240 International Finance

Prerequisites: ECON 2105 & 2106, or ECON 2100. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to international finance. Main topics include foreign exchange markets, the purchasing power parity, the interest parity, and basic theories of the balance of payments.

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Cross Listed Courses

ECON 3240

FINC 3820 Money & Banking

Prerequisite: ECON 2105 & 2106 or ECON 2100. A study of the nature of money and of the development of banking in the U.S. Considerations of the functions of money, modern financial institutions, the Federal Reserve System, and foreign exchange.

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FINC 3830 Fin Markets & Institutions

Prerequisite: ECON 2105 & 2106 or ECON 2100. A study of the principal institutions and markets of the financial system and their role in the intermediation process. Topics include: Analysis of money and capital market instruments, innovations and regulations; interest rate determination and relationships, financial policies of financial intermediaries; international aspects of financial markets.

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