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FINANCE
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FIN 231: Personal Financial Planning 3 cr.
A practical course designed to help individuals arrange their personal
financial affairs in ways most beneficial to them. Topics covered
include budgeting and planning, management of financial and non
financial assets and obligations, taxes, insurance, retirement
and estate planning. Three hours of seminar.
FIN 301: Managerial Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, ECON 202, ISDS 265, and ACCT 205 or equivalent.
An introduction to the theory and practice of managing organizational
resources. Emphasis placed on making and evaluating investment
and financial decisions. Topical coverage includes time value of
money, risk/return relationships, capital budgeting, capital structure,
financial statement analysis, security valuation and the implications
of global financial markets. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 320: Risk and Insurance 3 cr.
Designed for understanding the importance of risk in personal and
business affairs, the different methods of meeting risks; meeting
insurable risks through insurance, and risk and public policy.
Three hours of lecture.
FIN 322: Property and Liability Insurance 3 cr.
Study of the hazards underlying, the principles involved in, and
the protection provided by property and liability insurances, including
multiple line and all risk insurance, and corporate suretyship.
Three hours of lecture.
FIN 326: Principles of Life and Health Insurance 3 cr.
A comprehensive study of the nature, use, mathematics, organization,
and regulation of life and health insurance. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 331: Introduction to Investments 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 231 or consent of department or FIN 301. Mechanics
of making an investment; analytical and valuation techniques for
security selection with emphasis especially on common stock; survey
of investment literature and terms. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 340: Principles of Real Estate 3 cr.
Presents important investment, financing, and tax concepts for
property owners and investors. Before and after tax advantages
and legal aspects of real estate ownership, closing costs and alternative
financing are considered. Meets in part the educational requirement
for the Louisiana Real Estate Sales Examination. Includes computer
applications for investment analysis. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 400: Investment 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. The study of Modern Portfolio Theory, Capital
Market Theory, and Security Valuation. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 410: Advanced Business Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. Studies of current research and theoretical
analysis relating to capital structure, cost of capital, capital
budgeting, long term financing, dividend policy, financial analysis,
and mergers and acquisitions. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 420: Bank Administration 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 310. The organization, operation, and management
of commercial banks with special emphasis on credit granting. Three
hours of lecture.
FIN 440: International Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. An introduction to the environment of international
financial management, foreign exchange risk management, multinational
working capital management, foreign investment analysis, financing
foreign operations, and international banking. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 442: Real Estate Appraisal 3 cr.
Valuation of real property, particularly single family residential
analysis. Allows the student to begin work for a professional appraisal
designation. An appraisal report is required. Computer software
applications for residential appraisal are utilized. Three hours
of lecture.
FIN 450: Real Estate Investment and Taxation 3 cr.
Detailed attention to various after tax measure of return for different
types of real estate investments. Use of computer valuation/investment
analysis program for evaluating the effects of financing, leverage
and income upon return and value. Includes valuation analysis of
income properties. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 475: Internship in Finance 3 6 cr.
Finance-related employment with a qualified employer. The course
is open only to business students who have successfully completed
60 credit hours and have either a 2.5 cumulative GPA or a 2.75
for the last 24 credit hours; it requires written reports detailing
the objectives, progress, and completion of the internship. Three
to six hours of credit on a pass/no credit basis. Only three hours
may be applied to the major. Three hours of laboratory per credit
hour.
FIN 490: Seminar in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of the department. May
be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics
will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.
FIN 495: Independent Studies in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit
for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and
reports under the guidance of a member of the financial faculty.
Three hours of lecture.
FIN 642: Real Estate Appraisal 3 cr.
Valuation of real property, particularly single family residential
analysis. Allows the student to begin work for a professional appraisal
designation. An appraisal report is required. Computer software
applications for residential appraisal are utilized. Three hours
of lecture.
FIN 650: Real Estate Investment and Taxation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 340 or consent of the department. Detailed attention
to various after tax measures of return for different types of
real estate investments. Use of computer valuation/investment analysis
program for evaluating the effects of financing, leverage and income
upon return and value. Includes valuation analysis of income properties.
Three hours of lecture.
FIN 701: Financial Management 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. The study and application of advanced financial
techniques for managerial decision making. Three hours of lecture.
FIN 710: Contemporary Investments 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. An advanced course examining investment
strategies and technology. Emphasis is placed on the practical
application of recent academic research to the dynamic global investment
environment.
FIN 790: Special Topics in Finance 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours.
Special topics are selected from the finance area including public
finance, computer applications in finance, etc. Topics vary from
semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.
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