Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Prefix and Course Index 

 

English

Courses are designated as ENGL in the class schedule. For world literature in English translation, see courses under Comparative Literature (CPLT)

  
  • ENGL 341 - Children’s Literature (3)


    World literature written primarily for children, including material from the oral tradition, realistic fiction, fantasy and poetry.

    Prerequisite: completion of any literature course in G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • ENGL 345T - Trends and Movements in English Studies and Comparative Literature (3)


    Various trends and movements in literature, composition and rhetoric, cultural studies, creative writing, or linguistics through a variety of critical lenses. (CPLT 345T and ENGL 345T are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: completion of all lower-division writing requirements and G.E. Categories A.1, A.2, A.3

  
  • ENGL 355T - Images of Women in Literature (3)


    Images of women in genres such as autobiography, poetry, drama, novel. Individual sections may treat conventional literary periods or specific cultures. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 units. (CPLT 355T and ENGL 355T are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 356 - Queer Literature and Theory (3)


    Representations and productions of heteronormativity, sexual orientation and gender roles in literature and critical theory. Considers literary texts from different genres and critical theory from a variety of theorists. (CPLT 356 and ENGL 356 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 360 - Technical Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing professional rhetorical situations, genres and styles. Professional writing, designing and editing, with attention to outlines and abstracts, description, process explanation, instructions and fundamentals of reports, feasibility studies, proposals, internal memos and letters.

  
  • ENGL 363 - Scientific Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing scientific rhetorical situations, genres and styles. Writing, designing and editing journal articles, proposals, personal statements, research posters and portfolios. Communicating with effective, scientific style at the sentence, paragraph and document levels.

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category A.2.

  
  • ENGL 365 - Legal Writing (3)


    Advanced composition stressing logic, reasoning and legal analysis.

  
  • ENGL 367 - Introduction to Law and Literature (3)


    Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of law and literature. The representation of legal concepts, or decisions in literary texts, as well as the narrative, rhetorical and interpretive practices of the law. (CPLT 367 and ENGL 367 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 370 - Horror Fiction (3)


    Horror/occult fiction (or dark fantasy) from Mary Shelley to the present, including such writers as E.A. Poe, J.S. LeFanu, Bram Stoker, H.P. Lovecraft, Fritz Leiber and Stephen King.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

  
  • ENGL 371 - Fantasy Fiction (3)


    Fantasy in literature from Ariosto to Brautigan.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 372 - Crime Fiction (3)


    Crime fiction from Edgar Allan Poe to the present, including Sayers, Christie, Chandler, Hammett and Ross MacDonald.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

  
  • ENGL 373 - Science Fiction (3)


    Science fiction as a literary genre, including future-science fiction, the utopian novel, the superman/woman novel and short stories.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 374 - The Gothic Novel (3)


    Development of the Gothic Novel in England from 1750-1850, including Walpole, Smith, Radcliffe, Lewis, Mary Shelley, Austen, Maturin and Emily Brontë.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

  
  • ENGL 375 - Literature in the Age of Film (3)


    The world-wide impact of cinema on literary texts in the 20th century, especially the way storytelling in literature has been transformed by the incorporation of cinematic techniques. All texts in English/English translation. (CPLT 375 and ENGL 375 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 381 - African Literature (3)


    African literature written in the English language; the fiction, poetry and drama of the new nations. (AFAM 381, CPLT 381 and ENGL 381 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: completion of any literature course from G.E. Category C.2.

  
  • ENGL 388 - Reading Food in Literature (3)


    Representation of food in literature and its meaning and significance. (CPLT 388 and ENGL 388 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 389 - Literature About the War in Vietnam (3)


    Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and film reflecting views of the Vietnam War as experienced by North and South Vietnamese and by Americans, both soldiers and ordinary citizens. (ASAM 389, CPLT 389 and ENGL 389 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: ENGL 101 .

  
  • ENGL 401 - Composing Identities: The Reflective Writing Teacher (3)


    Examine composing and teaching practices that encouraged and discouraged development; cognitive and cultural issues related to composing and reflexive/reflective teaching. Develop theories supported by research, experience and practice about teaching and learning writing.

    Prerequisite: undergraduate students, completion of all lower-division writing requirements and G.E. Categories A.1, A.2, A.3; no prerequisites for graduate students.

  
  • ENGL 402 - Theories of Response to Written Composition (2)


    May be taken for letter grade or Credit/No credit.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 301 , ENGL 303 . Corequisite: ENGL 402S .

