Finance Courses
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FINC851 Corporate Financial Analysis
Examines major policy-making areas in corporate finance and the impact of alternative policies on the value of the firm. Emphasis is placed on strengthening financial decision-making skills. Advanced topics include capital investment policy, financing and capital structure policies, dividend policy, and corporate control. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC851 (Stocker); Fall2012-FINC851 (Detwiler)
FINC852 Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
Examines the role and functioning of securities markets, valuation techniques, and the theory and practice of portfolio management. Topics include portfolio construction and evaluation metrics, relative valuation techniques and an introduction to derivative security pricing. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC852 (Lou); Fall2012-FINC852 (Jakotowicz)
FINC853 International Financial Management
Examines the financial management of multinational firms and the interrelationships between financial planning and the international economic environment. Topics include direct investment theory, capital budgeting, financing trade and investments, risk management and working capital management. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC853 (Stocker); Fall2012-FINC853 (Stocker)
FINC854 Special Topics in Finance-World’s Wealthiest Shareholders
Examines selected topics of current interest in various areas of finance, including corporate financial management, investment analysis and portfolio management, or financial institutions and markets. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Winter2013-FINC854 (Varma)
FINC855 Financial Institutions & Markets
Examines the nature, purpose, and management of financial institutions and markets. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring 2013-FINC855 (Danby); Fall2012-FINC855 (Infanti)
FINC856 Financial Engineering & Risk Management
Introduces the pricing, trading and use of derivative securities (forwards, futures, swaps and options contracts), emphasizing the management of risk arising from the volatility of exchange rates, interest rates and commodity and equity prices. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC856 (Coughnour); Fall 2012-FINC856 (Jakotowicz)
FINC857 Private Equity & Venture Finance
Understanding of economic role of private equity and venture capital, the structure of the industry, and the forces that shape its development. Develop analytical deal-structuring techniques, interact with private equity professionals, and learn about unique risks of private equity investing. PREREQS: ACCT800 and FINC850
FINC858 Corporate Governance
Introduces issues pertaining to corporate governance and oversight, and examines topics of current interest concerning the relationships between corporate boards, company management, and shareholders. PREREQ: FINC850
FINC859 Seminar in Finance
Emphasis is on financial research and the application of alternative research methods to a project or current interest. Involves individual inquiry, written communication of results, and presentation of findings by each student. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Winter2013-FINC859 (Schweitzer)
FINC861 Financial Modeling & Valuation
Financial modeling techniques to value IPOs, mergers, private equity transactions, and leveraged buyouts. Explore the economic principles supporting these techniques and apply them to various transaction types using real financial data. Focus is on bridging the gap between theory and practice. PREREQ: FINC850
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC861 (Fagan)
FINC867 Empirical Financial Analysis
Introduces statistical techniques applied to financial data, which include cross sectional, time series and panel data from various sources. The course focuses on techniques for estimating regression models and students will learn the basics of the econometric theories, study problems commonly encountered in practice, and interpret the estimation results. PREREQ: MATH221 or 241 and MATH 201 or 202
FINC870 Theory of Financial Decision Making
Discuss the branch of microeconomics called financial economics which has been developed for M.S. students in finance and is also appropriate for Master and Ph.D. students in Economics. Form the necessary building blocks for all of the traditional topics in finance including corporate finance, investments, financial markets and institutions and derivatives.
FINC871 Workshop in Finance: Seminar
Introduces core theoretical topics, empirical methods, and data that are domain of financial economics, mostly by studying journal articles. Focus on research regarding market efficiency, asset pricing, and corporate finance. Topics include financial intermediation, market microstructure, corporate governance, international finance. PREREQ: FINC870 or ECON801 and ECON803 or equivalent
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC871 (Laux)
FINC872 Workshop in Finance: Empirical Research
Employ empirical methods to test various hypotheses and financial relationships. Expect to test hypotheses regarding random walks and market efficiency, asset pricing, capital structure, corporate governance, accounting information and returns, and transaction costs. Use SAS to analyze data provided by Compustat, CRSP, NYSE-TAQ and other sources. PREREQ: FINC870 or ECON801 and ECON803 or equivalent
Syllabi available: Spring2013-FINC872 (Lou)