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Graduate Catalog 2021 - 2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Environmental Science
  

  • EVS 561 - Geomorphology Lab

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: EVS 523 or permission of instructor. Required Corequisite: EVS 460. Selected exercises designed to reinforce concepts covered in EVS 560.


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  • EVS 570 - Aquatic Ecosystems

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: BIO 200, BIO 202, and CHM 261 or equivalents. A study of acqatic ecosystems, including lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands. Commodities and differences between the physical-chemical and biological components of these ecosystems are discussed. The impacts of human activities on these ecosystems are covered, as well as water quality assessment techniques, pollution control, and regulation. This course includes three required Saturday field topics.


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  • EVS 571 - Aquatic Ecosystems Laboratory

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: BIO 200, 202 and CHM 261 or equivalent. Co-requisite: EVS 570. Selected exercises designed to reinforce concepts covered in the EVS 570 lecture course, including laboratory and field exercises to introduce students to hands-on sampling and analytical techniques used in water quality assessment. This course includes three required Saturday field trips.


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  • EVS 581 - OhioView Prerequisite Remote Sensing

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: consent of the instructor at the university offering the course. Placeholder course designed to enable CSU students to take courses prerequisite to introductory courses in Remote Sensing offered at other OhioView universities over the Polycom network. Details on material, schedules, and syllabi for courses to be offered will be provided roughly 2 months before the beginning of the semester.


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  • EVS 582 - OhioView Introductory Remote Sensing

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: consent of the instructor at the university offering the course, including any prerequisites normally required for the course in question. Placeholder course designed to enable CSU students to take introductory courses in Remote Sensing offered at other OhioView universities over the Polycom network. Details on material, schedules, and syllabi for courses to be offered will be provided roughly 2 months before the beginning of the semester.


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  • EVS 585 - OhioView Advanced Remote Sensing

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: consent of the instructor at the university offering the course, including any prerequisites normally required for the course in question. Placeholder course designed to enable CSU students to take advanced courses in Remote Sensing offered at other OhioView universities over the Polycom network. Details on material, schedules, and syllabi for courses to be offered will be provided roughly 2 months before the beginning of the semester.


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  • EVS 588 - OhioView Research in Remote Sensing

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor at the university offering the research opportunity. Placeholder course designed to enable CSU students to undertake research in Remote Sensing with faculty at other OhioView universities over the Polycom network. Details on research opportunities will be provided roughly 2 months before the beginning of the semester.


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  • EVS 594 - Special Topics in Environmental Science

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Study of a particular topic in environmental science. Topics to be announced in semester course schedule. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic up to 12 credits.


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  • EVS 596 - Independent Study in Environmental Science

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of BGES graduate program director. Special research problem or independent study course. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. Students should make arrangements with an instructor concerning topic, format, and grading criteria before registering for this course.


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  • EVS 680 - Issues in Environmental Science

    [3 credit(s)]
    -depth study of significant, conceptual, or methodological issues in environmental science from geological and biological perspectives. Topic varies with instructor. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • EVS 690 - Non-Thesis M.S. Exit Project

    [1 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of graduate committee. The exit literature research project for completion of the non-thesis Masters degree in environmental science: an in-depth written review of the literature on a selected topic in environmental science, and its oral defense. May not be repeated for credit.


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  • EVS 691 - M.S. Research in Environmental Science

    [1-12 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of the BGES Graduate Program Director. Research prior to submission of the Cleveland State University Thesis Research Proposal Approval Form for students seeking the M.S. in Environmental Science degree. Graded S, NS, F, T.


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  • EVS 695 - M.S. Thesis Research in Environmental Science

    [1-12 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of the BGES Graduate Program Director. Research following submission of the Cleveland State University Thesis Research Proposal Approval Form for students seeking the M.S. in Environmental Science degree. Graded S, NS, F, T.


