complete the capstone project over two semesters of three credit hours each semester for a total of six credit hours. May be repeated once. CREDIT: SIX SEMESTER HOURS.
FIN 530: Corporate Finance. A study of the concepts and theories related to the acquisition, application, and control of resources within the corporate environment. Topics include financial forecasting and statement analysis, securities valuation, cost of capital, capital budgeting, leverage, capital structure, financing decisions, dividend policy, working capital management, and leasing. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
FIN 540: Financial Institutions. An extensive overview of the banking and financial services industry from a managerial viewpoint. Topics include financial securities and markets, intermediaries, financial statements, asset and liability management, sources of funds, investments, regulation, legislation, performance analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and ethics. Prerequisite: FIN 530. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
FIN 550: Investment Analysis. A comprehensive analysis of the concepts, theories, and tools of investment analysis. Topics include modern portfolio theory, risk and return analysis, efficient capital markets, behavioral finance, financial securities and markets, security analysis and valuation, investment strategies, debt and equity portfolio management, mutual funds, asset allocation, and taxes. Prerequisite: FIN 530. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
FIN 575: Behavioral Finance. The study of the alternative financial and investment research into cognitive biases, heuristics, emotions, crowd behavior, and stock market psychology. The course investigates the applications of these concepts and provides approaches in which corporate managers and investors advance their intuitive and analytical decision making skills. Prerequisite: FIN 530 or Consent of Instructor. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
MGT 533: Strategic Human Resource Management. Examines the design and alignment of HR architecture with the firm's business-model. Topics include: operational competencies, human capital development, employment relationships, employee mobility, compensation, work groups, knowledge workers, and inter-firm learning. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.