  
  • ENGL 402S - Tutor Supervision (1)


    May be taken for letter grade or Credit/No credit.

    Prerequisites:ENGL 301 , ENGL 303 . Corequisite: ENGL 402 .

  
  • ENGL 404T - Advanced Creative Writing (3)


    Instruction and practice in a workshop setting for students with some experience in creative writing; emphasizes writing for professional markets. Consult the class schedule to determine section’s emphasis. May be repeated once with different topic.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 306 .

  
  • ENGL 410 - Language and Power in African American Culture (3)


    Language use within the African American community. Topics include language history, dialect vs. language, communicative practices, language in education policy, language and ideology, and language attitudes.

    Prerequisite: Fulfill Upper Division Writing Requirement

  
  • ENGL 416 - Studies in Shakespeare (3)


    Problems of dramatic structure and artistic meanings.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 316 

  
  • ENGL 423 - Early American Literature (3)


    Literature of colonial and revolutionary America, including the Puritans, 18th-century deism and rationalism, and the literary antecedents of American democratic thought.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 221 

  
  • ENGL 429 - American Landscape in Literature (3)


    Literary perception of our environment, with special attention to what perceptions of the landscape reveal about human nature.

  
  • ENGL 434 - Young Adult Literature (3)


    Evaluation, selection and interpretation of fiction, non-fiction, drama and poetry reflecting the interests of young people ages 12 to 17.

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 442 - Changing Words: History, Semantics, and Translation (3)


    Etymology, related problems of lexicography and translation. Recent developments in theory of semantic change as related to cultural shifts. Emphasizes words, collocations, idioms. (ENGL 442 and LING 442 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: LING 351  or LING 430 .

  
  • ENGL 450 - Medieval Literature (3)


    Readings in modern English translation from the medieval literature of England and the continent from St. Augustine to Sir Thomas Malory. (CPLT 450 and ENGL 450 are the same course.)

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 451 - Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama (3)


    Dramatic tradition in plays by such dramatists as Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Beaumont and Fletcher.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 452 - Elizabethan Poetry and Prose (3)


    Non-dramatic literature of the English Renaissance.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 453 - 17th-Century Poetry and Prose (3)


    Non-dramatic literature of the period from 1603 to 1660 excluding Milton.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 455 - Restoration and 18th-Century Literature (3)


    Major writers from prose, poetry and dramatic genres, such as Butler, Rochester, Dryden, Pepys, Swift, Addison and Steele, Pope, Boswell, Johnson, Sheridan, Wycherly and Gay, as well as selected minor writers.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 456 - The British Novel through Jane Austen (3)


    British novel from its beginnings to the 19th century, including Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Sterne and Austen.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 457 - The Romantic Movement in English Literature (3)


    Writers such as Burns, Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 458 - Victorian Literature (3)


    Writers such as Carlyle, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Ruskin and Pater.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 459 - The 19th-Century British Novel (3)


    Novelists such as the Brontes, Thackeray, Dickens, Eliot and Hardy.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course

  
  • ENGL 460 - 19th-Century American Literature (3)


    Poetry, drama and prose in 19th-century America. Writers such as Emerson, Stowe, Dickinson and Thorea

    Prerequisite: junior, senior or graduate standing.

  
  • ENGL 462 - Modern British and American Fiction (3)


    Modern British and American novels from 1900 to 1960’s.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 463 - Contemporary Fiction in English (3)


    Fiction (novels and short stories) since the 1960’s.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 464 - Modern British and American Drama (3)


    British and American drama from 1900 to 1950.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 465 - Contemporary Drama in English (3)


    Drama in English from the 1960’s to the present.

    Prerequisites: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 466 - Modern British and American Poetry (3)


    British and American poetry from 1900 to the 1960’s.

    Prerequisite: survey of English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 467 - Contemporary Poetry in English (3)


    Poetry in English from the 1960’s to the present.

    Prerequisites: English, American or world literature; an upper-division literature course.

  
  • ENGL 492 - Modern Critical Theory (3)


    Major movements in 20th-century British and American criticism.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 300  

  
  • ENGL 495T - Senior Seminar (3)


    Study and engagement of a specific research topic with class and broader communities culminating in the production of a significant text.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 307  

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • ENGL 498 - English Internship (1-3)


    Practical application of literature and language studies outside the university. Specified hours, limited enrollment, credit/no credit; no credit toward major. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisites: junior or senior standing or consent of faculty supervisor.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • ENGL 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Open to advanced students in English with consent of department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.

  
  • ENGL 500 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (3)


    Research techniques, analytical approaches and theories of literature. Basic orientation in graduate literary studies.

  
  • ENGL 509T - Creative Writing Workshop (3)


    Intensive graduate-level workshop in creative writing. Produce own work, write critiques of others’ works and discuss opportunities for publication. May focus on the writing of poetry or fiction or of a mix of fiction and drama, depending on expertise of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.

    Recommended for students with an interest in creative writing.

  
  • ENGL 510 - Rhetorical Criticism and Discourse Analysis (3)


    Theories of disclosure and rhetorical analysis, ranging from an overview of historically foundational/classical readings and approaches to contemporary rhetorical theories and their applications to textual criticism.

  
  • ENGL 515 - Professional Editing and Journal Production (3)


    Firsthand experience editing and producing the English department’s literary journal, DASH. Solicit, review and edit creative writing submissions; design and create one journal issue.

  
  • ENGL 525T - Proseminar in Literature, Rhetoric, or Writing (3)


    Comprehensive reading course focusing on a key area in literature, rhetoric or writing. Major primary works. Students are strongly advised to take proseminars before enrolling in seminars. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 units. (CPLT 525T and ENGL 525T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 571T - Graduate Seminar: Major Writers (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor; major figures such as Shakespeare, Dante, Cervantes, Goethe, Bronte, Twain, Joyce, Woolf and Morrison. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 units. (CPLT 571T and ENGL 571T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 572T - Graduate Seminar: Literary Genres (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor, major literary types such as the epic, novel, short story, lyric poetry, tragedy, comedy and historical drama. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 572T and ENGL 572T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 573T - Graduate Seminar: Cultural Periods (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of instructor, the literature of a cultural period from Anglo-Saxon to modern times. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (ENGL 573T and CPLT 573T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 574T - Graduate Seminar: Special Problems in Literature (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research and publication of the instructor, special problems such as influences on literature, including philosophical, religious, scientific, geographic and other ecological viewpoints. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (ENGL 574T and CPLT 574T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 575T - Graduate Seminar: Topics in Teaching (3)


    Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 575T and ENGL 575T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 579T - Graduate Seminar: Problems in Criticism (3)


    Historical development and schools of criticism. Individual offerings within this course number may deal with only one aspect of critical problems. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic. (CPLT 579T and ENGL 579T are the same course.)

  
  • ENGL 590 - Writing Theory and Practice for Teaching Associates (3)


    Theory and practice of the composing process for the beginning college teacher of expository writing. Required of all English Department Teaching Associates during their first semester of teaching.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 402  and admission to the English Department Teaching Associate Program.

  
  • ENGL 590S - Teaching Associate Supervision (1)


    Supervised teaching of developmental writing and freshman composition. No credit toward the M.A. in English. May be repeated for credit.

    Prerequisite: ENGL 590 .

  
  • ENGL 591T - Seminar: Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (3)


    As appropriate to the specialized research of instructor, special topics on rhetoric and composition, including historical and theoretical approaches. May be repeated once with different topic.

  
  • ENGL 595 - M.A. Project Writing (3)


    Process of writing an M.A. project in literature, rhetoric and composition, or creative writing.

    Prerequisite: prior departmental approval of M.A. project proposal.

  
  • ENGL 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    Research projects in areas of specialization beyond regularly offered coursework. Oral and written reports. May be repeated once for credit.


English Education

Courses are designated as ENED in catalog.

  
  • ENED 442 - Teaching English in the Secondary School (3)


    Principles, methods and materials of teaching English in the secondary school. Students must earn a B- (2.7) or better to meet the requirements for earning a preliminary Single Subject credential.

    Prerequisite: admission to teacher education.

  
  • ENED 449E - First Semester Student Teaching (3)


    Student teaching in the secondary school during the first semester of the teacher preparation program. Candidate plans and teaches assigned lessons during the last third of the semester.

  
  • ENED 449I - Second Semester Student Teaching (10)


    Student teaching in the secondary school during the second semester of the teacher preparation program. Candidate has the same instructional hours of responsibility as the master teacher.

    Prerequisite: ENED 449E.

  
  • ENED 449S - Seminar in Secondary Teaching (3)


    Teaching a single subject in secondary schools. Videotape analysis of teaching based on Teaching Performance Assessments. Credit/No Credit only. A “B” (3.0) or better is required to receive a grade of credit.

    Corequisite: ENED 449I.


Environmental Studies

Courses are designated as ENST in the class schedule

  
  • ENST 500 - Environmental Issues and Approaches (3)


    Interdisciplinary approaches to environmental problems and research methods. Prepare seminars and papers on research design for potential thesis topics. Meets graduate writing requirement.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 510 - Environmental Evaluation and Protection (3)


    Environmental parameters (water, air, solid wastes, noise, radiation, etc.). Techniques in monitoring and measurement; effect on human health; environmental quality standards and controls. Demonstrations and field trips.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 520 - Environmental Research and Analysis (3)


    Research methods used in the field of environmental studies. Research tools used in such areas as environmental field studies, environmental experiments, social environmental impacts, environmental attitudes and behavior and environmental trend analysis.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 530 - Environmental Statistics (3)


    Statistics used in the environmental, biological, and physical science fields. Methodological approaches used to analyze the types of data commonly generated and used in environmental research.

    Prerequisites: ENST 500 , ENST 510 . Corequisite: ENST 520  or written approval from Environmental Studies Program graduate advisor.

  
  • ENST 540 - Profesional Practice in Environmental Studies (3)


    Current norms and tools in presenting scientific and social scientific information to a variety of audiences. Communicating across disciplinary perspectives.

    Prerequisite: ENST 500 , ENST 510 , ENST 520 ; graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 595T - Selected Topics in Environmental Problems (3)


    Various environmental topics, contemporary or historic, that focus on problems (e.g., law, endangered habitats, planning, global environmental issues, etc.). Topic chosen and outline will be circulated prior to registration. One or more sections may be offered in any online format. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 18 units.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 596 - Internship in Environmental Studies (3)


    Field experience with a governmental or private agency.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies.

  
  • ENST 597 - Project (3)


    Planning, preparing and completing an acceptable, interdisciplinary project. Credit on submission of project and presentation of research findings in a poster session organized by the Environmental Studies Program.

    Prerequisites: classified status in Environmental Studies program and consent of project adviser and program coordinator.

  
  • ENST 598 - Thesis (3)


    Planning, preparing and completing an acceptable, interdisciplinary thesis. Credit on submission of thesis.

    Prerequisites: classified status in Environmental Studies Program and consent of instructor and program coordinator.

  
  • ENST 599 - Independent Graduate Research (1-3)


    May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.

    Prerequisite: graduate standing in Environmental Studies and consent of instructor and program coordinator.


European Studies

Courses are designated as EUST in the class schedule.

  
  • EUST 315 - A European Tour (3)


    Interdisciplinary introduction to the development of European civilization in the pre-modern period through an examination of select sites. The geographical and environmental context, the peopling of Europe and the evolution of cultural, political, economic and religious ideas and institutions. (EUST 315, HIST 315, and LBST 315 are the same course.)

    Prerequisite: Completion of G.E. Category D.1.

  
  • EUST 399 - Directed Study (1-3)


    Supervised individual or small group study. May be repeated with different topics in European Studies for a maximum of 6 units. No more than 3 units may be taken in any one semester.

    Prerequisite: advisor approval.

  
  • EUST 490 - European Studies Senior Colloquium (1-3)


    Capstone seminar requires majors and minors to assemble a portfolio of prior work in European Studies. Majors must complete an additional original research paper/project that deals in some way with a problem or challenge facing Europe today. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 units.

    Prerequisite: European Studies majors and minors with senior standing who have completed 6 units of European Studies Required Core Courses.

  
  • EUST 495 - European Studies Internship (3)


    Supervised work experience in a European-related professional field either in Europe or in the U.S. Requires 120 hours and a course project.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit
  
  • EUST 499 - Independent Study (1-3)


    Supervised individual study. May be repeated with different topics in European Studies for a maximum of 6 units. No more than 3 units may be taken in any one semester.

    Prerequisite: advisor approval.

    Course not available for Graduate Credit

Finance

Courses are designated as FIN in the class schedule.

  
  • FIN 310 - Personal Financial Management (3)


    Financial problems of the household in allocating resources and planning expenditures. Housing, insurance, installment buying, medical care, savings and investments. Special financial planning problems faced by minorities and women. May not be used to fulfill the concentration requirement in finance.

  
  • FIN 320 - Financial Management I (3)


    Financial statement analysis. Interest rates and valuing cash flows (TVM; valuing stocks and bonds). Investment decision rules and capital budgeting. Risk and return (CAPM) and cost of capital. One ore more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: ACCT 201A . Corequisites: ISDS 361A , BUAD 301 .

