USF 1996-97 Undergraduate Catalog - Pages 97 - 98 | Course Descriptions |
The Finance major provides a broad-gauged analytical program for students anticipating a career in management of both large and small organizations. Finance provides a good background for students seeking a general career in business. Finance majors may elect to follow tracks which prepare them for entry and advanced careers in: the financial management of corporations, the management of financial institutions, investments, and financial services, insurance, and real estate. In addition, the program in Finance is designed to provide the skills required by students earning degrees in other business disciplines and by students who seek professional degrees in areas such as law and public administration.
The Finance program offers applied and theoretical courses to enable the graduate to identify and solve problems in the acquisition and allocation of funds by organizations in both the private and public sectors in both domestic and international settings. Finance relies on an interdisciplinary approach which draws on economic theory, accounting, information systems, and the quantitative decision frameworks of statistics and mathematics.
The major is designed to insure that graduates will be familiar with the tools of financial decision-making, and that they will possess the skills to stay abreast of the developments in the field. Finance graduates will understand the functions and operations of financial markets, will be facile with computer applications in finance, and will know how to access and utilize financial information. Course content is designed to provide majors with an appreciation of cooperative work skills and to enhance their veral and written communicaion skills.
Within the 120 semester hour program as listed in the General Requirements section, students must complete a minimum of 18 hours and a maximum of 24 hours of upper-level finance courses beyond FIN 3403.
Required Finance Courses:
Additional upper level Finance electives (9-15)
Total (18-24)
Finance electives may be selected from among those 3000 and 4000 level classes which have FIN, REE, and RMI prefixes. At least two electives must have an FIN prefix. The following Finance tracks are recommended for students with specific interest in the following career areas:
Corporate Financial Mangement
Management of Financial Institutions
Investments
Students majoring in Business Administration may minor in Finance. The requirements are:
Another upper level Finance Elective with an FIN, REE, or RMI prefix (3)
TOTAL Finance Hours (12)
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FIN 2104 PERSONAL FINANCE (3)
Survey of the problems and techniques of personal financial planning. Includes consumer credit, insurance, home ownership, and personal investing, with attention given to current economic and legal constraints. Not available for credit to upper level students who have been admitted to the College of Business. May not be counted toward major requirements in FIN or GBA.
FIN 2107 INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENTS (3)
Emphasizes the operations of the security markets in the U.S. and the risks and returns of alternative investment media. Designed for non-business administration students. Not available for credit to upper level students who have been admitted to the College of Business. May not be counted toward major requirements in FIN or GBA.
FIN 2935 SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE (1-6)
PR: CI. Topics to be selected by department chairs. May be repeated if topics vary. Not available for credit to upper level students who have been admitted to the College of Business Administration. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours.
FIN 3233 MONEY AND BANKING (3)
PR: ECO 2013. Examines the structure and operations of our monetary system, commercial banking, central banking, money, and capital markets, and provides an introduction to monetary theory and policy.
FIN 3403 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (3)
PR: ACG 2071 or CI and ECO 2023. Study of the processes, decisions structures, and institutional arrangements concerned with the use and acquisition of funds by a firm. Includes the management of the asset and liability structure of the firm under certain and risky situations. The financial decision process will include and recognize the international as well as domestic aspects of financial management.
FIN 3604 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3)
PR: ECO 2013 or CI. Study of factors affecting international business, assessment of risks, international managerial finance; institutions and instruments of international business finance.
FIN 4245 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND MONETARY POLICY (3)
PR: FIN 3233 or CI. An analysis of the Federal Reserve System, with special emphasis on monetary theory and the formulation and administration of monetary policy.
FIN 4303 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS (3)
PR: FIN 3403. A study of financial institutions and their roles in helping to allocate savings in the economy. Also includes a description and analysis of securities issued and traded in money and capital markets.
FIN 4324 BANK MANAGEMENT (3)
PR: FIN 3403 and FIN 3233. Application of traditional finance concepts to the management of commercial banks with emphasis on decision making and problem solving techniques to major problem areas in banking.
FIN 4412 WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (3)
PR: FIN 3403. This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of short-term financial management. Topics to be covered include cash management, credit and collection policy, inventory decisions, and sources of short-term financing.
