UTexas

Finance (FIN)

FIN 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Finance  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Finance. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

FIN 320F  Foundations of Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Principles of effective financial management, including planning, organization, and control; financial intermediaries; securities markets; evaluating alternative assets, debt, and capital structures. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 320F, 357, 357H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework and one of the following: Accounting 310F; Accounting 311 or 311H, and Accounting 312 or 312H; 6 semester hours of accounting coursework.  
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 321K  Intermediate Microeconomics for Business  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore microeconomic analysis of consumer theory, producer theory, decision-making under uncertainty, and market equilibrium. Examine game theory, monopoly and oligopoly behavior, and the principal-agent problem. Consider the application of these ideas to decisions made by business leaders in real-world settings. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 321K, Economics 420K, 420S, 421K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Mathematics 408Q, 408D, 408L, or 408S.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 322F  Foundations of Personal Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore an overview from the individual and family perspectives of financial planning tools, cash management, consumer credit, and basic tax preparation, insurance selection, investment and retirement planning. Includes application of knowledge to hypothetical situations and case studies. Human Development and Family Sciences 322 and Finance 322F may not both be counted. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Finance  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Finance. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 332F  Topics in Foundations of Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to non-McCombs School of Business majors.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 134M, 234M, 334M  Current Issues in Global Sustainability  1-3 Hours  

1,2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Through discussions and guest speakers, explore the most recent issues in the everchanging landscape of sustainability. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the Leadership in Global Sustainability minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 337P  Investment Banking Practicum  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine investment banking with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. Work in cross-level, team-based roles that simulate industry structures to develop and present a comprehensive investment banking pitch book for a live client. Discuss company, market, and industry analysis; strategic assessment; valuation and leveraged buyout modeling; and M&A strategy development. Explore collaboration with alumni practitioners and cross-disciplinary partners to integrate industry-specific research into client recommendations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 337T  Special Topics in Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Valuing Natural Resources. Apply economic analysis to sedimentary basin analysis to create exploration and development scenarios. Investigate first principles of sedimentation, stratigraphy, and basin formation as the drivers of economic accumulations of petroleum in many different types of environments of deposition and basins globally including conventional and unconventional petroleum resources. Examine mining, minerals, and other exhaustible resources. Finance 337 (Topic 1) and 337T (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.

Topic 2: Energy Finance. Apply economic and financial analysis to energy projects and firms. Examine discounted cashflow, multiples valuation, NAV analysis, decision and risk analysis, real options, energy economics and risk management. Finance 337 (Topic 2) and 337T (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.

Topic 4: Electricity Systems and Markets. Analyze energy and power systems in regulated and competitive environments and implications on business decisions for firms in these industries. Examine mechanisms of energy markets; comparative market systems; determination of prices under different market structures; gas, oil, coal, and electricity market architecture; electricity market design; dispatch and new build decisions; smart grid and renewable energy in electricity markets; risk and risk management in energy including demand and price volatility and use of financial derivatives; and the impact of financial market trends and current and proposed policies on the energy industry. Finance 337 (Topic 4) and 337T (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.

Topic 12: Global Business Sustainability. Explore the role of sustainability in the corporate sector. Examine how businesses partner with others for sustainability goals, how to value sustainable business practices, and how to report on corporate sustainability. Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 372T (Topic 12), 378 (Topic: Global Busn Sustainability), Business, Government, and Society 370 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 12), Finance 337 (Topic 3), 337T (Topic 12). Same as: ACC 372T.12, BGS 372T.12 Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the leadership in global sustainability minor.
  

FIN 337T.1  Valuing Natural Resources  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Apply economic analysis to sedimentary basin analysis to create exploration and development scenarios. Investigate first principles of sedimentation, stratigraphy, and basin formation as the drivers of economic accumulations of petroleum in many different types of environments of deposition and basins globally including conventional and unconventional petroleum resources. Examine mining, minerals, and other exhaustible resources. Finance 337 (Topic 1) and 337T (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 337T.12  Global Business Sustainability  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the role of sustainability in the corporate sector. Examine how businesses partner with others for sustainability goals, how to value sustainable business practices, and how to report on corporate sustainability. Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 372T (Topic 12), 378 (Topic: Global Busn Sustainability), Business, Government, and Society 370 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 12), Finance 337 (Topic 3), 337T (Topic 12).
Same as: ACC 372T.12, BGS 372T.12  
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the leadership in global sustainability minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 337T.2  Energy Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Apply economic and financial analysis to energy projects and firms. Examine discounted cashflow, multiples valuation, NAV analysis, decision and risk analysis, real options, energy economics and risk management. Finance 337 (Topic 2) and 337T (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 337T.4  Electricity Systems and Markets  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze energy and power systems in regulated and competitive environments and implications on business decisions for firms in these industries. Examine mechanisms of energy markets; comparative market systems; determination of prices under different market structures; gas, oil, coal, and electricity market architecture; electricity market design; dispatch and new build decisions; smart grid and renewable energy in electricity markets; risk and risk management in energy including demand and price volatility and use of financial derivatives; and the impact of financial market trends and current and proposed policies on the energy industry. Finance 337 (Topic 4) and 337T (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 140S, 240S, 340S, 440S, 540S, 640S, 740S, 840S, 940S  Topics in Finance  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. or the school's BBA Exchange Programs. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Finance. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 357  Business Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Principles of finance, with application to all aspects of the business firm; particular attention to cost of capital, investment decisions, management of assets, and procurement of funds. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 320F, 357, 357H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Accounting 312 or 312H; and Statistics 301 or 301H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 357H  Business Finance: Honors  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An investigation of the principles of finance, with application to all aspects of the business firm; particular attention to cost of capital, investment decisions, management of assets, and procurement of funds. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 320F, 357, 357H. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Accounting 312H; and Statistics 301 or 301H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the McCombs School of Business Honors Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 164P, 264P, 364P  Global Sustainability Practicum  1-3 Hours  

