Finance (FIN)

FIN 300 Introduction to Finance (3 Units)

Prerequisites: MATH 145 and [ECON 200 or ECON 244]. Studies the sources and uses of funds for business. Students cannot get credit for this class and FIN 301. (For non-College of Business students). (Formerly 6400:300)

FIN 301 Principles of Finance (3 Units)

Prerequisites: [ECON 200 or ECON 244], [MATH 145 with a grade of C- or better or higher math], ACCT 201, and completion of one of the following: ACCT 250, admittance to the College of Engineering with 48 credit hours completed, or admittance to the Actuarial Sciences program with 48 credit hours completed. An overview of the financial system and the major decision areas of the financial manager such as capital budgeting, financing, and working capital management. (Formerly 6400:301)

FIN 302 Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 301 with a grade of C or better. This second course in corporate finance builds upon FIN 301 to provide students with an analytic foundation for careers in business. (Formerly 6400:302)

FIN 338 Financial Markets & Institutions (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 301 with a grade of C- or better. Studies the flows of funds. Analyzes major financial intermediaries. Money and capital markets reviewed with emphasis on interest rates and their impact upon administration of specific financial intermediaries. (Formerly 6400:338)

FIN 341 Contemporary Investments (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 301. Fundamentals of investing for the individual investor. Students cannot get credit for this class and FIN 343. (For non-College of Business Administration students.) (Formerly 6400:341)

FIN 343 Investments (3 Units)

Prerequisites: [FIN 300 or FIN 301 with a grade of C- or better] and [STAT 262, STAT 461, or MGMT 304]. Range of security investment media explored, alternative investment programs considered and role of securities markets through which goals can be achieved studied. (Formerly 6400:343)

FIN 390 Real Estate Principles: Value Approach (3 Units)

A study of real estate: the profession, the process, and the product. Emphasis is on real estate as a product and the valuation process. The measurement of value requires tool abilities in accounting, statistics and finance. (Formerly 6400:390)

FIN 402 Income Property Appraisal (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 301 or permission of instructor. Advanced course in real property appraisal and valuation. Techniques and concepts will be covered along with the theory underlying such techniques. (Formerly 6400:402)

FIN 403 Real Estate Finance (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 301. Advanced course in real estate covering financing of and investment in real property. Included are investment techniques, methods, institutions, instruments, valuation, appraisal and policy issues. (Formerly 6400:403)

FIN 436 Commercial Bank Management (3 Units)

Prerequisites: ACCT 250, [FIN 300 or FIN 301], and FIN 338. Study of administrative policy determination and decision making within the commercial bank. Analysis of policy making in areas of liquidity, loan and security investment and sources of funds. (Formerly 6400:436)

FIN 437 International Business Finance (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 300 or FIN 301 with a grade of C- or better. Theory and practice of financial wealth maximization in the international business enterprise. (Formerly 6400:437)

FIN 438 International Banking (3 Units)

Prerequisite: ECON 461 or FIN 437. Examination of recent trends in the expansion of international banking activities and associated revenue maximizing strategies. (Formerly 6400:438)

FIN 448 Advanced Portfolio Management (3 Units)

Prerequisites: FIN 343 and [ECON 325 or MGMT 305]. Advanced Portfolio Management is a semester long case course. The case is the management of the UA Student-Managed Investment Fund. This course's primary activity will be the active management of the Fund. Current and selected topics relating to investments and financial markets will be discussed as needed in the rapidly changing world economy. The course will give the student practical experience in portfolio construction, management and evaluation by managing real money on a real time basis. (Formerly 6400:448)

FIN 473 Financial Statement Analysis (3 Units)

Prerequisites: [FIN 301 with a grade of C- or better and ACCT 321], or FIN 302. Analysis and interpretation of the financial position and performance of the business firm from the perspective of the credit and financial analyst. Emphasizes mechanics and art of financial analysis. (Formerly 6400:473)

FIN 485 Financial Strategy (3 Units)

Prerequisite: FIN 302 with grade of C or better. Pre/Corequisite: FIN 473. Case study based course with applications of financial management theories and tools to make decisions in capital budgeting, capital structure, and working capital management. (Formerly 6400:485)

FIN 489 Advanced Financial Analytics (3 Units)

Prerequisites: [FIN 302 with a grade of C or better], FIN 338, FIN 343 and [MGMT 305 or ECON 325]. Capstone course with analysis of financial models using advanced spreadsheet techniques. Models from personal finance, corporate finance and investments are incorporated, with applications in financial planning, forecasting, portfolio theory and security valuation, option valuation, capital investment and cost of capital. (Formerly 6400:489)

FIN 490 Selected Topics in Finance (1-3 Units)

Prerequisites: ACCT 250 and FIN 301. Provides opportunity for study of special topics not covered in current finance courses. (Formerly 6400:490)

FIN 492 Internship in Financial Management (3 Units)

Prerequisite: Permission of designated faculty member. On the job experience with public or private sector organizations in the financial services field. Individual assignments are approved and supervised by the designated member of the faculty in the student's major field. Periodic reports and term papers required. (Formerly 6400:492)

FIN 495 Research Project in Finance (1-3 Units)

Prerequisites: FIN 302, FIN 338, and FIN 343. Pre/Corequisite: FPL 411 or RMI 414 or RMI 415 or FPL 417 or RMI 418 or FPL 432 or FIN 436 or FIN 437 or FIN 438 or FIN 448 or RMI 461 or FIN 473 or FIN 485 or FIN 489. Taken concurrently with or following a 400-level field Finance course. Involves independent out-of-class work on a project designed in consultation with the designated 400-level course instructor. (Formerly 6400:495)

FIN 499 Independent Study: Finance (1-3 Units)

Prerequisite: Permission of department head. Provides means for individualized in-depth study of finance problem or problems from which student can derive significant benefit. (Formerly 6400:499)