451 The Management of New Enterprises (4, Fa) Development of analytical and conceptual skills in entrepreneurship and venture management.
452 Cases in Entrepreneurship (4, Fa) Case analysis of problems encountered in the management of new enterprises.
453 Venture Management (4, Sp) Design and application of organization structures and systems in management of new ventures. 454 The Entrepreneurial Business Plan (4, Sp) Development of a detailed plan for starting and owning an enterprise.
485 Business Communication Management (4, Sp) Communication environment; managing communication activities; communication through intrafirm publications; research methods; report and proposal preparation; communicating institutional policy. Prerequisite: BUAD 302.
324 The Financial System (4, Fa) Financial intermediaries in the flow of funds; aggregate financial asset analysis; money markets and interest rates; government debt and its economic effects. Prerequisite: BUAD 352 or BUAD 350 or BUAD 351.
365 Introduction to Urban Real Estate (4, FaSpSm) Urban real estate resources, definitions and background; financial aspects of real estate markets and investments; urban and regional real estate markets and the development process. Prerequisite: BUAD 306.
386 Intermediate Financial Management (4, FaSpSm) Development of analytical and conceptual skills for financial decision-making. Prerequisite: BUAD 306 and BUAD 310.
402 Government and Business (4) American mixed capitalism, welfare, market failure, and the role of government in business; regulation and the public utilities, antitrust policy, and current topics in regulation-deregulation.
413 Business and Property Law (2, Sp) Business problems involving law of accountants' liability, bailments, debtor-creditor relations, bankruptcy, community property, real property, titles, conveyancing, liens, inheritance, trusts. Prerequisite: BUAD 403.
416 Managerial Economics (4, Fa) Application of microeconomic theory to problems of the firm, quantification of demand and cost relationships; pricing policies. Prerequisite: BUAD 311, BUAD 351.
421 Financial Analysis and Valuation (4, FaSp) This course develops and uses tools of financial analysis to evaluate the performance and assess the value of individual companies in an industry context. Prerequisite: FBE 386.
425 Management of Financial Institutions (4, FaSpSm) Management problems of banks, savings and loans, and insurance companies; pricing of services; branching; lending criteria; asset and liability management. Prerequisite: FBE 324 or departmental approval.
427 Real Estate Law (4, FaSp) Principles of law regarding real property transactions; buyer-seller, debtor-creditor, landlord-tenant relationships; environmental law and land use control; investments and syndication.
431 Financial Policies and Corporate Control (4, Fa) Provide student with a solid foundation in the theory of modern corporate finance. Emphasis on determinants of corporate debt and dividend policies, allocation and value of corporate voting rights and alternative methods of security issuance and retirement. Must have 3.2 GPA to register for course. Prerequisite: BUAD 306.
432 Corporate Financial Strategy (4, FaSp) Linkage between financial theory and policy and corporate strategy, the role of financial managers in developing corporate strategy; applications of concepts and techniques using cases. Prerequisite: FBE 386.
436 Financial Management of Multinational Corporations (4, FaSpSm) International scope and dimension of financial planning; working capital management; financing and investment decisions of multinational corporations. Prerequisite: FBE 386.
440 Trading and Exchanges (4, Sp) Theories, practices, and technologies of trading at exchanges and in dealer networks. Sources of liquidity, volatility, profitability, and institutional change. Domestic and international public policy issues. Prerequisite: FBE 386.
441 Investment Management (4, FaSp) Applications of modern portfolio theory for personal and institutional investment; analysis of common stocks, bonds, and speculative securities. Prerequisite: FBE 386 or departmental approval.
442x Intermediate Financial Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors (4, Sp) In-depth study of balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement issued from the perspective of a user (not preparer) of corporate financial reports. Not available for credit to accounting majors. Prerequisite: BUAD 250b.
443 Introduction to Forecasting (4) Survey of forecasting techniques; time series analysis; seasonal adjustment; regression analysis. Prerequisite: BUAD 310; BUAD 350 or BUAD 351 or BUAD 352.
458 Law and Finance (4) Impact of law and regulation on financial markets; securities regulation, corporate finance, financial instruments, commodities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers, and bankruptcy. Prerequisite: BUAD 403.
462 International Trade and Commercial Policy (4, FaSp) Commercial policies and treaty relationships; examination of export-import problems and national policies influencing world trade and finance. Prerequisite: ECON 203, ECON 205.
464 International Finance (4, FaSp) Introduction to the international financial system: foreign currency spot, forward, futures, options markets; exchange rate determination under flexible and fixed rate regimes; foreign exchange risk and elementary hedging techniques; Eurobanking. Prerequisite: BUAD 310, BUAD 350.
465 Real Estate Valuation (4, FaSpSm) Appraisal theory and methodology; feasibility studies and investment value analysis of urban real estate. Prerequisite: FBE 365.
466 Management of Real Property Development (4, Sp) Case study analysis of real estate development, combining consideration of macroeconomics, finance, legal aspects, marketing, and construction technology. Development proposals will be prepared and presented. Prerequisite: FBE 489, CE 460, and completion of a summer internship.
489 Real Estate Finance and Investments (4, FaSp) Capital markets, determination of interest rates; institutional aspects of real estate finance; sources of mortgage capital, investment concepts and their relationship to optimal financing strategy. Prerequisite: BUAD 306, FBE 365.
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