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FINANCE
FIN 210 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
Credits: 3 (3,1,0) Prerequisites: BUS 101, ACC 111
The course examines financial management and finance functions. Topics include: financial
analysis, planning and control, time value of money, risk analysis, valuation, capital budgeting,
cost of capital, acquisition of fund through borrowing, stock issue, and dividend policies. This
course is a prerequisite to all higher finance courses.

FIN 330 PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: FIN 210
The course covers the theory of risk and risk taking; an analysis of the role of the insurance
institution in dealing with risks to individual and business; insurance industry; and types of
insurers. It explains the principles of individual life, automobile, homeowners, and health
insurance. In addition, selected social insurance programs, as well as functions of sales and
rate- making of carriers are surveyed.

FIN 340 REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: FIN 210
The course introduces real estate markets and practices. Specific attention is given to market
analysis, appraisal, mortgage financing, investment, owning vs. renting. It also includes an
introductory analysis of property development and marketing, and management of residential
and commercial property.

FIN 350 PRINCIPLES OF INVESTMENT
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: FIN 210
The course surveys a broad range of topics relating to investment. Areas covered include:
investment environment, investment policies and objectives, risk and return tradeoff, security
analysis and valuation techniques; introduction to principles of fundamental and technical
analysis, portfolio management and the options and futures markets. The course also focuses
on individual investment decisions. A simulation game of investment in the local and
international stock markets is used during the semester to put all of the above into practice.

FIN 310 CORPORATE FINANCE
Credits: 3(3,0,0) Prerequisite: FIN 210
The course deals with the analysis of capital assets investment and the sources of long-term
financing. Topics include: capital budgeting, risk and uncertainty, common stock and debt
financing, lease financing, hybrid financing (preferred stock, warrants and convertibles),
dividend policies, merger and acquisition. Attention is also paid to the sources of funds
available for small businesses including venture capital.

FIN 370 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND COMMERCIAL BANKS
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: FIN 210
The course analyzes objectives, functions, practices and problems of financial institutions – in
particular commercial banks. Topics covered include: financial institution and commercial bank
administration, deposits, loans, credit analysis, and other financial management issues related
to financial institutions' and commercial banks’ assets and liabilities management. The course
uses case problems and/or computer simulation.