Students will participate in work experiences related to their area of interest. 399 Independent Study Projects 1-4 crs. Junior standing, and consent of instructor and department chair. Cases in Financial Management 3 crs. Applications of financial management theories and tools to decisions in capital budgeting, financial structure, current asset management, etc.
Application is done through use of case and computer analysis.
A study of the U.S. financial system. Topics include the Federal Reserve System, term structure of interest rates, financial markets, instruments and financial institutions including regulation of commercial banks. Introduction to portfolio theory and general asset pricing models. Applications of models for performance evaluation and portfolio management. Theory of options and futures.