1,2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Apply concepts and tools learned in other courses to practical projects solving sustainability challenges for companies or nonprofits. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the Leadership in Global Sustainability minor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 165P, 365P  Energy Finance Practicum  1,3 Hours  

1,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students apply skills in the energy industry and focus on additional project management skills through group projects conducted in a professional setting. Students may work with a private or a public enterprise. May not be used to satisfy the professional, business related internship or practicum course degree requirement for the Bachelor of Business Administration. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students accepted to the Helios Challenge.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 366P  Finance Practicum  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students apply skills in their major area and focus on additional project management skills through group projects conducted in a professional setting. Students may work with a private or a public enterprise. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Forty-five semester hours of college coursework and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students accepted to the Financial Analyst Program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 367  Investment Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Investment theory, alternatives, and decision making under differing uncertainties and constraints; formulation of objectives and strategies; development of conceptual managerial perspectives and philosophies for investment environments. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 370  Integrative Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Integrates financial decision making in functional areas of finance; utilizes various concepts to promulgate strategies, policies, and procedures in managing funds to achieve objectives. Finance 370 and 370H may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010  
Pre/Corequisites: Senior standing; Finance 357 or 357H, and 367; credit or registration for one of the following: Business Administration 130G, 353, 366P, Accounting 366P, 367P, Business Analytics 366P, International Business 366P, Finance 337P, 364P, 365P, 366P, Management 347P, 366P, 367P, 369P, Management Information Systems 366P, Marketing 366P, Operations Management 366P, Real Estate 366P; and three additional semester hours of coursework in finance or real estate.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 370H  Integrative Finance: Honors  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Integrates financial decision making in functional areas of finance; utilizes various concepts to promulgate strategies, policies, and procedures in managing funds to achieve objectives. Finance 370 and 370H may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Senior standing; Finance 357H and 367 (or 367Q); credit or registration for one of the following: Accounting 353J, 366P, Business Administration 353, 353H, Finance 353, 366P, Management 347P, 353, 366P, 367P, 369P, Management Information Systems 353, 366P, Marketing 353, 366P, Operations Management 353, or 366P; and three additional semester hours of coursework in finance or real estate.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business Honors Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 371M  Money and Capital Markets  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Development of modern financial markets, with emphasis on the factors that determine interest rates; institutional characteristics and pricing mechanisms of various interest-sensitive securities. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 171T  Topics in Finance  1 Hour  

1 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 357 or 357H; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T  Topics in Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 357 or 357H; additional prerequisites may vary with the topic.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Sustainable Finance Investing. Assess the actions of investors and corporations with regard to environmental, social, and governance policies, including the potential motivations and resulting consequences. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 372 (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 367.

Topic 2: Valuation of Energy Investment. Explore the evaluation and financing of energy investments with a focus on upstream oil and gas projects. Develop financial modeling skills from detailed discounted cash flow models to advanced option pricing models using various computational approaches. Finance 372 (Topic 2) and 372T (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Finance 374C. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 3: Sustainable Finance. Focuses on using a financial economics perspective to understand how sustainability issues are considered by corporate managers, investors, and other participants in financial markets. Examine how environmental, social, governance, strategy and other issues affect manager and investor decisions from financial perspectives, particularly the risk and return aspects, including how to measure sustainability risk exposures. Discuss how these issues are considered from a nonfinancial perspective such as sustainable and responsible investing, ethical investing and impact investing. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 372 (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 3). Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 367.

Topic 10: Economic Principles of Managerial Decisions. Use of economic concepts and models to make strategic business decisions (adverse selection, game theory, price discrimination, strategic commitment, barriers to entry, network effects). Economics of strategic responses to the legal environment (regulations, antitrust policies, intellectual property, fiduciary duty, liability). Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 350K (Topic: Econ Prins of Decisions), 351N, Finance 372 (Topic 10), 372T (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ECO 351N Additional prerequisite: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.

