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2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Classification of Courses
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Numbering System
The college course-numbering system is as follows:
100–200 freshman- and sophomore-level courses
300–400 junior- and senior-level courses
Courses offered at the 100 level and 200 level are deemed to be introductory in nature, requiring little or no prerequisite disciplinary preparation in terms of skill or knowledge for student entry into and subsequent success in the course. Courses at the 300 level and 400 level are deemed to be more advanced, frequently requiring prerequisite disciplinary or skill preparation for student entry into and subsequent success in the course. Responsibility for recommending appropriate course levels lies with the department offering the course; if initially endorsed by the appropriate school, the recommendations are forwarded through the schools to the Academic Council for approval for inclusion in the College Catalog
Prefixes
Three-letter prefixes designate the areas or disciplines in which courses reside. Those prefixes are used within the schools’ detailing of
| ACC |
Accounting |
GER |
German |
| ANS |
Animal Science |
GOV |
International Studies and Political Science |
| ANT |
Anthropology |
HIS |
History |
| ART |
Art |
HON |
Honors |
| AST |
Astronomy |
IDS |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| BCC |
Berry College Courses |
KIN |
Kinesiology |
| BIO |
Biology |
LCS |
Latin American and Caribbean Studies |
| BUS |
Business |
MAT |
Mathematics |
| CHM |
Chemistry |
MGT |
Management |
| COM |
Communication |
MKT |
Marketing |
| CSC |
Computer Science |
MUS |
Music |
| DAN |
Dance |
NUR |
Nursing |
| ECO |
Economics |
PHI |
Philosophy |
| EDU |
Teacher Education |
PHY |
Physics |
| ENG |
English |
PSY |
Psychology |
| ENV |
Environmental Studies |
REL |
Religion |
| EVS |
Environmental Sciences |
RHW |
Rhetoric and Writing |
| FAM |
Family Studies |
SOC |
Sociology |
| FIN |
Finance |
SPA |
Spanish |
| FLM |
Film |
STA |
Study Abroad |
| FRE |
French |
THE |
Theatre |
| GEO |
Geology |
WNS |
Women’s and Gender Studies |
Requirements in the majors and within the general-education listing earlier in the catalog.
Other Abbreviations Used
| CI Consent of Instructor |
JS Junior Standing |
PR Prerequisite |
| CR Co-requisite |
SS Senior Standing |
I Writing Intensive |
Hours and Credits
The three numbers following the title of each course (ex. 3-2-4) indicate, in sequence, hours of lecture, hours of laboratory and hours of credit. In the example, the class will meet three hours for lecture and two hours for laboratory. Students will receive four semester hours of credit. |
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FIN 235 - Personal Finance
3-0-3
Broad coverage of personal financial decisions, including basic financial planning, tax issues, managing savings and other liquid accounts, buying a house, the use of credit, insurance, managing investments and saving for retirement.
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FIN 301 - Principles of Finance
3-0-3
Survey of theory and quantitative techniques necessary for financial decision making within a corporation. Topics include financial-ratio analysis, the time value of money, valuation, the cost of capital, cash-flow estimation and analysis, and capital-budgeting techniques.
PR: ACC 201 .
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FIN 310 - Investments
3-0-3
Introduction to financial investment with an emphasis on the concerns of the individual investor. Risk and return; investing in stocks, bonds and mutual funds; portfolio construction and management; and other basic concepts are covered.
PR: FIN 301 .
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FIN 331 - Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
3-0-3
(See ECO 331 .)
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FIN 401 - Intermediate Corporate Finance
3-0-3
More advanced coverage of corporate finance topics. Acquisition, allocation and disbursement of the financial resources of the firm. Capital budgeting, risk, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and other areas are covered.
PR: FIN 301 .
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FIN 410 - Portfolio Management/Investment Analysis
3-0-3
Explains portfolio theory and covers creating, managing and evaluating portfolios. Examines stocks, bonds, and derivative securities, individually and as part of a portfolio.
PR: FIN 301 and FIN 310 .
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FIN 420 - Models and Cases in Managerial Finance
3-0-3
Case-study course that provides a rigorous treatment of financial concepts and theories covered in FIN301 and FIN401. The topics develop on issues/discussions related to corporations in real and hypothetical settings and include the following: the main tenets of finance, long-term financing, cost of capital, project evaluations, firm valuation, acquisitions and takeovers, multinational capital budgeting, derivatives, currency risk management, economic value added, and working capital management.
PR: FIN 401 or CI.
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FIN 440 - International Economics and Finance
3-0-3
(See ECO 440 .)
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FIN 455 - Futures and Options Markets
3-0-3
Examination of the usefulness of derivative securities in financial-risk management, how these securities are traded, and their valuation.
PR: FIN 301 .
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FIN 460 - Topics in Finance
3-0-3
Intensive examination of a timely finance topic. Not repeatable for credit within the major.
PR: CI.
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FIN 496 - Academic Internship
3 hours
Student will work in a professional setting under a faculty member who provides guidance and works with the student and on-site work supervisor to integrate work experiences and the student’s educational and professional goals. Development of a learning contract.
PR: CI.
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FIN 498 - Directed Study
3-0-3
In-depth study of a finance topic in an individualized program designed by the student and the faculty sponsor. Alternatively, may involve working with a faculty member on a research project.
PR: JS or SS and approval of dean; CI.
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