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Executive MBA
  

  • EBA 600 - The Manager’s Workshop

    [3 credit(s)]
    An orientation to the EMBA program’s curriculum and academic/administrative policies and introduces key management decision making concepts, skills, and techniques; presents models and frameworks for ethical analysis in decision making’ and assesses technical skills in areas where students are weak and introduces them to concepts in management, accounting, finance, business communications, and team dynamics. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 604 - Economic Perspectives in Management

    [2 credit(s)]
    Introduces principles of microeconomics. The course takes a managerial perspective as it applies various economic concepts to real-world problems encountered in the management of the firm. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 605 - Ethical Perspectives in Business

    [2 credit(s)]
    Discusses and investigates the ethical environment of business and the impact of business decisions and activities on society and its various stakeholders. Ethical issues, introduced during the Opening Residency (EBA 600), will be explored in more depth in EBA 605. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 606 - Accounting for Managers

    [4 credit(s)]
    Introduces financial and management accounting theories and practices including coverage of accounting measurement of income and financial position, the analysis of business events, and their effects on the financial position and income of a business. Emphasis on the basics of managerial accounting, using managerial accounting for planning, controlling, and decision making purposes; and the behavioral implications of using managerial accounting methods in decision making. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 607 - Leading Organizational Change

    [2 credit(s)]
    Discusses issues involving leadership and its role in bringing about organizational change; tools to be effective leaders in dynamic organizational settings; building understanding about how organizational change is achieved; anchoring organizational changes into the organization’s culture, and enhancing personal capabilities and abilities to navigate change in managerial careers. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 608 - Strategic Human Resources and Labor Relation

    [2 credit(s)]
    Reviews significant issues pertaining to strategic human resources management and labor relations. Topics include employment relationship, strategic planning and staffing, reward systems, employee development, and conflict resolution and negotiation. Parallels and contrasts between union and non-union firms are key to this course. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 609 - Marketing Strategy

    [4 credit(s)]
    Advanced theories, concepts, and techniques for formulating strategic marketing plans and making marketing decisions for business and non-business organizations in U.S. and global environments. Topics include environmental analysis, market opportunity analysis, segmentation and positioning, marketing-mix decisions, and formulating strategic plans. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 610 - Finance for Managers

    [4 credit(s)]
    Introduces basic and advanced concepts of corporate financial management to EMBA students with significant educational background and employment history. Topics include ratio analysis, risk concepts, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and long range financial planning. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 611 - Management Information Systems

    [4 credit(s)]
    Provides an overall view of the issues central to an enterprise’s information system (IS) including but not limited to decision support, enterprise resource planning systems, business process re-engineering and systems design, change management and knowledge management as well as managing out sourcing and off shore IS projects. It does not require any technical expertise and will not teach any specific computer programming. On the completion of this course students will not only become familiar with the key forces shaping the firm’s IS environment but also issues pertaining to the management of the firm’s IS portfolio, strategic uses of IS, as well as how to realize the value of their IS within the organization. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 612 - Supply Chain Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Provides a comprehensive survey of supply chain concepts, strategies, and models in a format that is suitable to executives. Topics include such fundamentals as supply management, push-pull supply chain systems, centralized versus decentralized control, e-business issues, third party logistics companies, distribution systems, purchasing, and the decision support tools for supply chain. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 613 - International Business Strategy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Explores the impact of global environmental forces on management strategies for entering and operating in international markets. Surveys theories and concepts in international marketing, finance, operations, and strategic planning. Considers managerial implications of global trends in politics, trade, culture, and regulatory practices, and the role of international institutions. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 614 - International Study Tour

    [1 credit(s)]
    Extends the material from EBA 613 International Business Strategy by providing an international business experience beyond classroom instruction and learning. EBA 614 widens the global perspective of participants; provides “on location” experience, and interaction with foreign business, government and nonprofit sector executives; and affords opportunities to analyze corporate strategies in selected industrial sectors and foreign markets. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 615 - Business Strategy

    [4 credit(s)]
    Explores the integrative and cross-functional nature of corporate strategy and decision making. Applies principles, concepts, and theories from business and marketing strategy, corporate finance, human resource management, managerial accounting, and operations management to management decision and the formulation of strategic business plans. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 616 - Integrative Business Practicum

    [4 credit(s)]
    Application and integration of business strategy, decision making, and solutions. Applies principles, concepts, and theories from business and marketing strategy, corporate finance, human resources management, managerial accounting, and operations management to a field experience in business, analyzing and solving practical, real-world business problems. Restricted to EMBA students.


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  • EBA 698 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of the EMBA Program Director required and two courses in the Executive MBA Program. Study of significant problems in some phase of administration with topic selected from candidate’s and faculty sponsor’s area of interest which would result in a written report, suitable for publication in a professional journal.


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Finance
  

  • FIN 501 - Financial Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ACT 501, OMS 503. Study of the basic tools and concepts of financial management. The topics include ratio analysis, risk concepts and valuation principles, capital budgeting, cost of capital, leverage, dividend policy, financial instruments, financial planning, working capital management, and short-term and long-term financing (cannot be used for elective credit).