Topic 11: Financial Planning for Wealth Management. Introduction to basic concepts of personal wealth management and financial planning, including insurance and risk management, investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning. Designed for upper-level finance and accounting majors interested in a career in financial services or students pursuing master in professional accounting with interest in this area of the accounting profession. Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 372T (Topic 11), 378 (Topic 3), Finance 372 (Topic 3), 372T (Topic 11). Same as: ACC 372T.11 Additional prerequisite: Accounting 311 or 311H, and 312 or 312H; credit or registration for Finance 357 or 357H; credit or registration for Accounting 364 is recommended. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 14: Quantitative Investment Management. Examine the economic, statistical, and computing frameworks behind quantitative approaches to evaluating and implementing investment strategies, as well as the empirical evidence on their performance in multiple asset classes. Apply the quantitative big-data approach by developing, pitching, and backtesting an original trading strategy. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 14), 372T (Topic 14), Finance 372 (Topic: Quant Investment Management), 372 (Topic 4), 372T (Topic 14). Same as: BAX 372T.14 Additional prerequisite: Finance 367. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 15: Financial Technology. Explore an overview of the most recent technological advances that are changing the financial services industry and how these technological breakthroughs offer new ways for people to save, invest, borrow, and transact. Analyze how new technologies create value in the financial industry, from reducing unit cost, increasing transparency, increasing competition, creating network effects, leveraging economies of scales, and lowering asymmetric information. Examine the competitive landscape and the market opportunities and threats for incumbents and new entrants. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 15), Finance 372 (Topic: Financial Technology), 372 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 12). Same as: BAX 372T.15 Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 16: Optimization Method in Finance. Explore quantitative methods and techniques in optimization and simulation, and their use in financial decision making. Discuss theory and application in portfolio selection, options and other derivative pricing, index tracking, risk measures, volatility estimating. Examine linear, quadratic, nonlinear, and integer programming; dynamic programming; robust optimization; Monte Carlo methods and variance reduction techniques. Emphasis will be placed on problem solving with advanced computational programming languages. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Decision Science 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Finance 372 (Topic: Optimization Method Finance), 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Statistics 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16). Same as: BAX 372T.16, D S 372T.16, STA 372T.16
  

FIN 372T.1  Sustainable Finance Investing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Assess the actions of investors and corporations with regard to environmental, social, and governance policies, including the potential motivations and resulting consequences. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 372 (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 3).
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 367.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.10  Economic Principles of Managerial Decisions  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Use of economic concepts and models to make strategic business decisions (adverse selection, game theory, price discrimination, strategic commitment, barriers to entry, network effects). Economics of strategic responses to the legal environment (regulations, antitrust policies, intellectual property, fiduciary duty, liability). Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 350K (Topic: Econ Prins of Decisions), 351N, Finance 372 (Topic 10), 372T (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: ECO 351N  
Pre/Corequisites: Economics 420K, 420S, 421K, or Finance 321K with a grade of at least C-.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.11  Financial Planning for Wealth Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to basic concepts of personal wealth management and financial planning, including insurance and risk management, investment management, tax planning, estate planning, and retirement planning. Designed for upper-level finance and accounting majors interested in a career in financial services or students pursuing master in professional accounting with interest in this area of the accounting profession. Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 372T (Topic 11), 378 (Topic 3), Finance 372 (Topic 3), 372T (Topic 11).
Same as: ACC 372T.11  
Pre/Corequisites: Accounting 311 or 311H, and 312 or 312H; credit or registration for Finance 357 or 357H; credit or registration for Accounting 364 is recommended.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.14  Quantitative Investment Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the economic, statistical, and computing frameworks behind quantitative approaches to evaluating and implementing investment strategies, as well as the empirical evidence on their performance in multiple asset classes. Apply the quantitative big-data approach by developing, pitching, and backtesting an original trading strategy. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 14), 372T (Topic 14), Finance 372 (Topic: Quant Investment Management), 372 (Topic 4), 372T (Topic 14).
Same as: BAX 372T.14  
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 367.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.15  Financial Technology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore an overview of the most recent technological advances that are changing the financial services industry and how these technological breakthroughs offer new ways for people to save, invest, borrow, and transact. Analyze how new technologies create value in the financial industry, from reducing unit cost, increasing transparency, increasing competition, creating network effects, leveraging economies of scales, and lowering asymmetric information. Examine the competitive landscape and the market opportunities and threats for incumbents and new entrants. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 15), Finance 372 (Topic: Financial Technology), 372 (Topic 5), 372T (Topic 12).
Same as: BAX 372T.15  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.16  Optimization Method in Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore quantitative methods and techniques in optimization and simulation, and their use in financial decision making. Discuss theory and application in portfolio selection, options and other derivative pricing, index tracking, risk measures, volatility estimating. Examine linear, quadratic, nonlinear, and integer programming; dynamic programming; robust optimization; Monte Carlo methods and variance reduction techniques. Emphasis will be placed on problem solving with advanced computational programming languages. Only one of the following may be counted: Business Analytics 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Decision Science 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Finance 372 (Topic: Optimization Method Finance), 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16), Statistics 372 (Topic 6), 372T (Topic 16).
Same as: BAX 372T.16, D S 372T.16, STA 372T.16  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.2  Valuation of Energy Investment  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the evaluation and financing of energy investments with a focus on upstream oil and gas projects. Develop financial modeling skills from detailed discounted cash flow models to advanced option pricing models using various computational approaches. Finance 372 (Topic 2) and 372T (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 374C.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 372T.3  Sustainable Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focuses on using a financial economics perspective to understand how sustainability issues are considered by corporate managers, investors, and other participants in financial markets. Examine how environmental, social, governance, strategy and other issues affect manager and investor decisions from financial perspectives, particularly the risk and return aspects, including how to measure sustainability risk exposures. Discuss how these issues are considered from a nonfinancial perspective such as sustainable and responsible investing, ethical investing and impact investing. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 372 (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 1), 372T (Topic 3).
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 367.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 373  Research Topics in Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H, and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Advanced Studies in International Finance. Students work in small research groups to write academic papers on topics in international finance and business. Designed to develop critical thinking skills, writing skills, sophisticated use of technology, and experience working across different cultures.
  

