Finance Course Descriptions

2633 INVESTMENTS FOR NON MAJORS.

This course is for non business students who have a general interest in investing in financial securities.

It introduces the basic language, concepts, and applications of investing in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.

We examine investment terminology, investment goals, stock and bond markets, historic returns, risk, selecting a broker, and choosing the right mutual fund. (Previously listed as Personal Finance)

2733 PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE.

Introduces the history of organized real estate and Oklahoma license laws including rules, regulations, and professional standards. This course meets the minimum requirements necessary to qualify the student for licensure examination for an associate license in real estate. (Previously listed as FIN 3123)

3113 BUSINESS FINANCE.

In this course considers the basic financial decisions within a business.

Topics include setting financial goals, measuring risk and return, time value of money, fundamentals of capital structure, fundamentals of dividend policy, sourcing funds, fundamentals of capital budgeting, fundamentals of stock and bonds and their valuation. (Prerequisites:ACCT2103, ECON 2113, BUS 2633) (Previously listed as FIN 3813)

3253 REAL ESTATE FINANCE.

An in depth analysis of financial concepts needed to make decisions to borrow, lend, or invest in real property.

3433 SECURITIES INVESTMENT.

We consider investment theories and their applications in financial securities like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate investment trusts, and venture capital funds. We also consider risk and the basics of modern portfolio theory.(Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with a grade of C or better) (Previously listed as Investment and Portfolio Theory)

3513 WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT.

This course considers how businesses can and should manage their short term assets and liabilities. Topics include financial forecasting, controlling cash, managing accounts receivable and inventory, short term lease evaluation, using the bank relationship, and sources of short term funds. (Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with a grade of C or better for finance majors)

3523 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CAPITAL MARKETS.

This course Investigates the nature and characteristics of institutions, financial instruments, and markets that have evolved in the course of the domestic and global allocation of money capital. Topics include the importance of financial markets such as stock, bond, mortgage, futures, options, and money markets.

Additionally, the role and functioning of the Fed and major depository and non depository financial institutions are covered.

The role of markets and government regulation in directing and efficient use of money capital and the use of derivative securities to reduce risks is emphasized. (Prerequisite:FIN 3113 with grade of C or better) (Previously listed as was FIN 3933)

3613 CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

This course considers how businesses can and should decide on proposed investments in long term capital assets. Topics include cash flow estimation, measuring cost of capital, capital investment analysis, long term lease analysis, capital rationing, and risk analysis. (Prerequisite:FIN 3113 with grade of C or better for finance majors)

4223 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND CONTROL.

This course examines the processes and methods of financial analysis and control.

The course emphasizes the objectives of different users of financial statements and describes analytical tools and techniques to meet those objectives. Analytical methods range from the computation of ratio and cash flow measures to forecasting earnings for equity valuation.

Topics include cash flow analysis, profitability analysis, short term and long term forecasting analysis, credit analysis, and equity analysis and valuation.

(Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with grade of C or better and ACCT 2203)

4443# INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

This course focuses on the financial aspects of managing multinational firms.

Topics include foreign trade flows, foreign capital flows, determinates of currency exchange rates, forecasting currency exchange rates, arbitrage, the use of derivative to manage exchange rate risk, and raising and investing long term funds internationally.

(Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with grade of C or better for finance majors) (Previously listed as International Trade and Finance)

4523 BANK ADMINISTRATION.

This course investigates the daily operations, problems, and issues that confront bank managers. Case studies and computer simulation games are used to simulate the actual banking environment (Prerequisite: FIN 3523 with grade of C or better)

4633 RISK MANAGEMENT.

This course analyzes how businesses should manage risk.

The course addresses how firms can use self insurance and commercial insurance to insure against property, liability, and personnel risk. (Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with grade of C or better)

4813 FINANCIAL POLICY AND STRATEGY.

This is the capstone course in finance.

As such, the course integrates and synthesizes financial theories and applications considered elsewhere.

The course focuses on the executive level where managers make policy and strategic decisions that have lasting effects on the business.

The course relies on spreadsheet analysis, internet based simulations and case studies. (Prerequisite: FIN 3433, FIN 3513, FIN 3613, FIN 4223 and Senior Standing) (Previously listed as Advanced Business Finance)

4950 INTERNSHIP.

This course allows credit for approval internships under School of Business guidelines.

4970 SPECIAL STUDIES.

This course permits individual finance students to work with a finance professor on an approved topic in finance. (Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with grade of C or better and permission of department chair and the instructor)

4980 SEMINAR.

A small group study of a topic announced in the Schedule of Classes.

(Prerequisite: FIN 3113 with grade C or better and permission of the instructor)

5213 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

This course covers the practice and theory of managers making financial decisions for the firm.

The basis for all decisions builds from the premise of maximizing shareholder wealth.

Topics include risk and return tradeoffs, valuing stock and bonds, evaluating choices among sources of capital and capital structure, evaluating divident policy, evaluating the selecting expansion projects, using derivative securities to managing risk, firm valuation, and short term cash management. (Prerequisite: FIN 3113 and BUS 2633)

# Liberal Arts and Sciences Course