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FIN 304 - Management of throughout, and emphasis is given FIN 401 - Investment & Finance
Financial Institutions to the interpretation of the results, Policy
Credit hours: 3 and the conclusions to be drawn Credit hours: 3
Prerequisites: FIN 200 from them in econometric work. Also, Prerequisites: FIN 301
they will also gain an understanding
This course will present both of econometrics that allows them The objective of this course is to
theoretical and practical aspects to critically evaluate the results of cover the theoretical and practical
of decision making in financial others’ economic research and application of investment. Within this
institutions. The primary focus will be modeling, and that will serve as a context, the course guides students
on commercial bank management. foundation for further study of the in developing a set of conceptual
Major topics will include asset/ field. frameworks and analytical tools and
liability and capital management, then applying these to investment
credit evaluation, lending policies and FIN 399-I - Internship in Finance strategies. Students will revive
practices, liquidity management, bank Credit hours: 3 various topics of investment theory
performance evaluation, investment Prerequisites: Consent of that include a background of the
banking, investment portfolio Department financial securities, how securities
management and international This course focuses on getting the are traded, risk and return, efficient
banking. This course will also present student practically involved in the diversification, the capital assets
a broad survey of the institutions in day-to-day business events in a pricing model- CAPM, bond prices
banking and the capital markets. The relevant, modern and automated and yields, and equity valuation, all of
business economics component will organization. The student will follow which have become and integrated
examine the interactions between a well-planned course of action part of expected to master the
the Central Bank, the banking during the period of training. The theoretical background of investment
industry and international financial plan will be devised jointly by the approaches and their application.
institutions in the implementation site- supervisor and the college
of monetary policy and its effect –supervisor. The course will be FIN 407 - International Financial
Management
on economic activity. The finance a breakthrough in exposing the
component will focus on the students to the professional work Credit hours: 3
instruments and participants in the culture and conduct of business Prerequisites: ECO 202 + FIN 301
capital markets. The emphasis will be complexities. The objective of this course is to
on the characteristics, behavior, and provide students with an in-depth
evolution of these markets. FIN 399-P - Project in Finance knowledge of the theory of financial
FIN320 Introductory Credit hours: 3 management in the international
Econometrics for Finance Prerequisites: Consent of text. The course is concerned
Department
with the financial management
Credit hours: 3 of the firms that operate in the
Prerequisites BUS204 + ECO201 This course provides students with increasingly globalized business
+ECO202 an opportunity to conduct original environment and that is exposed
business research projects on to international competition. The
The aim of this course is to allow subject that are of interests to them
students gain a working knowledge under the guidance of an assigned course covers the following topics:
of basic econometrics so they faculty supervisor. Students have international financial markets
can apply modeling, estimation, the opportunity to conduct business including banks, exchange rates,
inference, and forecasting research and gather relevant data, international Arbitrage and interest
Parity Conditions, international
techniques when working with to integrate and apply knowledge
real-world economic problems. and skills learned in preceding Fisher effect, exchange rate risk
Taking students from a basic level courses. The students are expected management, managing economic
up to an advanced understanding to move beyond mere examination of and translation exposure.
in an intuitive, step-by-step fashion, secondary sources and to investigate
it provides perfect preparation for primary and documentary sources.
doing applied econometric work. The course is meant to reinforce the
Economic tests and methods of learning process by doing business
estimation are presented clearly, research practically, reporting and
and practical guidance on using presenting business projects results
several types of software packages in a formal manner
is given. Real world data is used

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