FIN 373.1  Advanced Studies in International Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students work in small research groups to write academic papers on topics in international finance and business. Designed to develop critical thinking skills, writing skills, sophisticated use of technology, and experience working across different cultures.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 374C  Valuation  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An in-depth study of theory and practice of corporate financial management in establishing major financial and investment policies; techniques for analysis, evaluation, and control. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 374S  Entrepreneurial Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Development, implementation, and control of financial plans, strategies, and policies by owner-managers of small and medium-sized firms; analysis of alternatives and decision making. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 376  International Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the international financial environment, with emphasis on the factors affecting exchange rates and how exchange rate changes affect the firm. Finance 376 and International Business 376 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: I B 376  
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377  Advanced Topics in Investment Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Second course in investments, with emphasis on quantitative applications and the underlying theory in the analysis and management of securities and portfolios. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 357 or 357H; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Portfolio Analysis and Management. Explore quantitative applications and the underlying theory in the analysis and management of securities and portfolios. Designed for students with career goals in investment. Additional prerequisite: Finance 367 or 367Q. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 2: Financial Risk Management. Finance 377 (Topic 2) and 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Finance 367 or 367Q. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 3: Security Analysis. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 367 or 367Q, and consent of instructor. Restrictions: Restricted to students accepted to the Financial Analyst Program.

Topic 4: Financial Analysis. Application of fundamental analysis and valuation techniques. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 367 or 367Q. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management. Finance 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) and 377 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Finance 367 or 367Q. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 6: Fixed Income Analysis. Explore the role of fixed income securities, and methods of economic and financial analysis relevant to their markets. Finance 377 (Topic: Fixed Income Analysis) and 377 (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 367 (or 367Q). Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.

Topic 7: Security Market Policy. Analyze current developments in financial market innovation and regulation to understand their effects on capital creation, investor welfare, market efficiency, and financial stability. Explore new financial products, securities fraud and misconduct, shadow banking, technological disruptions, market failures, systemic risk, and policy trade-offs in securities markets regulation. Finance 377 (Topic: Security Market Policy) and 377 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing; Finance 367 or 367Q. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.
  

FIN 377.1  Portfolio Analysis and Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore quantitative applications and the underlying theory in the analysis and management of securities and portfolios. Designed for students with career goals in investment.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 367 or 367Q.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.2  Financial Risk Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Finance 377 (Topic 2) and 377 (Topic 5: Energy Financial Risk Management) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 367 or 367Q.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.3  Security Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 367 or 367Q, and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students accepted to the Financial Analyst Program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.4  Financial Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Application of fundamental analysis and valuation techniques.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 367 or 367Q.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.5  Energy Financial Risk Management  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Finance 377 (Topic 2: Financial Risk Management) and 377 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 367 or 367Q.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.6  Fixed Income Analysis  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the role of fixed income securities, and methods of economic and financial analysis relevant to their markets. Finance 377 (Topic: Fixed Income Analysis) and 377 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 367 (or 367Q).  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 377.7  Security Market Policy  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze current developments in financial market innovation and regulation to understand their effects on capital creation, investor welfare, market efficiency, and financial stability. Explore new financial products, securities fraud and misconduct, shadow banking, technological disruptions, market failures, systemic risk, and policy trade-offs in securities markets regulation. Finance 377 (Topic: Security Market Policy) and 377 (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing; Finance 367 or 367Q.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 179C, 379C  Independent Research in Finance  1,3 Hours  

1,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 379C, Business Administration Honors 379, Business, Government, and Society 379, Finance 379C, International Business 379C, Legal Environment of Business 379, Management 379C, Management Information Systems 379, Marketing 379C, Operations Management 379, Risk Management 379. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Eighteen semester hours of coursework in business and economics, six of which must be upper-division; Finance 357 or 357H; and consent of instructor. A student registering for this course must obtain written approval from the department chair's office, on forms provided for that purpose, before the first meeting of the course.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

FIN 281F  Financial Technology for Executives  2 Hours  

2 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyze the effect technology has on the delivery of financial services and products in the areas of lending, clearing and trading. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

FIN 184F, 284F, 384F, 484F, 584F, 684F  Advanced Corporate Finance and Investment Theory  1-6 Hours  

1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore valuation theory, corporate finance theory, asset management, applied valuation and capital markets, and empirical finance. Examine theory, practice, and institutional applications. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; Finance 194; and a strong background in Python, probability and statistics, and regression and machine learning techniques.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students enrolled in the Master of Science Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

FIN 185F, 285F, 385F, 485F, 585F, 685F  Analytic Finance and Machine Learning  1-6 Hours  

