Course Descriptions

Provides an in-depth coverage of the accounting system and basic financial statements with an emphasis on topics of interest to financial managers including revenue recognition, statement of cash flows, working capital, cash and receivables, and long-term liabilities. Prerequisites: ACCT 5323, ACCT 6300 or equivalent.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online 

Focuses on the analysis and presentation of quantitative information in a manner that facilitates understanding and decision-making. The course covers basic sampling, statistical analysis, report-
ing, and data presentation techniques.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online

Facilitates the development of interpersonal and team skills leaders need to function effectively. Focus is on the integrated behavioral competencies that organizations value today; self awareness, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building.  Students will plan and implement new behaviors relevant to individuals who hold leadership positions, as well as those who informally assume leadership roles as they work with others to achieve business goals.  

3 Credits

 

 Classroom/Online 

Examines the social, political, legal and regulatory environments that constitute the background in which a for-profit business firm conducts its activities in domestic and global contexts. Corporate social responsibility and the ethical dimensions of decisions that impact stakeholder groups and corporate sustainability in a competitive environment are discussed. Prerequisites: MANA 5F50.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online

Focuses on risk-return analyses that managers use to maximize firm value. Topics include time value of money (review), valuation of financial instruments, capital budgeting, cost of capital and capital structure, working capital management, and dividend policy.

Prerequisites: ACCT 5323 or ACCT 6300, BUAD 5350 or BUAD 6300 and ECON 5F70.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online

Builds on Managerial Finance and presents additional concepts and models for financial decision-making. Topics covered include capital budgeting, lease financing, working capital management, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, capital structure theory, dividend policy, and multinational financial management. Prerequisite: FINA 6305.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online 

Policies and practices required to manage foreign exchange risk, finance international trade, and meet working capital and investment needs of multinational companies.  Prerequisite: FINA 6305.

3 Credits 

Classroom/Online

A thorough overview of investments, providing students with knowledge of basic types of securities (bond, stock, foreign exchanges and derivatives) and how the markets for these securities operate. The principles of finance, including arbitrage, market efficiency, asset pricing models and portfolio theory. Specific topics include risk-return and mean-variance efficient frontiers, diversification and pricing of risk, security, pricing, etc. Students apply skills in modern investment pricing techniques, including the pricing of fixed-income securities, equities, foreign exchange and derivatives. Principles of portfolio selection and management and risk control will also be covered in relevant topics. Finally, the course looks at how banks and other financial institutions make money by bringing issuers and investors together. Prerequisites: ACCT 5325 and FINA 6305.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online 

Theoretical and applied understanding of key methods and tools used in valuing companies in order to evaluate mergers and acquisitions, new projects or make strategic decisions. Analysis of the factors that drive corporate value will be emphasized. Builds upon the concepts covered in FINA 6305 Managerial Finance and FINA 7310 Intermediate Managerial Finance. Prerequisite: FINA 7310.

3 Credits

Classroom/Online

Development of an understanding of financial derivative instruments (forwards, futures, options and swaps) and their applications to investment strategy and risk management. Throughout the course, we cover material in the contracts, hedging, arbitrage, pricing and risk management of financial derivative instruments. Derivatives pricing models such as Binomial Tree Model and BSM Model are discussed in detail. Students learn how to apply futures strategies for long and short hedge and how to apply option strategies such as covered calls, spreads and butterflies and options Greeks for financial engineering and risk management purpose. Students use options and futures contracts for tactical portfolio strategies purpose. Relevant topics such as securitization and real options are also covered. Prerequisite: FINA 7322. 

3 Credits

Classroom/Online

This course serves as the final class of the MS Finance program. The objective of the course is to apply all of the theoretical finance knowledge students have learned in other MS Finance courses. By studying the empirical evidence relevant for portfolio management, we will cover investment strategies and risk management of equity portfolios, such as estimation of capital market parameters, trade-off between risk and return, equilibrium asset pricing models, portfolio construction, optimal portfolio selection and random walk as applied to portfolio management, etc. Approval required - final term. Prerequisites: FINA 7310 and FINA 7322.

3 Credits

Classroom