Finance Concentration Required Courses
FIN 380 Financial Markets and Investments (4)
Financialmarkets and security investment decisions, analysis of risk and return,portfolio policies for individual and institutional investors,financial instruments. Pre-req: Major status and FIN 316. Also notethat this is a prerequisite for FIN 462 and FIN 473.
FIN 473 Financial Analysis and Valuation (4)
Topicsinclude working capital management, advance capital budgeting, dividendpolicy, financing policy, business valuation, and corporateacquisitions. Pre-req: FIN 316, FIN 380 and major status.
FIN 462 Derivative Markets and Financial Institutions (4)
Valuationof financial derivatives, methodologies for identifying firms’ riskexposures, the role of risk management and financial derivatives incorporate strategy, and analysis of financial institutions. Pre-req:FIN 380 or instructor’s consent.
FIN 463 International Finance (4)
Analysisof currency exchange rates, balance of payments; management of foreignexchange risk; risk and return in international investment. Pre-req:FIN 316 and major status.
Course Schedule
The tentative 2009-2010 schedule for upper division finance courses is:
| Fall 2009 | Winter 2010 | Spring 2010 |
FIN 380
| FIN 380 | FIN 380 |
| FIN 462 | FIN 462 | FIN 462 |
| FIN 463 | FIN 463 | FIN 463 |
| FIN 473* | FIN 473* | FIN 473* |
*FIN473 is an advanced class that covers in more depth topics considered in316. Taking FIN 473 relatively soon after FIN 380 is advisable.
Recommended Courses
| Career Paths | Recommended Course Sequence | Recommended Business Electives: | Recommended non-Business electives: | Professional Activities/Reading: |
| Financial Management/ Corporate Finance: Financial analysis, Credit analysis, Commercial lending, Financial consulting, Entrepreneur, Risk management, Investment banking Key contact:
Prof. Wayne Mikkelson | Take FIN 473 soon after FIN 380 to better prepare for corporate recruiting visits that generally occur in Fall and Winter. | ACTG 340 (Accounting for Entrepreneurs)
ACTG 350 (Financial Accounting Theory I)
ACTG 360 (Cost Accounting) DSC 433 (Information Analysis for Management Decisions) | ECON 411 (Advanced Microeconomic Theory) ECON 360 (Issues in Industrial Organizations) Any class that focuses on the improvement of oral and written communication skills. | Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance Alpha Kappa Psi UO Investment Group Beta Alpha Psi (completion of ACTG 350 required for BAP members) Chartered Financial Analyst Program |
| Investment Management: Portfolio management, Asset management, Security analysis, Financial planning, Bank trust services, Securities trading and sales Key contact:
Prof. Ro Gutierrez | | ACTG 350 (Financial Accounting Theory I) ACTG 352 (Financial Accounting Theory II) DSC 433 (Information Analysis for Management Decisions) | ECON 411 (Advanced Microeconomic Theory) ECON 420/421 (Introduction to Econometrics I and II) ECON 360 (Issues in Industrial Organization) Any class that focuses on the improvement of oral and written communication skills. | Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Financial Analysts' Journal, Forbes, Barron's Alpha Kappa Psi UO Investment Group Chartered Financial Analyst Program |