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  • FIN 601 - Financial Policies

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: FIN 501 and OMS 503. Survey of financial policies and problems. The course covers such topics as working capital management, cost of capital, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and long-range financial planning. The course includes one or more of the following: cases, readings, and term project.


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  • FIN 603 - Capital Budgeting Decision

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Intensive study of the theory and practice of capital budgeting under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Topics include evaluation of alternative capital budgeting proposals, inflation, risk and uncertainty, cost of capital and long-term financial decisions, project abandonment, leasing, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, plant-location decisions, executive compensation, and agency problems and costs.


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  • FIN 604 - Management Of Financial Institutions

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. The course focuses on the application of financial management policies and analytical techniques to commercial banks and other financial institutions. Discussion of strategic financial issues, such as the regulatory environment, optimal asset allocation, mergers and acquisitions, and cost of capital. Examination of modern management techniques, such as duration-based asset-liability models, the benefits and risks associated with off-balance sheet activity, and a variety of risk-hedging instruments and techniques commonly employed by financial institutions.


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  • FIN 605 - Financial Markets

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Analysis and interpretation of current money and capital market trends. Topics include the instruments and primary institutions prevalent in both the domestic and international financial markets, the level and term structure of interest rates, globalization of the financial markets, asset securitization and the growth of mortgage-backed securities, financial innovation, and techniques to hedge interest rate and foreign currency risk.


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  • FIN 606 - Investment Analysis

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. An intensive study of investment alternatives. The course covers the nature and operation of stock and bond markets; comprehensive treatment of investment as it relates to valuation of stocks and bonds; investment strategies involving stock options and financial futures; an intensive analysis of risk-return tradeoffs and their application to investment analysis; a review of technical analysis and asset pricing anomalies; and taxes and their application to investment strategies.


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  • FIN 607 - Portfolio Theory & Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. The development and application of modern portfolio theory. Topics include, but are not limited to, portfolio and asset-pricing theory, empirical tests of asset-pricing models, market efficiency, portfolio construction and revision, performance evaluation, international diversification, management of equity portfolios, management of fixed income portfolios, evaluating the impact of security analysis, and the use of options and futures in portfolio management.


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  • FIN 608 - Risk Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Survey of the basic principles, concepts, and practices underlying the management, protection, and conservation of real property, personal property, and resources of an organization. Risk management techniques studied include assumption, transfer, insurance, loss prevention, and hedging. The course also includes study of health insurance, life insurance, property and liability insurance, annuities, and social insurance.


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  • FIN 609 - Adv Case Problem

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite(s): FIN 601. Advanced case studies relating to long-term financing requirements, operating and financial leverage, dividend policy, cash budgeting, risk, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, management of earnings, valuation of the firm, and mergers and acquisitions.


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  • FIN 610 - Real Estate Finance

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Study of mortgage markets, institutions, and instruments, governmental involvement and tax environment relating to real estate finance, and techniques for evaluating real estate investment and financing proposals. Emphasis is on current events and recent trends in the real estate field. Application areas include cash management, capital budgeting, security analysis and portfolio theory, and the interaction between investment and financing decisions.


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  • FIN 612 - Real Estate Investment

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Analysis of factors that determine the investment returns and value of real estate versus other alternatives. The curriculum examines decision making from the perspective of institutional, as well as individual, investors, and the estimation of risk and return in an individual property and portfolio context. Review of current research in these areas, the implications of the results, and further directions for study.


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  • FIN 615 - Derivative Securities

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 606/706 or FIN 607/707. The study of derivative securities, such as futures, options, options on futures, and swaps. Topics include, but are not limited to, characteristics of derivatives markets, pricing models, trading mechanisms, contract specifications, hedging and speculation, market efficiency, corporate risk management using derivatives, and financial engineering.


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  • FIN 621 - International Financial Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. An overview of the international financial system and the application of principles of business finance in an international context. The course considers foreign exchange markets, balance of payments and exchange rate policies, financial functions in the multinational firm, including capital budgeting, cost of capital and capital structure, intracompany payments and taxation of multinational firms and export companies, motivations for direct foreign investment, international accounting, and the international banking and financial system.


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  • FIN 673 - CFA Level I Preparation

    [2-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Follows CFA Institute’s curriculum for CFA Level I examination. Coverage includes: ethics and professional standards; quantitative methods: statistics and time value principles; economics: macro, micro, and global; accounting: financial statement analysis; corporate finance; investment/valuation tools: equity investments, debt investments, derivative & alternative investments; and portfolio management.


