This course enables professionals to apply financial management theory in real business situations ultimately aimed at actionable decision making. Topics include cash flow optimization, profit maximization, forecasting & budgeting, financial analysis, financing through debt or equity, valuation, and analyzing risk and return.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.

This course focuses on building data analysis skills using advanced MS Excel functions including Pivot Tables and interactive dashboards. Students also learn to effectively communicate data-derived insights through the application of data visualization techniques, and to help drive actions for improved business performance through the practice of data storytelling.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

Personal management of budgets, bank accounts, loans, credit buying, insurance, real estate, security buying, and investments, providing students with effective management guidelines to manage their own personal financial affairs.

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

This course provides essential insights into the principles and practices of managing finances within various organizations. Participants will learn fundamental concepts such as financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and investment decision-making. Emphasizing the importance of effective financial strategies, the curriculum covers key topics including time value of money, risk assessment, and capital management.

Prerequisite: ACCT-225

Terms Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.

Nature and functions of money and its relation to prices; the monetary system of the United States; and functions of banks, bank credit, foreign exchange, and monetary control.

Prerequisite: FINC-330 or FINC-335

Terms Typically Offered: On Demand.

This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the financial principles and techniques related to financial management within a business enterprise. The course will introduce tools for financial decision making, policy making, and analysis. Areas studied will include financial statement analysis, asset valuation methods, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and capital asset pricing model.

Prerequisite: ACCT-225

Terms Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.

This course is designed to provide an overview of security valuation and trading methods; technical and fundamental analysis; portfolio theory, analysis, and allocation; and real estate principles and investment decisions.

Prerequisite: FINC-335 or FINC-330

Terms Typically Offered: Fall.

Integrates various aspects of the financial control system of the international firm utilizing case study analysis. Attention will be given to the application of complex problem solving and model building in dealing with financial and economic forecasting for the firm and the global economy.

Prerequisite: FINC-330 or FINC-335

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

The theory and practice of new venture development. Studies business opportunities from the point of view of the entrepreneur/manager rather than passive investor. Topics include strategic management, venture capital, and writing business plans.

Prerequisite: FINC-335 and MRKT-360

Terms Typically Offered: Spring.

Mutual investigation of one topic in finance of particular relevance to upper division majors. May be repeated for credit provided topics are dissimilar.

Terms Typically Offered: On Demand.