FIN 4414 ADVANCED CORPORATION FINANCE (3)
PR: FIN 4504. An examination of the financial policies of corporations, with special reference to dividend policy, financial structure, capital expenditures, acquisitions, mergers, and reorganization.
FIN 4443 FINANCIAL POLICIES AND STRATEGIES (3)
PR: FIN 4414. A senior seminar for majors in Finance. Primarily a case course examining financial policies and the application of financial analysis to alternative strategies.
FIN 4504 PRINCIPLES OF INVESTMENTS (3)
PR: ECO 2013 and FIN 3403. Survey of the risks and returns of investment media in relation to the investment objectives of individual and institutional investors. Includes an examination of the capital markets, information flows, and analytical techniques in terms of their impact upon the valuation process.
FIN 4514 ADVANCED INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT (3)
PR: FIN 4504. A comprehensive survey of security analysis and portfolio management. The course will utilize a quantitative approach to investment selection and management.
FIN 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)
PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the students' needs and interests. May be repeated up to six credit hours. (S/U only.)
FIN 4915 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1-3)
PR: CI. Individual study contract with instructor and department chairperson. The research project will be mutually determined by the student and instructor. May be repeated up to six hours.
FIN 4934 SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE (1-3)
PR: CI. Topics to be selected by instructor and department chairperson on pertinent Finance issues.
REE 3043 REAL ESTATE DECISION MAKING (3)
PR: FIN 3403. Acquaints students with the range of knowledge required to engage in real estate decision making in the United States. Integrates the institutional framework with which decisions are made, the elements of financial analysis, deal structuring, and marketing, and the pricing, financing and allocation of real property in the real estate markets.
REE 3703 REAL ESTATE LOCATION THEORY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (3)
PR: ECO 2023. The spatial determinants of real property demand and supply. Theoretical bases for market feasibility, risk analysis, real estate market forecasting.
REE 4103 REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL (3)
PR: REE 3043. Comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and principles of real estate appraisal. Emphasis placed on the use of valuation tools for the appraisal of real estate with emphasis on residential property.
REE 4143 INCOME PROPERTY VALUATION (3)
PR: REE 3043 and FIN 3403. Application of general appraisal methodologies and financial analysis to the valuation of income producing properties. Focus is on the income approach to valuation.
REE 4204 REAL ESTATE FINANCE (3)
PR: REE 3043. A comprehensive analysis of the institutional and legal framework of real estate financing together with an introduction to the financing techniques which are traditionally utilized to finance real estate. Includes methods of raising debt and equity funds. Analysis of real property for financing purposes is stressed in a decision-making context and how that decision affects the real estate investment.
REE 4303 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS (3)
PR: FIN 4504. A comprehensive study of the determinants of the market and financial feasibility of the real estate investment decision. The development of market and site analyses, theories of urban development patterns, and the role of taxation will be studied along with the application of analytical techniques for decision making.
REE 4313 REAL ESTATE FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS (3)
PR: REE 3703, REE 4143, and QMB 3200. A comprehensive and in-depth study of the determinants of the market and financial feasibility of the real estate investment decision.
RMI 3011 PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE (3)
Analysis of insurable risks of both business and individuals. An examination of the characteristics of those areas of risk and uncertainty where the mechanisms of insurance are effective alternatives. The concept, contracts, and institutions involved in insurance are examined in relationship to the socio-economic environment.
RMI 4115 LIFE, HEALTH, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (3)
PR: QMB 3200, RMI 3011. The course will analyze the use of life, health, and disability insurance contracts as a method of dealing with the risks of death, sickness, and disability. It will include an analysis of cost determination of the various types of coverage.
RMI 4210 PROPERTY INSURANCE (3)
PR: RMI 3011. Course dealing with recognition of personal and business property risks, and coverages which may be used in dealing with these risks. Considers the underwriting, marketing, and social problems associated with these coverages. Topics include commercial and residential fire insurance, inland marine and transportation coverages, and multiperil contracts. Not limited to Finance majors.
RMI 4220 CASUALTY INSURANCE (3)
PR: RMI 3011. Course dealing with recognition of personal and business casualty risks and coverages which may be used in dealing with these risks. Considers the underwriting, marketing, and social problems associated with these coverages. Topics include workmen's compensation, public liability, auto liability, suretyship and crime insurances. Not limited to Finance majors.
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