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  • FIN 674 - Entrepreneurial Finance

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair. The course is a survey of topics of special interest to minor in entrepreneurship. This course will cover topics involved with raising capital for new and growing businesses. Topics include venture capital, working capital management, financial theory, various forms of venture financing and other topics of a timely nature.


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  • FIN 680 - Portfolio Practicum

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: FIN 601, and permission of instructor. This is a one-semester ‘hands-on’ course combining academic study with actual investing. As part of the course, students manage a portfolio of stocks called the Student Managed Investment Fund. Students receive a significant amount of training, resources and support in exchange for extraordinary effort. The course is unique in its support from real-world professionals that act as its Advisory Board, providing resources, insight and feedback for students. Working in groups, students analyze all stocks in their assigned sector of the stock market and make buy, sell and hold recommendations to the class. In addition, the class evaluates the historic performance of the fund.


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  • FIN 690 - Professional Finance Internship

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission to register must be obtained from the Finance Department Chair early in the semester prior to enrollment in the course. Requires professional finance work in an organizational environment that extends the curriculum and provides meaningful experience related to the student’s area of interest. Term report required.


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  • FIN 696 - Current Problems In Finance

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Selected problems in the field of finance. With permission of instructor, may be repeated if topics vary. Offered at departmental discretion.


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  • FIN 698 - Independent Study

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Two elective FIN courses, at least one of which must be at the 600 level; prior approval of a written proposal by FIN faculty advisor and permission of Department Chair. Study of a significant problem or area in finance, conducted under the supervision of the faculty advisor. Term report required.


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  • FIN 703 - Capital Budgeting Decisions

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Intensive study of the theory and practice of capital budgeting under conditions of certainty and uncertainty. Topics include evaluation of alternative capital budgeting proposals, inflation, risk and uncertainty, cost of capital and long-term financial decisions, project abandonment, leasing, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, plant-location decisions, executive compensation, and agency problems and costs.


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  • FIN 704 - Management Of Financial Institutions

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. The course focuses on the application of financial management policies and analytical techniques to commercial banks and other financial institutions. Discussion of strategic financial issues, such as the regulatory environment, optimal asset allocation, mergers and acquisitions, and cost of capital. Examination of modern management techniques, such as duration-based asset-liability models, the benefits and risks associated with off-balance sheet activity, and a variety of risk-hedging instruments and techniques commonly employed by financial institutions.


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  • FIN 705 - Financial Markets

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Analysis and interpretation of current money and capital market trends. Topics include the instruments and primary institutions prevalent in both the domestic and international financial markets, the level and term structure of interest rates, globalization of the financial markets, asset securitization and the growth of mortgage-backed securities, financial innovation, and techniques to hedge interest rate and foreign currency risk.


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  • FIN 706 - Investment Analysis

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. An intensive study of investment alternatives. The course covers the nature and operation of stock and bond markets; comprehensive treatment of investment as it relates to valuation of stocks and bonds; investment strategies involving stock options and financial futures; an intensive analysis of risk-return tradeoffs and their application to investment analysis; a review of technical analysis and asset pricing anomalies; and taxes and their application to investment strategies.


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  • FIN 707 - Portfolio Theory & Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. The development and application of modern portfolio theory. Topics include, but are not limited to, portfolio and asset-pricing theory, empirical tests of asset-pricing models, market efficiency, portfolio construction and revision, performance evaluation, international diversification, management of equity portfolios, management of fixed income portfolios, evaluating the impact of security analysis, and the use of options and futures in portfolio management.


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  • FIN 708 - Risk Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Survey of the basic principles, concepts, and practices underlying the management, protection, and conservation of real property, personal property, and resources of an organization. Risk management techniques studied include assumption, transfer, insurance, loss prevention, and hedging. The course also includes study of health insurance, life insurance, property and liability insurance, annuities, and social insurance.


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  • FIN 710 - Real Estate Finance

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Study of mortgage markets, institutions, and instruments, governmental involvement and tax environment relating to real estate finance, and techniques for evaluating real estate investment and financing proposals. Emphasis is on current events and recent trends in the real estate field. Application areas include cash management, capital budgeting, security analysis and portfolio theory, and the interaction between investment and financing decisions.


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  • FIN 712 - Real Estate Investment

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. Analysis of factors that determine the investment returns and value of real estate versus other alternatives. The curriculum examines decision making from the perspective of institutional, as well as individual, investors, and the estimation of risk and return in an individual property and portfolio context. Review of current research in these areas, the implications of the results, and further directions for study.


