Course Descriptions

	300 Level of Finance Individual Course Descriptions
	400 Level of Finance Individual Course Descriptions
	500 Level of Finance Individual Course Descriptions

FIN 310 Personal Financial Manag (3 units) Prerequisite: Financial problems of the household in allocating resources and planning expenditures. Housing, insurance, installment buying, medical care, savings and investments. (May not be used to fulfill the concentration requirement in finance
FIN 320 Business Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Accounting 201A . Corequisite: Management Science/Information Systems 361A. Financing business enterprises; financial planning and control; analysis of alternative sources and uses of combinations of short-, intermediate- and long-term debt, and equity. Cost of capital. Study of capital investment decisions; capital budget analysis and valuation; working capital and capital structure management; relative impact on the international environment of financial decisions.
FIN 331 Wrking Cap Mgmt+Comp Appl (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Analysis of working capital management and policy. Use of available software programs and financial models in computer-aided analysis of working capital management, financial forecasting, financial planning, capital budgeting, leasing problems, investments and other financial issues.
FIN 332 Theory Of Corporate Finan (3 units) Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320. Risk and return analysis. An introduction to the capital asset and arbitrage pricing models. Analysis of capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, leasing, mergers and divestitures.
FIN 333 Ethics in Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 Analysis of ethical dilemmas in financial services, investments, financial markets, and financial management. Interpretation of fairness, agency theory, fiduciary duties and professionalism. Legal requirements, corporate social responsibility, theory of the firm, and other ethical issues. Application of concepts to current events in business ethics.
FIN 335 Fin Anal for Inv & Lndrs (3 units) Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320 Interpretation of financial statements from the perspective of both the financial analyst and the creditor. Emphasis on the economic meaning of financial statement data for the purpose of valuing the firm's securities.
FIN 340 Intro To Investments (3 units) Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320. Institutional characteristics of securities markets, security valuation and trading methods, fundamental and technical analysis, selection and management of securities, introduction to the capital asset pricing model, role of options and futures markets, portfolio analysis and mutual funds.
FIN 342 Capital and Money Markets (3 units) Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320. Capital and money markets in the American and international economies; markets for new corporate and government issues; secondary markets; interrelation of financial institutions; factors influencing yields and security prices.
FIN 351 Intro to Real Estate (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Real estate principles, practices and investment decisions. Equity investment, finance, legal aspects, practices, principles, property development, real estate administration in the public sector, real estate market analysis, valuation.
FIN 352 Real Estate Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 351 Financial institutions and real estate credit. Sources and uses of capital (funds) in financing real estate transactions. Money and capital markets and their effect on credit availability. Emphasis on secondary mortgage markets, securitization and derivative securities.
FIN 353 Real Estate Valuation (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 351. A comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and principles of real estate valuation. Emphasis is placed on the use of the three approaches to valuation for the appraisal of both residential and income-producing properties. The role of valuations in real estate investment. Government regulation of appraisers.
FIN 355 Real Estate Invest Analys (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 Alternative analytical techniques in evaluating real estate investments. Tax aspects, measurement of investment returns, application of computer models to investment decisions. Lecture, discussion and case analysis of major investment types - raw land, apartment houses, commercial and industrial uses.
FIN 360 Principles Of Insurance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 Life, casualty and liability insurance, individual and group insurance programs; methods of establishing risks and rates of return.
FIN 370 Intern Business Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Corequisite: Business Admin 301 Financing problems of international business. The international financial environment, taxation of foreign income, international capital and money markets, problems of risk in foreign investments, and financial techniques for the operation of multinational firm.
FIN 371 Export-Import Financing (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Business Admin 301. Institutional arrangements, methods, and techniques used to finance international trade. Government and financial institution services. Risk-return aspects of international sales, insurance needs, the use of letters of credits, international factoring, accounts receivable insurance and other financing techniques. Review of required export-import documentation.
FIN 373 Asia Pac Fin & Sec Mrkts (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Overview of financial markets in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast Asia. Historical perspectives, regulations, more recent liberalizations, and internationalizations, and institutional technical aspects of the stock, bond, and other financial markets.

FIN 310 Personal Financial Manag (3 units)
Prerequisite:

Financial problems of the household in allocating resources and planning expenditures. Housing, insurance, installment buying, medical care, savings and investments. (May not be used to fulfill the concentration requirement in finance

FIN 320 Business Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Accounting 201A . Corequisite: Management Science/Information Systems 361A.

