Finance

Programs

Courses

FIN 2114: Intermediate Corp Finance

Program
Credits 3

Risk and return relationships; valuation models; cost of capital; capital structure; capital budgeting; dividend policy; international financial transactions; financial statement analysis and forecasting; working capital management. Emphasis on computer applications and case studies.

Prerequisites

(VSB 2020 :Y and VSB 2009 or VSB 2010 or VSB 2030 and VSB 2040) or FIN 1113

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201630

FIN 2121: Special Topics in Finance

Program
Credits 1

Special finance topics offered in lecture/seminar format. Permission of Department Chair or Instructor.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201530

FIN 2227: Fixed Inc Markets & Valuation

Program
Credits 3

Overview of fixed income markets and securities traded within those markets; bond valuation; duration and convexity of fixed income securities; asset backed security markets and valuation; credit risk analysis interest rate determination and models; interest rate risk management.

Prerequisites

(VSB 2020 :Y and VSB 2009 or VSB 2010 or VSB 2030 and VSB 2040) or FIN 1113

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201630

FIN 2230: Risk Mgmt of Fin Institutions

Program
Credits 3

The structure, operation, management, and regulation of commercial banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, credit unions, insurance companies, finance companies, pension funds, investment companies, and international financial institutions; structure and operation of the Federal Reserve system; measurement and management of the risks of financial institutions.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 :D- and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201330

FIN 2323: Equity Markets and Valuation

Program
Credits 3

Risk and return; market efficiency; structure of equity markets; equity trading strategies; financial statement analysis and ratio analysis; financial forecasting; valuation of common stocks using fundamental, relative, and technical analysis; convertible securities, warrants, equity options, and risk management applications.

Prerequisites

(VSB 2020 :Y and VSB 2009 or VSB 2010 or VSB 2030 and VSB 2040) or FIN 1113

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201630

FIN 2324: Portfolio Management

Program
Credits 3

Advanced investment management with an emphasis on portfolio management; forecasting economic conditions; risk-return characteristics of securities; asset allocation (optimization) techniques; selecting investment goals; evaluating portfolio performance; international diversification; portfolio management with options and futures; computer applications in investment management.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
200730

FIN 2325: Introduction to Derivatives

Program
Credits 3

Overview of financial and non-financial derivatives including options, forwards, futures and swaps; derivatives valuation; trading strategies; application of derivatives for managing financial risks. Prerequisite senior standing.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
200730

FIN 2326: Mkt.Struct., Trading&Liquidity

Program
Credits 3

Liquidity, market structure, and trading in financial markets; alternative market structures and their economic and operational underpinnings; tactical trading decisions within different market structures using simulation software and real-time data services.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Effective Term
200720

FIN 2327: Alternative Investments

Program
Credits 3

Hedge Funds; Private Equity; Shadow Banking; Cryptocurrency, Benchmarking; Trading Strategies; Statistical Methods for Finance. Emphasis on data work and computer applications.

Prerequisites

FIN 2114 and FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and VSB 2009

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Effective Term
202320

FIN 2330: Corporate Restructuring

Program
Credits 3

Acquisition process and other methods of corporate restructuring. Advantages of internal and external expansion; types of combinations; requisite financial analysis; negotiation strategies; tax options; the role of government. Benefits and limitations of IPOs, leveraged buyouts, employee stock ownership plans and bankruptcy.

Prerequisites

FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
200730

FIN 2333: Financial Modeling & Valuation

Program
Credits 3

Financial modeling; valuation methods; investment banking process; discounted cash flow models; comparable firms; precedent transactions; leveraged buyout model; mergers & acquisitions; restructurings. Emphasis on computer applications.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2323 and FIN 2227 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201830

FIN 2335: Intl Financial Management

Program
Credits 3

Foreign exchange markets, foreign derivatives markets, external currency market and their instruments, international parity conditions, foreign exchange risk management, foreign investment analysis, political risk assessment, financing foreign trade, managing the multinational financial system.

Prerequisites

(ECO 3108 and VSB 2020 :Y and VSB 2009 or VSB 2010 or VSB 2030 and VSB 2040) or (FIN 1113 and ECO 3108)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201630

FIN 2340: Contemporary Topics in Finance

Program
Credits 3

Contemporary issues and topics in Financial Management, Financial Markets, Investments, or International Finance.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
Effective Term
201320

FIN 2342: Student-Managed Funds I

Program
Credits 3

Management of real-dollar portfolios using various investment styles; business cycle analysis; industry analysis; investment objective screening; security analysis; portfolio analysis, compliance; portfolio reporting. Approval of Finance Department Chair and instructor required.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 :Y and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
Effective Term
201920

FIN 2345: Quantitative Asset Mgmt

Program
Credits 3

Quantitative Trading Strategies; Factor Models; Smart Beta; Index Strategies; Behavioral Finance; Backtesting, Statistical Methods for Finance; Data Analysis and Computer Applications.

