Certificate in Finance

ACC111

Financial Accounting - 3 Credits

This course is for the student to learn about accounting as an information development and communications function that supports economic decision-making. The course will help students perform financial analysis; derive information for personal or organizational decisions; and understand business, governmental, and other organizational entities.

ECO201

Macroeconomics - 3 Credits

This course examines the fundamental analytical structure of a macro economy and familiarizes students with the problems of employment, inflation, interest rates, and business cycles. Topics include the determination of income and output, the role of fiscal and monetary policy, and the interaction of an economy with the rest of the world within a global framework.

ECO202

Microeconomics - 3 Credits

This course familiarizes students with the decision-making processes of individual economic units such as households, firms, and industries, and their interrelationships. Topics include the nature and framework of the forces of supply and demand, household behavior, and consumer choice; the behavior of the firm under different industrial structures, resource allocation, and income distribution; and international trade and comparative advantage.

ECO303

Money and Banking - 3 Credits

The course studies the process of financial intermediation in the economy and is primarily focused on the role of money and banking. Topics include the nature of commercial banks and the scope of their operations, the relationship between the banking sector and the other sectors of an economy, the role of the Federal Reserve, and the international financial linkages of an economy.

MGT105

Principles of Management - 3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the principles of management and their application in public and private, profit and non-profit organizations. Students will explore the areas of employee motivation, group behavior, leadership, strategic planning, organizational design, and career opportunities. Emphasis is on the research and techniques available to assist in the development of requisite management skills.

FIN201

Principles of Finance - 3 Credits

This course examines the role of finance in relation to other business operations and within the financial community. It covers the development and use of the basic tools for financial administration, financial analysis, planning and control, investment decisions, and management of sources of funds.

Prerequisites: ACC111; MGT105.

FIN302

Corporate Finance - 3 Credits

This course is an analysis of capital investments relative to goals, risks, and rates of return and includes a study of equity and debt financing, dividend policy, and multinational operations.

Prerequisite: FIN201.

FIN305

Analysis of Financial Statements - 3 Credits

Modern investing and lending decisions are based on financial statement analysis. Investing and lending decisions require the application of thorough analysis to carefully evaluated data. Sound information is obtained by an understanding of the data from which it is derived as well as by the application of tools of analysis to aid in its extraction and evaluation. The course focuses on understanding the data that are analyzed, as well as the methods by which they are analyzed and interpreted. Course cross listed with ACC305.

Prerequisite: ACC211.

FIN403

Investment Management - 3 Credits

This course analyses the theory and practice of investment management. Topics include principles of selection of assets, personal portfolio management, and performance criteria for selecting and making alternative corporate investment decisions.

Prerequisites: FIN201.

FIN411

International Financial Management - 3 Credits

This course covers international capital movements and balance of payment problems, as well as problems of international operations as they affect financial functions. Foreign and international institutions and the foreign exchange process are examined. Financial requirements, problems, sources, and policies of multinational corporations are considered.

Prerequisite: ECO201.