Financing business enterprises; financial planning and control; analysis of alternative sources and uses of combinations of short-, intermediate- and long-term debt, and equity. Cost of capital. Study of capital investment decisions; capital budget analysis and valuation; working capital and capital structure management; relative impact on the international environment of financial decisions.

FIN 331 Wrking Cap Mgmt+Comp Appl (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320.

Analysis of working capital management and policy. Use of available software programs and financial models in computer-aided analysis of working capital management, financial forecasting, financial planning, capital budgeting, leasing problems, investments and other financial issues.

FIN 332 Theory Of Corporate Finan (3 units)
Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320.

Risk and return analysis. An introduction to the capital asset and arbitrage pricing models. Analysis of capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, leasing, mergers and divestitures.

FIN 333 Ethics in Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320 Analysis of ethical dilemmas in financial services, investments, financial markets, and financial management.

Interpretation of fairness, agency theory, fiduciary duties and professionalism. Legal requirements, corporate social responsibility, theory of the firm, and other ethical issues. Application of concepts to current events in business ethics.

FIN 335 Fin Anal for Inv & Lndrs (3 units)
Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320

Interpretation of financial statements from the perspective of both the financial analyst and the creditor. Emphasis on the economic meaning of financial statement data for the purpose of valuing the firm's securities.

FIN 340 Intro To Investments (3 units)
Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320.

Institutional characteristics of securities markets, security valuation and trading methods, fundamental and technical analysis, selection and management of securities, introduction to the capital asset pricing model, role of options and futures markets, portfolio analysis and mutual funds.

FIN 342 Capital and Money Markets (3 units)
Prerequisite: Business Admin 301, Finance 320.

Capital and money markets in the American and international economies; markets for new corporate and government issues; secondary markets; interrelation of financial institutions; factors influencing yields and security prices.

FIN 351 Intro to Real Estate (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320.

Real estate principles, practices and investment decisions. Equity investment, finance, legal aspects, practices, principles, property development, real estate administration in the public sector, real estate market analysis, valuation.

FIN 352 Real Estate Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 351

Financial institutions and real estate credit. Sources and uses of capital (funds) in financing real estate transactions. Money and capital markets and their effect on credit availability. Emphasis on secondary mortgage markets, securitization and derivative securities.

FIN 353 Real Estate Valuation (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 351.

A comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and principles of real estate valuation. Emphasis is placed on the use of the three approaches to valuation for the appraisal of both residential and income-producing properties. The role of valuations in real estate investment. Government regulation of appraisers.

FIN 355 Real Estate Invest Analys (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320

Alternative analytical techniques in evaluating real estate investments. Tax aspects, measurement of investment returns, application of computer models to investment decisions. Lecture, discussion and case analysis of major investment types - raw land, apartment houses, commercial and industrial uses.

FIN 360 Principles Of Insurance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320

Life, casualty and liability insurance, individual and group insurance programs; methods of establishing risks and rates of return.

FIN 370 Intern Business Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320. Corequisite: Business Admin 301

Financing problems of international business. The international financial environment, taxation of foreign income, international capital and money markets, problems of risk in foreign investments, and financial techniques for the operation of multinational firm.

FIN 371 Export-Import Financing (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320. Business Admin 301.

Institutional arrangements, methods, and techniques used to finance international trade. Government and financial institution services. Risk-return aspects of international sales, insurance needs, the use of letters of credits, international factoring, accounts receivable insurance and other financing techniques. Review of required export-import documentation.

FIN 373 Asia Pac Fin & Sec Mrkts (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320.

Overview of financial markets in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast Asia. Historical perspectives, regulations, more recent liberalizations, and internationalizations, and institutional technical aspects of the stock, bond, and other financial markets.