1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Utilize traditional financial datasets (e.g., financial statements, ratio analysis, credit and fixed income information, stock returns) from a variety of data sources and platforms, including WRDS/Compustat/CRSP, Bloomberg, and Compustat. Explore more advanced techniques designed to yield insights from alternative and unstructured datasets (e.g., text and sentiment analysis of earnings conference calls; SEC filings like 10K's, 10Q's, and 8-Ks; message and discussion boards; marketing/customer feedback; and other big data sources). For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Finance 394 and 397, and a strong background in Python, probability and statistics, and regression and machine learning techniques, and consent of instructor.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

FIN 286, 386  Valuation I  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of subjects such as financial modeling, derivatives in corporate finance, business valuation, and value-based management. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Business Administration 285T or 385T.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Finance program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 286C  Valuation for Executives  2 Hours  

2 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore debt and equity valuation, financial markets, firms' cost of capital, and capital structure decisions in greater detail. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

FIN 290, 390  Topics in Seminar: Money and Capital Markets  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Business Administration 285T or 385T, Finance 286, and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance) and 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Financial Markets and Institutions. How financial markets are organized and function. Includes debt equity and foreign exchange markets, primary and secondary market operations, and investment banking.

Topic 2: Special Topics in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions. Study of issues and topics in the capital markets and financial institutions that are not covered in other courses.

Topic 3: Savings Institutions.

Topic 4: Financial Markets and Public Policy. Financial market pricing in domestic and foreign financial markets and in foreign exchange markets. The influence of economic developments and the motivations and ability of central banks to intervene in financial markets, considered from the investor's viewpoint. Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 380S.

Topic 5: Advanced Topics in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions.

Topic 6: Financial Management Strategies for Financial Intermediaries. Additional prerequisite: Business Administration 380M, 380N, 380S, and 385T.

Topic 7: Economics and National Security Policies. Offered on the letter-grade basis only.
  

FIN 290.1, 390.1  Financial Markets and Institutions  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
How financial markets are organized and function. Includes debt equity and foreign exchange markets, primary and secondary market operations, and investment banking.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 290.2, 390.2  Special Topics in Capital Markets and Financial Institutions  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of issues and topics in the capital markets and financial institutions that are not covered in other courses.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 191S, 291S, 391S, 691S  Independent Study  1,2,3,6 Hours  

1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294, 394  Topics in Seminar: Financial Management and Theory  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Business Administration 285T or 385T.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance. Advanced corporate financial management in the global marketplace: valuation concepts, optimal capital structure, risk management, corporate control and restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 286.

Topic 2: Financial Strategies. An integrated analysis of the interaction between the investment and operating policies of a corporation and its financial strategies. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).

Topic 3: Global Finance. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).

Topic 4: Financial Management of Small Business. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286.

Topic 5: Financial Technology. Analyzes the effect technology has on the delivery of financial services and products in the areas of lending, clearing and trading. Finance 294 (Topic: FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY) and 294, 394 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.

Topic 6: Special Topics in Corporate Finance.

Topic 7: Raising Capital. An analysis of the decision to raise capital, including sources of debt and equity, financial distress, restructuring, and financing acquisitions. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 8: Financial Strategies for Energy Firms. An integrated analysis of the interaction between the investment and operating policies of a corporation and its financial strategies, with special emphasis on firms in the energy industry. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 9: Advanced Valuation and Financial Modeling for Energy Firms. Construction and use of financial models for valuation and decision-making, with applications to the energy industry. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 10: New Venture Finance. Explore the process to building a new venture from idea to liquidation event from the perspectives of both the founders as well as sophisticated venture investors. Develop a common financial framework to parse financial instruments through which we can demonstrate the salient points of a new venture's value proposition to its stakeholders. Use this framework to scale the model to express managerial controls, confidence, and ultimately the core values such that the founding team could reasonably expect to raise sophisticated capital. Finance 394 (Topic: New Venture Finance) and 294, 394 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.

Topic 11: Private Equity. An examination of the application of advanced corporate finance concepts in the private equity markets. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).

Topic 12: Energy Development and Corporate Strategies. Introduction to the legal, engineering, business, and financial aspects of energy development and operations. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).

Topic 13: Valuation of Energy Investments. Covers the theory and practice of the evaluation and financing of energy investments with a focus on application to upstream oil and gas projects. Develop financial modeling skills, from detailed discounted cash flow models to advanced option pricing models utilizing a variety of computational approaches. Finance 294 (Topic: VALUTN OF ENERGY INVSTMNTS) and 294, 394 (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286.

Topic 14: Venture Capital Fellows Program. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 286 and 394 (Topic 1).

Topic 15: Energy Finance Practicum. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 286.

Topic 16: Corporate Finance and Financial Markets. Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business.

Topic 17: Advanced Valuation and Financial Modeling. Construction and use of financial models for valuation and decision-making. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance), and 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).

Topic 18: Corporate Finance Fellows I. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 394 (Topic: Corporate Finance Fellows), 294 (Topic 18), 394 (Topic 18). Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the Corporate Finance Fellows program.

Topic 19: Economic Principles of Managerial Decisions. Study of how economic principles are used to think strategically about business decisions. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 394 (Topic: Economic Principals of Managerial Decision), 294 (Topic 19), 394 (Topic 19).