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  • FIN 715 - Derivative Securities

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 606/706 or FIN 607/707. The study of derivative securities, such as futures, options, options on futures, and swaps. Topics include, but are not limited to, characteristics of derivatives markets, pricing models, trading mechanisms, contract specifications, hedging and speculation, market efficiency, corporate risk management using derivatives, and financial engineering.


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  • FIN 721 - International Financial Management

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 601. An overview of the international financial system and the application of principles of business finance in an international context. The course considers foreign exchange markets, balance of payments and exchange rate policies, financial functions in the multinational firm, including capital budgeting, cost of capital and capital structure, intracompany payments and taxation of multinational firms and export companies, motivations for direct foreign investment, international accounting, and the international banking and financial system.


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  • FIN 801 - Theory Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. An in-depth treatment of finance theory in perfect markets. Topics include fundamentals of choice under risk, portfolio theory, asset-pricing theory, and option-pricing theory. Required for finance majors in the D.B.A. program.


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  • FIN 802 - Seminar In Corporate Finance

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. An extensive reading of the current literature in the field of corporate finance. The course concentrates on capital structure and dividend policy, but also investigates selected topics in corporate finance such as mergers and acquisitions. Recent developments in these fields are emphasized, including agency theory, the impact of asymmetric information and signaling, and the role of contingent claims analysis. Required for finance majors in the D.B.A. program.


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  • FIN 803 - Seminar In Investment & Portfolio Models

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. The course covers the major areas in investments: portfolio theory, asset pricing, speculative markets, market efficiency, and performance evaluation. Required for finance majors in the D.B.A. program.


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  • FIN 804 - Seminar In Financial Institutions & Markets

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. Study of the structure and functions of financial markets. Topics include theories on financial intermediation and the banking firm, asset allocation/liability choice models, loan contracts/credit rationing, depository and non-depository financial institutions, deposit insurance, bank regulation, and financial innovation.


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  • FIN 805 - Seminar In International Financial Management

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. Study of the international financial system and the application of principles of business finance in an international context. Topics include the finance function in the multinational firm, foreign exchange markets, cost of capital, and capital expenditure analysis in the multinational firm. International accounting and reporting procedures are reviewed.


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  • FIN 806 - Seminar In Real Estate

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of Advanced Analytical and Operational Core. The course covers the major areas in real estate: equity ownership (investment), debt financing (mortgage lending), and appraisal. Specific topics include asset pricing, market efficiency, innovation, and data availability. Emphasis on empirical analysis, extensive readings, hands-on data analysis, and applied research. Students are required to design a significant research project during the class.


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  • FIN 807 - Applied Research Methods & Design In Finance

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of the Advanced Analytical and Operational Core and two master’s level courses in mathematical economics and econometrics. A course covering selected topics in stochastic processes and time-series analysis; includes applications of probability theory and statistical techniques in financial research.


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  • FIN 891 - Doctoral Research In Finance

    [1-12 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Completion of two 800-level finance electives. Up to 12 credits may be considered toward dissertation credit requirements.


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  • FIN 895 - Dissertation Research Seminar

    [3 credit(s)]
    The focus is on research in finance involving faculty, outside speakers, and dissertation-stage doctoral students.


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  • FIN 896 - Current Problems In Finance

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: FIN 801. Investigation of selected problems in the field of finance. May be repeated with change in topic.


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French
  

  • FRN 540 - Field Experience Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Specially arranged field experience abroad, providing intensive exposure to students’ target countries and languages; may be preceded by a special preparatory course; examples include supervised individual or group work-study experience in the target country followed by a period of travel and supervised two- to six-week group travel for students interested in a language or culture-oriented project. See the Course Schedule and contact the department office for further information.


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  • FRN 592 - Special Topics: Study Abroad

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Study of a particular topic in French language, literature, or civilization as part of the University’s Study Abroad Program. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • FRN 593 - Special Topics in Culture and Civilization

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • FRN 594 - Special Topics In Literature

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intensive study of a particular period, theme, or author. Topics to be announced in the Course Schedule. May be repeated for credit with change of topic.


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  • FRN 596 - Independent Study

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and departmental approval. Student-initiated, supervised projects involving French language or literature; examples include in-depth study of a particular writer or specialized readings in linguistics. May be used to cover the materials of a listed course not offered in a given year. Projects arranged between individual students and instructor; title of project appears on the student’s transcript.


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