Department: Finance

Code Name Description
FINA2301 Consumer Finance This course is an introductory course in financial issues. Budgeting strategies and cash management are covered, as are forecasting methods to project future budgets. Employee benefits and related topics are addressed.
FINA3190 Independent Study in Finance Independent Study courses are devised by professors to permit students to explore material not offered in regularly scheduled courses (juniors or seniors only).
FINA3301 Corporate Financial Management This course covers fundamental concepts in finance and decision-making techniques in corporate financial management. Overview of financial markets, financial statement analysis, financial planning, time value of money, risk-return relationship and CA...
FINA3302 Securities Analysis Valuation of different securities and a study of their markets. Market structure and recent trends, market indexes, modern portfolio theory and CAPM, market efficiency, fundamental and technical analysis, equity valuation, fixed-income securities val...
FINA3303 Financial Statement Analysis Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation provides students the skills and concepts necessary to review and critically examine financial statements. The course approaches the review of financial statements from the perspective of investors, manageme...
FINA3307 Personal Financial Planning A broad overview of the financial planning process. Areas of emphasis include cash and debt management, life and health insurance, investments, college funding, retirement planning, and estate planning. Taxes and inflation on the financial planning p...
FINA3308 Real Estate Finance and Investments A study of valuation of real estate properties and problems associated with real estate financing. Appraisal issues, highest and best use analysis, market analysis, site valuation, income tax laws for real estate, mortgage law, sources of real estate...
FINA3309 Psychology of Investing and FinancialDecisions Examination of individual investor behavior in financial markets and its impact on investment returns. Evaluation of cognitive errors, heuristics, psychological biases, and emotions on investor's decisions. Analysis of psychological biases, cognitive...
FINA4301 Portfolio Management A study of portfolio management process. Topics include active and passive portfolio management strategies, asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, fixed-income portfolio management, immunization strategy, equity portfolio management, performan...
FINA4302 Advanced Topics in Corporate FinancialManagement In-depth study of capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, and working capital management using both lectures and cases. Other advanced topics in corporate financial management discussed include lease financing, hybrid security financing...
FINA4304 Money and Financial Institutions (AGP) A study of evolution, structure, and operations of U.S. money and financial system, and management of financial institutions. Determinants and structure of interest rates, various types of financial markets, management of commercial banks and other f...
FINA4308 International Financial Management A study of financial management of international corporations and international financial markets. Students will learn to evaluate balance-of-payments accounts, analyze the role of foreign exchange markets, and explain key international parity relati...
FINA4311 Internship in Finance Emphasis is placed on the analysis and evaluation of fixed income and equity securities. Additional topics include option pricing theory and the uses of options and futures contracts. Readings from the CFA Candidate Study Program are used extensively...
FINA4320 Entrepreneurial Finance This course prepares the entrepreneur to effectively plan for, execute and control financial aspects of a new venture. The course includes business valuation methods, development of pro forma financial statements, financial statement analysis, cash f...
FINA4356 Business & Finance in East Asia 'This course examines the topic of successful business in East Asian countries. Students will study the historical and cultural backgrounds of each country and examine how these backgrounds impact current business practices. Emphasis is placed on an...
FINA4391 Independent Study in Finance Independent Study courses are devised by professors to permit students to explore material not offered in regularly scheduled courses (juniors or seniors only).
FINA4395 Special Topics in Finance This is an experimental course and is not listed in the current version of the Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog. Experimental courses are identified by a '9' as the third digit of the course number (e.g., ENGL 2390)...
FINA5301 Corporate Finance This course examines the theory and practice of corporate financial decision-making to maximize the firm's value. The major topics include capital budgeting, risk-return relationship and capital market theory, market efficiency, capital structure, di...
FINA5302 Capital Markets and Institutions This course explores the connection between financial markets and the economy, and the effects of the Federal Reserve's monetary and regulatory policies. Topics covered include the determination of interest rates, the interrelationships between the F...
FINA5321 International Finance This course examines the financial management of multinational corporations and the rapidly changing international financial markets. The survey of global financial markets includes the study of international monetary systems, foreign exchange rates,...
FINA6312 Topics in Financial Analysis This is a comprehensive course integrating fundamental topics related to financial analysis. Specific topics include ethics, economics, financial statement analysis, corporate finance, quantitative methods, portfolio management, equity analysis, fixe...
FINA6331 Investments This course covers the analysis and valuation of equity and fixed-income securities, and their markets will be covered. It also deals with the structure and operations of the markets in which these securities are traded. Topics discussed include the...
FINA6332 Futures and Options This course covers derivative securities such as forward, futures, options and swaps and their markets. Topics include the determination of forward and futures prices, financial futures and commodity futures, swaps, Black-Scholes option pricing, bino...
FINA6341 Portfolio Management This course covers different portfolio management strategies for both equity and fixed-income securities, and the use of derivatives in the portfolio management. Topics covered include asset allocation based on modern portfolio theory, fundamental ve...
FINA6351 Advanced Managerial Finance This course is an in-depth analysis of financial management issues faced by financial managers. It covers advanced topics in capital budgeting, the use of option pricing in corporate financial management, working capital management, different types o...
FINA6393 Independent Study in Finance Independent Study courses are devised by, professors to permit students to explore material, not offered in regularly scheduled courses.
FINA6394 South Korea Travel Study in Finance This is an experimental course and is not listed in the current version of the Dallas Baptist University Undergraduate Catalog or Graduate Catalog. Experimental courses are identified by a '9' as the third digit of the course number (e.g., ENGL 2390)...
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