Topic 20: Corporate Finance Fellows II. Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the Corporate Finance Fellows program.

Topic 21: Advanced Valuation Techniques for Consulting. Examine financial reporting, the application of various valuation techniques (to measure the fair value of intangible assets), contingent consideration, valuation of synergy, the impact of geography on value, and the effect of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies on company valuations.

Topic 22: Introduction to Financial Analytics. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.

Topic 23: Financial Modeling and Testing. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science program.

Topic 24: Valuation II. Discuss financial modeling, derivatives in corporate finance, business valuation, and value-based management. Finance 294 (Topic: Valuation II) and 294 (Topic 24) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Finance 294 (Topic 25). Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Finance program.

Topic 26: Mergers and Acquisitions. Finance 394 (Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions) and 394 (Topic 26) may not both be counted.

Topic 27: Investment Banking Practicum. Participate in the investment banking practicum. Develop a team-based pitch book and mergers and acquisitions idea through project and speaker series. Discuss discounted cash flow, comparable, and leveraged buyouts and mergers and acquisitions analyses. Finance 394 (Topic: WSFM Investment Bank Practicum) and 394 (Topic 27) may not both be counted.
  

FIN 294.1, 394.1  Advanced Corporate Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Advanced corporate financial management in the global marketplace: valuation concepts, optimal capital structure, risk management, corporate control and restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 286.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.10, 394.10  New Venture Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the process to building a new venture from idea to liquidation event from the perspectives of both the founders as well as sophisticated venture investors. Develop a common financial framework to parse financial instruments through which we can demonstrate the salient points of a new venture's value proposition to its stakeholders. Use this framework to scale the model to express managerial controls, confidence, and ultimately the core values such that the founding team could reasonably expect to raise sophisticated capital. Finance 394 (Topic: New Venture Finance) and 294, 394 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.11, 394.11  Private Equity  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An examination of the application of advanced corporate finance concepts in the private equity markets.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.12, 394.12  Energy Development and Corporate Strategies  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the legal, engineering, business, and financial aspects of energy development and operations.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.13, 394.13  Valuation of Energy Investments  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Covers the theory and practice of the evaluation and financing of energy investments with a focus on application to upstream oil and gas projects. Develop financial modeling skills, from detailed discounted cash flow models to advanced option pricing models utilizing a variety of computational approaches. Finance 294 (Topic: VALUTN OF ENERGY INVSTMNTS) and 294, 394 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.14, 394.14  Venture Capital Fellows Program  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 286 and 394 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.15, 394.15  Energy Finance Practicum  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 286.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.16, 394.16  Corporate Finance and Financial Markets  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.17, 394.17  Advanced Valuation and Financial Modeling  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Construction and use of financial models for valuation and decision-making.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance), and 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.18, 394.18  Corporate Finance Fellows I  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 394 (Topic: Corporate Finance Fellows), 294 (Topic 18), 394 (Topic 18).
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the Corporate Finance Fellows program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.19, 394.19  Economic Principles of Managerial Decisions  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of how economic principles are used to think strategically about business decisions. Only one of the following may be counted: Finance 394 (Topic: Economic Principals of Managerial Decision), 294 (Topic 19), 394 (Topic 19).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.2, 394.2  Financial Strategies  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An integrated analysis of the interaction between the investment and operating policies of a corporation and its financial strategies.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.20, 394.20  Corporate Finance Fellows II  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Restrictions: Restricted to students admitted to the Corporate Finance Fellows program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.21, 394.21  Advanced Valuation Techniques for Consulting  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine financial reporting, the application of various valuation techniques (to measure the fair value of intangible assets), contingent consideration, valuation of synergy, the impact of geography on value, and the effect of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies on company valuations.
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.22, 394.22  Introduction to Financial Analytics  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.23, 394.23  Financial Modeling and Testing  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.24, 394.24  Valuation II  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Discuss financial modeling, derivatives in corporate finance, business valuation, and value-based management. Finance 294 (Topic: Valuation II) and 294 (Topic 24) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 294 (Topic 25).  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Master of Science in Finance program.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.26, 394.26  Mergers and Acquisitions  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Finance 394 (Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions) and 394 (Topic 26) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.27, 394.27  Investment Banking Practicum  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Participate in the investment banking practicum. Develop a team-based pitch book and mergers and acquisitions idea through project and speaker series. Discuss discounted cash flow, comparable, and leveraged buyouts and mergers and acquisitions analyses. Finance 394 (Topic: WSFM Investment Bank Practicum) and 394 (Topic 27) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.3, 394.3  Global Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and 397 (Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.4, 394.4  Financial Management of Small Business  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.5, 394.5  Financial Technology  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analyzes the effect technology has on the delivery of financial services and products in the areas of lending, clearing and trading. Finance 294 (Topic: FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY) and 294, 394 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.6, 394.6  Special Topics in Corporate Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.7, 394.7  Raising Capital  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An analysis of the decision to raise capital, including sources of debt and equity, financial distress, restructuring, and financing acquisitions.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.8, 394.8  Financial Strategies for Energy Firms  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An integrated analysis of the interaction between the investment and operating policies of a corporation and its financial strategies, with special emphasis on firms in the energy industry.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 294.9, 394.9  Advanced Valuation and Financial Modeling for Energy Firms  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Construction and use of financial models for valuation and decision-making, with applications to the energy industry.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286, 394 (Topic 1), and 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 194P, 294P, 394P  Private Equity for Executives  1-3 Hours  

1,2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the application of advanced corporate finance concepts in the private equity markets. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Executive MBA Program.  
Grading: Letter Grade  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

FIN 395  Topics in Finance Doctoral Seminar  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Fundamentals of Financial Theory. An overview of finance theory and empirical evidence.

