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The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1997-1998 and
1998-1999; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should
consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular
semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the
courses listed here since this catalog was published.
Unless otherwise stated below, each course meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Finance: FIN
380. Case Problems in Financial Management.
Employs case method to examine financial theories and to develop students' analytical
skill and judgment. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing, Business Administration 385T, and consent
of instructor.
390. Seminar: Money and Capital Markets.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent
of instructor.
Topic 1: International Money Markets.
Topic 2: The Depository Firm and Industry.
Additional prerequisite: Courses in macroeconomics and microeconomics.
Topic 3: Savings Institutions.
Topic 4: Financial Markets and Public Policy.
Financial market pricing in domestic and foreign financial markets and in
foreign exchange markets. The influence of
economic developments and the motivations and
ability of central banks to intervene in financial markets, considered from the
investor's viewpoint. Additional prerequisite:
Business Administration 380S.
Topic 5: Advanced Topics in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions.
Topic 6: Financial Management Strategies for Financial Intermediaries.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 380M, 380N, 380S, 383T, and 385T.
Topic 7: Economics and National Security Policies.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
394. Seminar: Financial Management and Theory.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing; twelve semester hours of finance, accounting,
or economics; and consent of instructor.
Topic 1: Seminar in Financial Management.
Topic 2: Quantitative Corporate Finance.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 385T.
Topic 3: Multinational Corporate Finance.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 380S and 385T.
Topic 4: Financial Management of Small Business.
Topic 5: Computerized Financial Models.
Topic 6: Special Topics in Corporate Finance.
Topic 7: Valuation Theory.
Topic 8: Market Imperfections and the Theory of Finance.
Topic 9: Empirical Methods in Finance.
Topic 10: Uncertainty in Economics and Finance.
Topic 11: Information Economics and Finance.
Topic 12: Stochastic Calculus for Economics
and Finance.
Additional prerequisite: Mathematics 378K.
Topic 13: Seminar in Small Business Finance.
Additional prerequisite: Completion of Master of Business Administration core courses.
396. Seminar: International Financial Problems.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 1: International Environment of Financial Management.
Topic 2: Topics in the Theory of International Finance.
397. Seminar: Investment Theory and
Management.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 1: Applications of Investment Theory.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 385T.
Topic 2: Portfolio Management.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 385T.
Topic 3: Seminar in Securities Markets and Investment Banking.
Topic 4: Seminar in Futures and Options Markets.
Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 385T.
Topic 5: Security Analysis.
Topic 6: Topics in Fixed Income Valuation.
Topic 7: Current Research Topics in Finance.
Topic 8: Summer Research Topics.
Designed primarily for doctoral degree students in finance. Provides an opportunity
for students to conduct original research.
Topic 9: Global Financial Strategies.
Major issues affecting portfolio management strategies, with emphasis on the influence
of globalization in financial markets. Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 385T
and Finance 397 (Topic 1).
399R, 699R, 999R. Dissertation.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for the
doctoral degree and fulfillment of language
requirement for the doctoral degree.
399W, 699W, 999W. Dissertation.
Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
Prerequisite: Finance 399R, 699R, or 999R.
Real Estate: R E
386. Seminar in Issues of Real Estate Analysis.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Topic 1: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics.
Topic 2: Real Estate Investment Decisions.
Additional prerequisite: Real Estate 386 (Topic 1) or the equivalent.
Topic 3: Real Estate Development:
Alternatives and Strategies.
Additional prerequisite: Real Estate 386 (Topic 1) or the equivalent.
Topic 4: Regional and Urban Analysis.
Topic 5: Real Estate Portfolio Strategy.
Additional prerequisite: Real Estate 386 (Topic 1) or the equivalent.
Topic 6: Contemporary Appraisal Theory.
Additional prerequisite: Real Estate 386 (Topic 1) or the equivalent.
388. Seminar in Real Estate Finance.
Current aspects of real estate finance as they affect lenders, borrowers, and
investors. Institutional changes affecting trends in
real estate finance, presented within a decision-making framework.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, Real Estate 386 (Topic 1:
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics), and consent
of instructor.
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Contents
Chapter 1: Graduate Study
Chapter 2: Admission and Registration
Chapter 3: Degree Requirements
Chapter 4: Fields of Study
Chapter 5: Members of Graduate Studies Committees
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