FIN 410 Theory & Practice of Personal Financial Planning (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320. Developing, implementing and monitoring comprehensive personal financial plans. Includes risk management, investments, taxation, retirement and estate planning, as well as professional practices.
FIN 411 Retire And Estate Plan (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 Development of retirement objectives, needs and financial condition. Forecasting retirement income from employer based retirement plans, IRAs, insurance policies, social security, investment programs. Medicare, medical, group life and health benefits after retirement. Property titling, wills and transfers in contemplation of death.
FIN 425 Commer Bank + Fin Ins Man (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 The solution of financial institution problems. Major financial intermediaries and the decision-making problems they face. Regulation and its effect on management operations. Group problems and case studies.
FIN 432 Fin Forecasts & Budgets (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 Forecasting in financial management; construction and interpretation of economic forecasts for the economy, industry and the firm; construction and interpretation of financial plans; evaluation of capital acquisition decisions under certainty and uncertainty.
FIN 433 Problems in Business Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 332. Case studies. Group problems and case studies relating to estimation of funds requirements, long-term financial planning, evaluation of cash flows, financing acquisitions and mergers, capital budgeting and cost of capital. Team-building, leadership and computer-assisted presentation skills.
FIN 442 Adv Investment Analysis (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 340 and Manag Sci/Info Sys 361A Securities markets and company analysis, security valuation models the CAPM and the APT option pricing, and portfolio models. Practical application of investment theory and recent literature will be emphasized.
FIN 444 Options And Futures (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 340. Put and call options, options pricing theory and models. Financial futures pricing, hedging strategies and models. Institutional characteristics of futures trading. Options and futures on stock indices. Options on futures, theoretical relationship between options and futures.
FIN 454 Real Estate Market Analysis (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 351. Factors and influences of urban growth and development. Economic factors and real estate supply and demand. Location theory and urban growth patterns. Public policy as a factor in real estate development, analysis of real estate markets.
FIN 461 Bus Prop Liab Risk Mgmt (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 360. Course covers the duties and functions of a corporate risk manager, the major commercial property liability lines including business income, general ability, commercial auto workers compensation, business owner insurance, and operation of property liability insurers.
FIN 462 Life And Health Insurance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 360. Course covers the analysis of various types of life annuity and health insurance contracts, major employee benefit plans adopted by corporations and the organization and management of life and health insurance companies.
FIN 495 Internship (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 332, a concentration in finance, consent of department internship advise, junior standing, 2.5 GPA and one semester in residence at the university. Also open to international business majors. Planned and supervised work experience. may be repeated for credit up to a total of six units. Credit/No Credit only.
FIN 499 Independent Study (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 320 and consent of the instructor. Open to undergraduate students desiring to pursue directed independent inquiry. May be repeated for credit. Not open to students on academic probation.

FIN 410 Theory & Practice of Personal Financial Planning (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320.

Developing, implementing and monitoring comprehensive personal financial plans. Includes risk management, investments, taxation, retirement and estate planning, as well as professional practices.

FIN 411 Retire And Estate Plan (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320

Development of retirement objectives, needs and financial condition. Forecasting retirement income from employer based retirement plans, IRAs, insurance policies, social security, investment programs. Medicare, medical, group life and health benefits after retirement. Property titling, wills and transfers in contemplation of death.

FIN 425 Commer Bank + Fin Ins Man (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320

The solution of financial institution problems. Major financial intermediaries and the decision-making problems they face. Regulation and its effect on management operations. Group problems and case studies.

FIN 432 Fin Forecasts & Budgets (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320

Forecasting in financial management; construction and interpretation of economic forecasts for the economy, industry and the firm; construction and interpretation of financial plans; evaluation of capital acquisition decisions under certainty and uncertainty.

FIN 433 Problems in Business Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 332.

Case studies. Group problems and case studies relating to estimation of funds requirements, long-term financial planning, evaluation of cash flows, financing acquisitions and mergers, capital budgeting and cost of capital. Team-building, leadership and computer-assisted presentation skills.

FIN 442 Adv Investment Analysis (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 340 and Manag Sci/Info Sys 361A

Securities markets and company analysis, security valuation models the CAPM and the APT option pricing, and portfolio models. Practical application of investment theory and recent literature will be emphasized.

FIN 444 Options And Futures (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 340.

Put and call options, options pricing theory and models. Financial futures pricing, hedging strategies and models. Institutional characteristics of futures trading. Options and futures on stock indices. Options on futures, theoretical relationship between options and futures.

FIN 454 Real Estate Market Analysis (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 351.

Factors and influences of urban growth and development. Economic factors and real estate supply and demand. Location theory and urban growth patterns. Public policy as a factor in real estate development, analysis of real estate markets.

FIN 461 Bus Prop Liab Risk Mgmt (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 360.

Course covers the duties and functions of a corporate risk manager, the major commercial property liability lines including business income, general ability, commercial auto workers compensation, business owner insurance, and operation of property liability insurers.

