Undergraduate Finance & Business Law
Undergraduate Finance & Business Law
2007 Spring Term
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BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW
FNBSLW 341
A beginning business-oriented approach to the law for business students, secondary teachers who intend to teach business law and pre-law students. The course includes a brief history of the United States system, torts, contracts and governmental regulations of business with a focus on antitrust law.
ADVANCED BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW
FNBSLW 342
An advanced study of the law for business or pre-law student, including the effect of the Uniform Commercial Code on commercial paper, checks and documents of title, secured transactions and sales of goods. The course also includes a study of the laws of property, corporations and creditors' rights.
BUSINESS FINANCE
FNBSLW 344
Problems of financing long-run funds requirements of the business enterprise to include reserve and dividend policies, promotion, expansion, combination of business, planning, planning of capital structure, legal forms of business enterprise.
INVESTMENTS
FNBSLW 345
A study of the various types of investments available, the markets in which they are traded, the techniques used to make sound investment decisions, and the factors which affect those decisions for various types of investors.
REAL ESTATE
FNBSLW 348
Designed to integrate the theory and practice of real estate operations through a discussion of the following areas: Urban structure and urban growth, the urban economy, appraisal analysis, property development and real estate investments analysis.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FNBSLW 360
Survey of institutional arrangements through which funds are accumulated and made available to consumers, farmers, business and government. An understanding of the behavior of the non-monetary as well as the money and capital markets is developed.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
FNBSLW 401
This course serves as an introduction to the occupational area of Financial Planning and surveys the following topics: determining financial objectives, formulating investment objectives, tax planning, insurance planning, and retirement and estate planning.
MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS FINANCE
FNBSLW 410
Application of financial theory to multinational firms. The course includes an investigation of: determinants of international portfolio and direct investment, management of foreign exchange positions, a survey of the international financial environment, multinational credit institutions and markets and taxation.
FINANCIAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS
FNBSLW 430
A study of financial futures and options. Course topics will include: characteristics of futures and options contracts, how the markets function, the ways in which the instruments are used and why, option valuation models, the cash-futures basis, and regulation.
ESTATES AND TRUSTS
FNBSLW 442
A study of the law relating to real and personal property, wills, estates, trusts and the responsibility of fiduciaries in handling other people's assets.
CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS
FNBSLW 444
An advanced study of the requirements for and sources of funds in the business organizations. The course deals with both long and short-term aspects of finance with emphasis placed on analysis and decision making.
INSURANCE
FNBSLW 446
Principles of risk and insurance and their applications to business management and personal affairs. Analysis of concepts and methods of handling risks; insurance carriers and contracts; survey of policies for fire insurance, business interruption, liability, automobile, life and health.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENT
FNBSLW 455
A study of the administrative process as it relates to current concerns of society members who are affected by government regulation. Specifically the legal problems involved are delegation problems, investigative rule making and procedural problems that a business encounters in dealing with an administrative agency.
SECURITY ANALYSIS
FNBSLW 456
A detailed examination of the various classes of securities available for investors, and the development of techniques used to reach dependable conclusions as to the safety and attractiveness of a given security at the current market price or at some assumed price.
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
FNBSLW 457
A course covering all phases of the site selection, development, marketing, and business organization. The course deals with both long and short-term leasing, financing, appraising, development of industrial parks, rehabilitation, investment in, management of, zoning and tax factors of industrial and corporate real estate.
ADVANCED LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE AND PENSIONS
FNBSLW 464
Consideration of advanced topics in life and health insurance. Among topics covered are principles underlying life insurance, individual life insurance contracts, business uses of life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, individual health coverages, group insurance principles and uses and pensions. Instructor Consent required.
APPLIED INVESTMENTS
FNBSLW 484
Students will gain hands-on experience by managing a real portfolio of securities. After developing a group investment philosophy, they will analyze the current holdings, investigate other alternatives, and make buy and sell decisions as a group. Presentations of the students' research will be made to an advisory board made up of faculty and investment professionals.
TRAVEL STUDY
FNBSLW 491
Variable topics. Faculty-led courses abroad.
INTERNSHIP
FNBSLW 493
This is an opportunity for a finance student to gain practical experience in a business before graduation. The experience will supplement the students' academic work in preparation for a career in business. Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits in the major. Department Consent required.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
FNBSLW 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable.