Finance Course Descriptions
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Lower Division
220. Legal Aspects of Business Transactions (3)
Introduction to law and the American legal system in today's business world. Special emphasis is given to contracts, sales, and commercial paper. An example of the role and function of the judiciary, elements of civil and criminal lawsuits, and other emerging areas of the law, including alternative dispute resolution.
Upper Division
300. Business Finance (3)
Prerequisite: IS 310 can be taken concurrently. An introductory course for all business majors, integrating computer applications and management information systems to the following areas of finance: (1) Time Value of Money, Risk, Valuation, Cost of Capital, Capital Structure; (2) Capital Budgeting; (3) Long-Term Financing Decisions; (4) Working Capital Policy and Management; (5) Financial Analysis and Planning; (6) Special topics including; Mergers, Bankruptcy, and International Finance.
309I. Consumer Survival in the Legal and Economic Environment (3)
Prerequisites: Completion of the 13-Unit GE foundation requirements; an Explorations course from Category D2B, and upper division standing. Combines a critical introduction to the economic and ethical components of consumer issues with and analysis of relevant substantive aspects of consumer law. Incorporates an integrated coverage of the economic, legal and regulatory environments in which the consumer must survive in avoiding and resolving disputes regarding fraudulent transactions, financial matters, personal and real property contracts, credit investment issues, and family relationships. Same course as ECON 309I and FCS 309I. Team taught. (Lecture activity 3 hours.)
310. Personal Finance (3)
Financial analysis planning and management for the individual. Topics include owning and financing a home, minimizing taxes, investing goals and strategies, budgeting to match income and expenses, developing a savings plan, controlling expenses and credit usage, determining life, health, home and auto insurance needs, planning retirement.
330. Insurance Principles (3)
Principles of risk bearing and insurance; life and property liability insurance needs of the individual. Types of carriers and insurance markets; organization and functions of carriers; industry regulation.
340. Real Estate Principles (3)
Overview of real estate markets, institutions and activities from the perspective of the decision makers involved in real estate development, financing and equity investment. The fundamental physical, legal, regulatory, economic, mathematical and taxation considerations influencing real estate decision and values are investigated. The real estate decision support areas of brokerage, property management, appraisal and counseling are examined.
350. Investment Principles (3)
Prerequisites: FIN 300. Investment markets and transactions; sources of investment information and advice; return vs. Risk; margin trading and short selling; investment planning; investing in equities and fixed income securities; speculative tax-sheltered investments; gold and other tangibles; portfolio management. Demonstrations and use of microcomputer technology in the above areas, including accessing various databases available to the investor.
360. Capital Markets (3)
Prerequisite: FIN 300. Capital formation, rates, markets and institutions. Flow of fund analysis, intermediation, interest rate structures, risks and liquidity. Management of financial institutions.
400. Financial Management (3)
Prerequisites: FIN 300 and ACCT 310 or 320. An intermediate level course in financial management integrating computer applications and management information systems into the area of financial functions and decisions. The course is primarily a case study and requires use of the computer and appropriate software. The main areas of concentration are: cash budgeting, capital budgeting, business combinations and mergers, cost of capital, and international finance.