FIN 462 Life And Health Insurance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 360.

Course covers the analysis of various types of life annuity and health insurance contracts, major employee benefit plans adopted by corporations and the organization and management of life and health insurance companies.

FIN 495 Internship (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 332, a concentration in finance, consent of department internship advise, junior standing, 2.5 GPA and one semester in residence at the university. Also open to international business majors.

Planned and supervised work experience. may be repeated for credit up to a total of six units. Credit/No Credit only.

FIN 499 Independent Study (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 320 and consent of the instructor.

Open to undergraduate students desiring to pursue directed independent inquiry. May be repeated for credit. Not open to students on academic probation.

FIN 517 Managerial Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Accounting 510 and classified CBE status. The methodology of financial management. The primary tools for financial analysis, long-term investment decisions, valuation and working capital management.
FIN 523 Sem Corporate Finan Man (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status. The analysis of the financial decision-making process through case studies and seminar presentations. Current financial theory and models. International applications.
FIN 533 Sem Financial Administrat (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 523 and classified CBE status. Optimal financing and asset administrations advanced techniques of capital budgeting; application of analytical methods to the administration of the finance function of the business firm.
FIN 540 Seminar in Financial Markets (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status. Structure and operation of major financial institutions; portfolio composition, price-cost, problems, and market behavior, analysis of financial intermediation an interrelation of financial institutions and markets.
FIN 541 Seminar in Investment Management (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status. Problem of investment and portfolio management; concepts of risk evaluation and investment criteria; analysis of interest rate movements; investment valuation and timing; regulation and administrative problems of the industry.
FIN 543 Entrepreneurial Finance (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517, Accounting 510 and Accounting 511. This course deals with financing a new/small firm including forecasting the firm's investment needs, raising short-term funding and banking relationships, managing working capital, making fixed assert investment and managing risk.
FIN 551 Sem Real Estate Investmen (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status. Problems of real estate investment; concepts of evaluation and investment criteria; analysis of real property values; real estate development and financing. Case studies.
FIN 570 Seminar in International Financial Management (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status. The financial problems of the multinational firm. International financing instruments, capital investment decisions, and constraints on the profitability of multinational business.
FIN 597 Project (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status, consent of instructor and approval by Department Chair. Directed independent inquiry. Not open to students on academic probation.
FIN 599 Independent Grad Research (3 units) Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status, consent of instructor and approval by Department Chair and Associate Dean. May be repeated for credit. Not open to students on academic probation.

FIN 517 Managerial Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Accounting 510 and classified CBE status.

The methodology of financial management. The primary tools for financial analysis, long-term investment decisions, valuation and working capital management.

FIN 523 Sem Corporate Finan Man (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status.

The analysis of the financial decision-making process through case studies and seminar presentations. Current financial theory and models. International applications.

FIN 533 Sem Financial Administrat (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 523 and classified CBE status.

Optimal financing and asset administrations advanced techniques of capital budgeting; application of analytical methods to the administration of the finance function of the business firm.

FIN 540 Seminar in Financial Markets (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status.

Structure and operation of major financial institutions; portfolio composition, price-cost, problems, and market behavior, analysis of financial intermediation an interrelation of financial institutions and markets.

FIN 541 Seminar in Investment Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status.

Problem of investment and portfolio management; concepts of risk evaluation and investment criteria; analysis of interest rate movements; investment valuation and timing; regulation and administrative problems of the industry.

FIN 543 Entrepreneurial Finance (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517, Accounting 510 and Accounting 511.

This course deals with financing a new/small firm including forecasting the firm's investment needs, raising short-term funding and banking relationships, managing working capital, making fixed assert investment and managing risk.

FIN 551 Sem Real Estate Investmen (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status.

Problems of real estate investment; concepts of evaluation and investment criteria; analysis of real property values; real estate development and financing. Case studies.

FIN 570 Seminar in International Financial Management (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status.

The financial problems of the multinational firm. International financing instruments, capital investment decisions, and constraints on the profitability of multinational business.

FIN 597 Project (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status, consent of instructor and approval by Department Chair.

Directed independent inquiry. Not open to students on academic probation.

FIN 599 Independent Grad Research (3 units)
Prerequisite: Finance 517 or equivalent and classified CBE status, consent of instructor and approval by Department Chair and Associate Dean. May be repeated for credit. Not open to students on academic probation.