FINC Courses
Opposite each course title are three numbers such as 3-2-4. The first number indicates the number of regular classroom hours for the course each week; the second number indicates the number of laboratory hours per week; and the third number indicates the hours of credit awarded for the successful completion of the course. Listed in parentheses at the end of each course description is the term(s) that the course is normally offered. F=Fall, S=Spring, and M=Summer.
The college reserves the right to cancel or delete any course with insufficient enrollment.
Courses
FINC 3056. Principles of Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Introduces students to financial management. Topics include the structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, time value of money, investment valuation, capital budgeting, long and short term financial decision making. (F, S) Co-requisite: BUSA 2850.
Prerequisites: ACCT 2102, COMM 1110, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, ENGL 1102, all with a "C" or better.
FINC 3101. Intermediate Corporate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
The course introduces students to financial management. Topics include the structure and analysis of financial statements, cash flow, financial forecasting, determination of the cost of capital and the profitability of proposed investments in fixed assets, portfolio theory, and risk return tradeoffs that must be considered in using financial leverage.(F)
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
FINC 3201. Investments. 3-0-3 Units.
Introduces financial assets and markets. Topics include an overview of security types, the role of risk in asset pricing, the capital asset pricing model, the efficient markets hypothesis, portfolio theory, characteristics of mutual funds in retirement accounts, stock options, future contracts, and valuation models for stocks and fixed income securities.(F)
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
FINC 4112. Real Estate Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Application of theoretical aspects of financial economics to explain real estate financial institutions and markets. Financial and economic methods are applied to residential and commercial real estate. Special topics include real estate in a portfolio, agency problems, and the influence of the legal environment.(F)
Prerequisites: BUSA 2850 and FINC 3056, both with a "C" or better.
FINC 4301. Risk Management. 3-0-3 Units.
The types, payoff and pricing of derivative securities and contracts and their application in managing financial risks faced by corporations. Topics include options, forwards, futures and swaps; managing foreign currency risk, interest rate risk, stock price risk, and commodity price risk; and risk management techniques.(S)
Prerequisites: FINC 3201 with a "C" or better.
FINC 4700. Independent Study Finance. 0-0-3 Units.
Supervised, in-depth individual research and study of one or more current topics in finance in conjunction with an associated major project. Students will be required to prepare a formal report and presentation of the research topic and project. Only available with coordination with Finance faculty.(F, S)
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 with a "C" or better.
FINC 4701. Finance Case Studies. 3-0-3 Units.
Empirical case studies in corporate finance. The modern theories of capital structure, dividend policy, corporate control, investment banking, and capital budgeting, emerging areas of research such as market microstructures, venture capital financing, and comparative international corporate finance.(S)
Prerequisites: ECON 3112, FINC 3101 and FINC 3201, all with a "C" or better.
FINC 4800. Special Topics in Finance. 3-0-3 Units.
Examines current, relevant topics in field of Finance. Each special topics course will cover a new current topic.
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 with a "C" or better.
FINC 4900. Finance Internships. 0-0-3 Units.
Provides students with on-site work experience in finance through a coordinated academic internship experience with a pre-approved employer. A portfolio chronicling the work experience, a project relating relevant academic literature to the finance internship experience, and a final presentation encompassing the entire internship experience are required to receive academic credit. By permission of the Internship Coordinator.(F,S)
Prerequisites: FINC 3056 (Grade "B" or Better), plus an additional 3 credit hours of upper division FINC, and 3 credit hours of any upper division business course, all with a "C" or better.