Finance

Courses

FIN 125: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR

Class Program
Finance
Credits 3
First-Year Seminars constitute a common and academically significant experience in a student’s first year at Converse University. All incoming first- year students are required to take a 3-credit hour FYS in the fall semester, choosing from a variety of discipline specific topics. Each FYS carries the corresponding departmental prefix, but with the common course number (except for designated honors sections). Each FYS course is designed to have no more than 18 students, and counts in some designated category of the General Education Program. Strong writing and speaking components are required elements of the course.
Notes
GEP credit.

FIN 200: PERSONAL FINANCE

Class Program
Finance
Credits 3 4

This course is a study of personal financial decision-making. The course provides a knowledge of the tools to make both short- term and long-term financial plans. Topics include budgeting, consumer credit, insurance, investments, and savings. Topics of current consumer importance are also covered. No credit given if successfully complete FIN 125. Meets Quantitative GEP requirement.

Notes

Elective credit.

FIN 370: BUSINESS FINANCE

Class Program
Finance
Credits 4

Planning, analyzing, and reporting the financing of business operations are examined in the course. Working capital, long term financing, capital budgeting, and cost of capital are also covered. The use of present and future values of financial amounts is stressed.

Prerequisites

ACC 212 Accounting Principles II 

Notes

Major, Minor, Elective credit.

FIN 372: ADVANCED BUSINESS FINANCE

Class Program
Finance
Credits 3

This course provides an in-depth study of various theories and techniques of the major areas of corporate finance. Case studies and selected readings are employed in this course.

Prerequisites

FIN 370 Business Finance.

Notes

Major, Minor, Elective credit.

FIN 373: SECURITIES ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Class Program
Finance
Credits 3

This course is designed to acquaint the student with advanced theories of the analysis of security valuation and risk, choice of assets for an investment portfolio, and evaluation of portfolio performance.

Prerequisites

FIN 370 Business Finance.

Notes

Major credit.

FIN 490: DIRECTED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPECIAL TOPICS

Class Program
Finance
Credits 3
This independent course is an advanced study of a topic not covered in any other course, under faculty guidance and instruction. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites

Departmental approval.

Notes
Major, Minor, Elective credit.