Topic 2: Uncertainty in Economics and Finance. The notions of risk, risk aversion, prudence, arbitrage, and equilibria in economies that include financial markets. The impact of adverse selection and moral hazard problems on the existence and properties of market equilibria.

Topic 3: Asset Pricing Theory. Detailed introduction to asset pricing theory, focusing on absence of arbitrage, consumption-portfolio choice, and simple equilibrium models.

Topic 4: Empirical Methods in Asset Pricing. In-depth study of existing empirical work in asset pricing, including econometric and statistical methods.

Topic 5: Corporate Finance. Analysis of the theory of corporate finance and empirical evidence regarding corporate finance.

Topic 6: Current Research Topics in Finance. Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.

Topic 7: Summer Research Topics. Provides an opportunity for students to develop and conduct original research projects. Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.

Topic 8: Special Topics in Finance Theory.

Topic 9: Applied Finance Research. Provides an opportunity for students to develop and conduct original research. Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.

Topic 10: Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance. In-depth study of existing empirical work in corporate finance, including econometric and statistical methods. Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students.

Topic 11: Economics of Information. Learn about static and dynamic problems with moral hazard and adverse selection using tools from game theory and contract theory. Finance 395 (Topic: Economics of Information) and Finance 395 (Topic 11) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.
  

FIN 395.1  Fundamentals of Financial Theory  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
An overview of finance theory and empirical evidence.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.10  Empirical Methods in Corporate Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
In-depth study of existing empirical work in corporate finance, including econometric and statistical methods.
Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.11  Economics of Information  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn about static and dynamic problems with moral hazard and adverse selection using tools from game theory and contract theory. Finance 395 (Topic: Economics of Information) and Finance 395 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.2  Uncertainty in Economics and Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The notions of risk, risk aversion, prudence, arbitrage, and equilibria in economies that include financial markets. The impact of adverse selection and moral hazard problems on the existence and properties of market equilibria.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.3  Asset Pricing Theory  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Detailed introduction to asset pricing theory, focusing on absence of arbitrage, consumption-portfolio choice, and simple equilibrium models.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.4  Empirical Methods in Asset Pricing  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
In-depth study of existing empirical work in asset pricing, including econometric and statistical methods.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.5  Corporate Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis of the theory of corporate finance and empirical evidence regarding corporate finance.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.6  Current Research Topics in Finance  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.7  Summer Research Topics  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Provides an opportunity for students to develop and conduct original research projects.
Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.8  Special Topics in Finance Theory  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 395.9  Applied Finance Research  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Provides an opportunity for students to develop and conduct original research.
Restrictions: Restricted to doctoral students in finance.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297, 397  Topics in Seminar: Investment Theory and Management  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Business Administration 285T or 385T.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Investment Theory and Practice. Analysis of the investment decision-making process, asset allocation, security analysis, risk and expected return measurement, asset-pricing models, and international investment. Additional prerequisite: Credit or registration for Finance 286.

Topic 2: Portfolio Management and Security Analysis. Modern practices in managing investment portfolios, portfolio optimization methods, asset management for individual and institutional investors, and valuation of equity securities. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).

Topic 3: Seminar in Securities Markets and Investment Banking.

Topic 4: Financial Risk Management. Studies how firms manage their financial risk exposures and how they use derivative securities. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).

Topic 5: Fixed Income Analysis. Comprehensive analysis of debt securities and the techniques used to value these instruments. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).

Topic 6: Special Topics in Investments. Issues and topics in the investment area that are not covered in other courses. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).

Topic 7: Derivative Securities. Analysis and pricing of derivative securities, including forwards, futures, and options. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 8: Energy Derivatives. Analysis and pricing of derivative securities, including forwards, futures, and options, with emphasis on derivatives related to the energy industry. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 9: Alternative Investments. Overview of alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. Additional prerequisite: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).

Topic 10: Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing. A critical assessment of the actions of investors and corporations with regard to environmental, social, and governance policies, including the potential motivations and resulting consequences. Finance 397 (Topic: ENVIR/SOCIAL/GOV INVESTING ) and Finance 297, 397 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.

Topic 11: Quantitative Trading Strategies. Examine statistical analyses that can be used in a variety of application areas, including energy trading, and provide a cutting edge perspective on technical trading and valuation.

Topic 12: Investment Management. Explore investment principles, encompassing portfolio management, asset valuation, and performance evaluation. Learn critical financial skills to make investment-related decisions. Analyze equity, fixed-income securities, and derivatives within the global financial landscape using a combination of theory and practice.

Topic 13: Investments and Energy Finance. Focus on energy-related derivatives and different derivative products and how to apply them. Explore energy markets and learn how to measure and manage the financial risks created by volatile energy prices. Examine and evaluate energy finance.