  
  • FIN 321 - Financial Management II (3)


    Brief review of valuing cash flows, risk/return and capital budgeting. Long-term financing, capital structure and payout policy, financial planning and forecasting, with a focus on firm valuation. Additional topics if time permits. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: FIN 320 .

  
  • FIN 331 - Working Capital Management and Computer Applications (3)


    Analysis of working capital management and policy, liquidity measurement, sources of financing for periods of cash deficits; management of accounts receivable and inventories; financial forecasting and short-term financing.

    Corequisite: FIN 321 .

  
  • FIN 335 - Financial Analysis for Investors and Lenders (3)


    Interpretation of financial statement from the perspective of the financial analyst and creditor. Economic meaning of financial statement data for the purpose of evaluating a company’s financial performance.

    Corequisite: FIN 321 .

  
  • FIN 340 - Introduction to Investments (3)


    Institutional characteristics of securities markets, security valuation and trading methods, fundamental and technical analysis, selection and management of securities, role of the capital asset pricing model in investing, options and futures markets, portfolio analysis and mutual funds.

    Corequisite: FIN 321 .

  
  • FIN 342 - Capital and Money Markets (3)


    Capital and money markets in the American and international economies; markets for new corporate and government issues; secondary markets; use of derivative securities for hedging; factors influencing yields and security prices.

    Corequisite: FIN 321 .

  
  • FIN 351 - Introduction to Real Estate (3)


    Real estate principles, practices and investment decisions. Equity investment, finance, legal aspects, practices, principles, property development, real estate administration in the public sector, real estate market analysis, and valuation.

    Prerequisite: FIN 320 .

  
  • FIN 352 - Real Estate Finance (3)


    Financial institutions and real estate credit. Sources and uses of capital (funds) in financing real estate transactions. Money and capital markets and their effect on credit availability. Mortgage mechanics and the workings of both primary and secondary markets.

    Prerequisite: FIN 351 .

  
  • FIN 353 - Real Estate Valuation (3)


    Comprehensive coverage of the basic concepts and principles of real estate valuation. Use of the three approaches to valuation for the appraisal of both residential and income-producing properties. Role of valuation in real estate investment. Government regulation of appraisers.

    Prerequisite: FIN 351 .

  
  • FIN 355 - Real Estate Investment Analysis (3)


    Alternative analytical techniques in evaluating real estate investments. Tax aspects, measurement of investment returns, application of computer models to investment decisions. Lecture, discussion and case analysis of major investment types - raw land, apartment houses, commercial and industrial uses.

    Prerequisite: FIN 351 .

  
  • FIN 360 - Principles of Insurance (3)


    Analysis of the risk management process, introduction to property and liability insurance, employee benefits and financial planning. Overview of the insurance industry and insurance problems. One or sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: FIN 320 .

  
  • FIN 361 - Insurance Company Operations (3)


    Course surveys the overall structure and functions of insurance companies and reviews all major insurance company functional areas. It also examines the two major markets in which businesses and individuals may obtain insurance: admitted lines and non-admitted lines. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: FIN 360  

  
  • FIN 370 - International Business Finance (3)


    Financing problems of the multinational business. International financial environment, taxation of foreign income, the cost of capital in international capital and money markets, problems of risk in foreign investments, and financial techniques for the operation of the multinational firm. One or more sections may be offered in any online format.

    Prerequisite: FIN 320 .

  
  • FIN 371 - Export-Import Financing (3)


    Institutional arrangements, methods and techniques used to finance international trade. Government and financial institution services. Risk-return aspects of international sales, insurance needs, the use of letters of credit, international factoring, accounts receivable insurance and other financing techniques. Review of required export-import documentation.

    Prerequisite:FIN 320 .

  
  • FIN 373 - Asia-Pacific Financial and Security Markets (3)


    Overview of financial markets in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Southeast Asia. Historical perspectives, regulations, more recent liberalization and internationalization, and institutional technical aspects of the stock, bond and other financial markets.

    Prerequisite: FIN 320  

  
  • FIN 375 - Global Risk Management and International Finance (3)


    Loss control within the field of global insurance and risk management to provide knowledge for the practical application of international financial risk management principles techniques and methods utilized in multinational corporations and governmental organizations operations.

    Prerequisite: FIN 370 .

  
  • FIN 410 - Theory and Practice of Personal Financial Planning (3)


    Developing, implementing and monitoring comprehensive personal financial plans. Risk management, investments, taxation, retirement and estate planning, professional practices

    Prerequisites: FIN 340 ; Corequisites FIN 360  and FIN 411 .

 

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