Prerequisites

FIN 2114 and FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and VSB 2009

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2024
Effective Term
202420

FIN 2350: Real Estate Capital Markets

Program
Credits 3

Public real estate debt and equity markets. Mortgage Backed Securities, Commercial Mortgage Backed securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Prepayment Modeling, Real Estate Equity Valuation.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323 and FIN 2114 and VSB 2009)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
Effective Term
201220

FIN 2360: Applied Financial Statistics

Program
Credits 3

Applied Financial Statistics; Risk and Return; Probability Distributions; Difference Models; Stationarity; ARDL Models; ARCH/GARCH; Panel Data; Fixed Effects; Difference in Difference; Regression Discontinuity; Computer Applications. Class does not count as Finance elective.

Prerequisites

ECO 3137

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023
Effective Term
202420

FIN 3350: Finance Internship

Program
Credits 3

Employment with an approved firm in the area of Finance where experience is gained with appropriate training, instruction, and supervision. Course does not fulfill the requirements for major. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing, a minimum GPA of 2.5, approval of department chair.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Effective Term
201410

FIN 3360: Independent Study - Finance

Program
Credits 3

Independent study under a faculty member's guidance in an area of special interest to the student. The area of interest must be discussed with the faculty member prior to registration. Course does not fulfill the requirements for major. Prerequisites: Finance major with senior standing, and written permission of chairperson required.

Prerequisites

(FIN 2227 and FIN 2323) and (FIN 2114 :Y)

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Effective Term
200730

FIN 3470: Finance Co-Op

Program
Credits 6

Full-time employment with an approved firm in the area of Finance where experience is gained through appropriate training, instruction, and supervision. Course does not fulfill the requirements of the major. Prerequisite: Finance major with junior status; minimum gpa requirements will vary; approval of department chair.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
200730

RES 2150: Real Estate Fundamentals

Program
Credits 3

An introduction to the field of real estate, includes the following broad topical areas: the legal nature of real estate, valuation and appraisal, real estate finance, and the secondary mortgage market.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201830

RES 2250: Real Estate Law

Program
Credits 3

Topics in real estate law: ownership, possession and management of land and buildings, landlord and tenant, nonpossessory rights, contractual documents and agreements, transfer of rights; title insurance, moral and ethical dimensions, financing the transaction, litigation and claims involving real estate.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
202120

RES 2340: Contemp Topics in Real Estate

Program
Credits 3

Contemporary topics in Real Estate: Contemporary issues and topics in Commercial real estate including valuation, sustainability and topics of interest in the current environment. Must be enrolled in one of the following Fields of Study (Major, Minor, or Concentration): Real Estate

Prerequisites

RES 3150

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022
Effective Term
201730

RES 3001: Real Estate Internship

Program
Credits 3

Employment with an approved firm in the area of Commercial Real Estate where experience is gained with appropriate training, instruction, and supervision. Course does not fulfill the requirements for major. A minimum GPA of 2.5, approval of the office of Business Relations and written permission of the chairperson.

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Effective Term
201620

RES 3150: Real Estate Investments

Program
Credits 3

Valuation of commercial real estate properties including discounted cash flow approach. Pro forma accounting statement modeling, cash flow forecasting, lease price determinants, initial and exit cap rate determination and ultimately valuing actual real estate properties. The """four food groups"""" of commercial real estate."

Prerequisites

RES 2150

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201630

RES 3250: Advanced Real Estate Modeling

Program
Credits 3

Apply advanced modeling techniques to underwrite and value commercial real estate assets, Argus certification, excel based modeling. Monte Carlo simulation, Google sketch-up, partnership waterfall modeling.

Prerequisites

RES 3150

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
201220

RES 3360: Independent Study-Real Estate

Program
Credits 3

Independent study under a faculty member's guidance in an area of special interest to the student. The area of interest must be discussed with the faculty member prior to registration. Course does not fulfill the requirements for major. Prerequisites: Real Estate major with senior standing, and written permission of chairperson required.

Prerequisites

RES 2150 and RES 3150

Prerequisite Courses
Effective Term
202320

RES 4150: Real Estate Development

Program
Credits 3

Senior capstone class that focuses on the development process from land acquisition to final product incorporating real time real estate development projects. Specific topics include land acquisition, tax issues, optimal land use decisions, architectural and sight design, contracting and construction, leasing and marketing of properties and optimal exit strategies.

Prerequisites

RES 3150

Prerequisite Courses
Last Offered
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
Effective Term
200920

VSB 2009: Principles of Finance

Program
Credits 3

The theory and techniques of financial management. Financial markets; financial statements and analysis; time value of money; interest rates; bond valuation; risk and return; equity valuation; cost of capital; capital budgeting; working capital management. Restricted to VSB students and Business Minors.

Prerequisites

VSB 1000 and (ECO 1001 or SBI 2005) and ECO 1002 and VSB 2004 and (MAT 1235 :Y or MAT 1430 :Y or STAT 1235 :Y or STAT 1430 :Y)

Last Offered
Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024
Effective Term
202430

VSB 2500: Personal Finance

Program
Credits 3

Critical personal finance skills for financial stability and success. Topics include: planning personal finances, money management and budgeting, tax strategies, investments, credit and debt, purchase decisions, insurance, retirements and estate planning. This course will NOT be used to fulfill a Finance major or Finance minor elective requirement.

Last Offered
Spring 2025, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020
Effective Term
201520