Topic 14: Sustainable Finance. Focus on financial economics perspective to understand sustainability issues considered by managers, investors and participants in financial markets. Learn environmental, social, governance, strategy and other issues that affect manager and investor decisions from financial perspectives, particularly risk return aspects and measure sustainability risk exposures. Discuss how these issues are considered from a nonfinancial perspective such as sustainable and responsible investing, ethical investing and impact investing.

Topic 15: Artificial Intelligence-Powered Fund Management. Learn to use Artificial Intelligence tools to analyze and visualize data, financial statements, portfolios, and trading strategies.

Topic 16: Titans of Investing. Examine wisdom versus technical competence in leadership and decision making using readings from the most influential theorists and practitioners of 20th and 21st century investing, case studies and portfolio sector exercises in an institutional context, based on detailed assessment of global investment risks. Finance 397 (Topic: Titans of Investing) and 397 (Topic 16) may not both be counted.

Topic 17: Behavior, Game Theory, and Team Management. Explore how business leaders and managers can optimize the quality of decision-making and the cohesiveness of their organization. Analyze the problems through the lens of game theory, behavioral economics, and behavioral finance and find solutions to address them. Finance 397 (Topic: Behav/Game Thry/Team Mgmt) and 397 (Topic 17) may not both be counted.
  

FIN 297.1, 397.1  Investment Theory and Practice  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis of the investment decision-making process, asset allocation, security analysis, risk and expected return measurement, asset-pricing models, and international investment.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Finance 286.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.10, 397.10  Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
A critical assessment of the actions of investors and corporations with regard to environmental, social, and governance policies, including the potential motivations and resulting consequences. Finance 397 (Topic: ENVIR/SOCIAL/GOV INVESTING ) and Finance 297, 397 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.11, 397.11  Quantitative Trading Strategies  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine statistical analyses that can be used in a variety of application areas, including energy trading, and provide a cutting edge perspective on technical trading and valuation.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.12, 397.12  Investment Management  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore investment principles, encompassing portfolio management, asset valuation, and performance evaluation. Learn critical financial skills to make investment-related decisions. Analyze equity, fixed-income securities, and derivatives within the global financial landscape using a combination of theory and practice.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.13, 397.13  Investments and Energy Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on energy-related derivatives and different derivative products and how to apply them. Explore energy markets and learn how to measure and manage the financial risks created by volatile energy prices. Examine and evaluate energy finance.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.14, 397.14  Sustainable Finance  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Focus on financial economics perspective to understand sustainability issues considered by managers, investors and participants in financial markets. Learn environmental, social, governance, strategy and other issues that affect manager and investor decisions from financial perspectives, particularly risk return aspects and measure sustainability risk exposures. Discuss how these issues are considered from a nonfinancial perspective such as sustainable and responsible investing, ethical investing and impact investing.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.15, 397.15  Artificial Intelligence-Powered Fund Management  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Learn to use Artificial Intelligence tools to analyze and visualize data, financial statements, portfolios, and trading strategies.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.16, 397.16  Titans of Investing  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine wisdom versus technical competence in leadership and decision making using readings from the most influential theorists and practitioners of 20th and 21st century investing, case studies and portfolio sector exercises in an institutional context, based on detailed assessment of global investment risks. Finance 397 (Topic: Titans of Investing) and 397 (Topic 16) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.17, 397.17  Behavior, Game Theory, and Team Management  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore how business leaders and managers can optimize the quality of decision-making and the cohesiveness of their organization. Analyze the problems through the lens of game theory, behavioral economics, and behavioral finance and find solutions to address them. Finance 397 (Topic: Behav/Game Thry/Team Mgmt) and 397 (Topic 17) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.2, 397.2  Portfolio Management and Security Analysis  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Modern practices in managing investment portfolios, portfolio optimization methods, asset management for individual and institutional investors, and valuation of equity securities.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.4, 397.4  Financial Risk Management  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Studies how firms manage their financial risk exposures and how they use derivative securities.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.5, 397.5  Fixed Income Analysis  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Comprehensive analysis of debt securities and the techniques used to value these instruments.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.6, 397.6  Special Topics in Investments  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Issues and topics in the investment area that are not covered in other courses.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1), and credit or registration for Finance 394 (Topic 1: Advanced Corporate Finance).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.7, 397.7  Derivative Securities  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis and pricing of derivative securities, including forwards, futures, and options.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.8, 397.8  Energy Derivatives  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Analysis and pricing of derivative securities, including forwards, futures, and options, with emphasis on derivatives related to the energy industry.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297.9, 397.9  Alternative Investments  2-3 Hours  

2,3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Overview of alternative investments, including hedge funds, private equity, and real estate.
Pre/Corequisites: Finance 286 and 397 (Topic 1).  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 297P, 397P  Investments Practicum  2-3 Hours  

4,6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Project-based study with a focus on the application of finance principles to practical investment problems. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 698  Thesis  6 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in finance and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Finance 698A.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 398R  Master's Report  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in finance and consent of the supervising faculty member and the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

FIN 399W, 699W, 999W  Dissertation  3,6,9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral