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        Bachelor                      FIN 304 - Management of        throughout, and emphasis is given        FIN 401 - Investment & Finance   FIN 423 -  Introduction to   can now be applied with FinTech
                                                                     to the interpretation of the results,
                                                                                                                                                                           strategy model to understand how
                                                                                                              Policy
                                      Financial Institutions
                                                                                                                                            Fintech and Big Data
        of Business                   Credit hours: 3                and the conclusions to be drawn          Credit hours: 3               Credit hours: 3                innovative entrepreneurs and VCs
                                                                     from them in econometric work. Also,
                                                                                                                                                                           perceive risk and uncertainty and
                                                                                                              Prerequisites: FIN 301
                                      Prerequisites: FIN 200
        Administration                This course will present both   they will also gain an understanding    The objective of this course is to   Prerequisites: FIN 301  how they decide and act accordingly.
                                                                                                                                                                           Also, another goal of this course is
                                                                     of econometrics that allows them
        in Finance and                theoretical and practical aspects   to critically evaluate the results of   cover the theoretical and practical   This introductory course focuses   the financial technology revolution,
                                                                                                                                            on the role of ICT-based financial
                                      of decision making in financial
                                                                                                              application of investment.  Within this
                                                                                                                                                                           and the disruption, innovation and
                                                                     others’ economic research and
                                                                                                                                            innovations, such as FinTech and big
        Fintech                       institutions. The primary focus will be   modeling, and that will serve as a   context, the course guides students   data, and their impact on the finance   opportunity therein. It aggregates
                                                                                                              in developing a set of conceptual
                                      on commercial bank management.
                                                                     foundation for further study of the
                                                                                                                                                                           diverse industry expertise into
                                      Major topics will include asset/  field.                                frameworks and analytical tools and   industry, leading to the emergence   a single informative volume to
                                      liability and capital management,                                       then applying these to investment   of Big Data and Fintech. These   provide entrepreneurs, bankers
         Major                        credit evaluation, lending policies and   FIN 399-I - Internship in Finance  strategies. Students will revive   financial innovations have changed   and investors with the answers
         Requirements                 practices, liquidity management, bank   Credit hours: 3                 various topics of investment theory   the formation and dissemination   they need to capitalize on this
                                      performance evaluation, investment   Prerequisites: Consent of          that include a background of the   of financial information, but also   lucrative market. Key industry
                                      banking, investment portfolio   Department                              financial securities, how securities   raised the complexity of financial   developments are explained in detail,
        FIN 301 - Managerial Finance  management and international                                            are traded, risk and return, efficient   markets. The course will introduce   and critical insights from cutting-
        Credit hours: 3               banking. This course will also present   This course focuses on getting the   diversification, the capital assets   the students to the nature, form   edge practitioners offer first-hand
        Prerequisites: FIN 200 + ECO 201  a broad survey of the institutions in   student practically involved in the   pricing model- CAPM, bond prices   and functions of these financial   information and lessons learned.
                                                                     day-to-day business events in a
                                                                                                                                            innovations and provide the
        This course will focus on a study of   banking and the capital markets. The   relevant, modern and automated   and yields, and equity valuation, all of   conceptual and operational   The financial technology sector
        the techniques used by the financial   business economics component will   organization. The student will follow   which have become and integrated   background for understanding   is booming, and entrepreneurs,
                                                                                                              part of expected to master the
        manager in planning and controlling   examine the interactions between   a well-planned course of action   theoretical background of investment   their implications for consumer   bankers, consultants, investors and
                                      the Central Bank, the banking
        the acquisition and use of funds to                          during the period of training. The       approaches and their application.  and market behaviors as well as   asset managers are scrambling for
        maximize the value of the firm. Topics   industry and international financial   plan will be devised jointly by the                 business strategies of financial   more information: Who are the key
        covered will include cash budgeting,   institutions in the implementation   site- supervisor and the college   FIN 407 - International Financial   organizations and markets. The   players? What’s driving the explosive
        ratio analysis, capital budgeting,   of monetary policy and its effect   –supervisor. The course will be   Management               course will also provide students   growth? What are the risks? This
        forecasting techniques, project   on economic activity. The finance   a breakthrough in exposing the   Credit hours: 3              with information on the association   book collates insights, knowledge
                                      component will focus on the
        evaluation, financial leverage, risk and                     students to the professional work        Prerequisites: ECO 202 + FIN 301  between financial innovation and   and guidance from industry experts
        the cost and the cost of capital.  instruments and participants in the   culture and conduct of business                            entrepreneurial activity. This course   to provide the answers to these
                                      capital markets. The emphasis will be   complexities.                   The objective of this course is to                           questions and more.
        FIN 302 - Financial Statements   on the characteristics, behavior, and                                provide students with an in-depth   will equip students with conceptual
                                                                                                                                            and analytical skills in understanding
        Analysis                      evolution of these markets.    FIN 399-P  - Project in Finance          knowledge of the theory of financial   financial innovation and the   The fintech market increases globally.
                                                                                                                                                                           New startups are popping up at an
        Credit hours: 3               FIN320 Introductory            Credit hours: 3                          management in the international   financial environment in which it   increasing pace, and large banks
        Prerequisites: FIN 200        Econometrics for Finance       Prerequisites: Consent of                text. The course is concerned   has developed and evolved. By the   and insurance companies are being
        The aim of the course is to introduce   Credit hours: 3      Department                               with the financial management   end of this course, students will be   pushed toward increasing digital
                                                                                                              of the firms that operate in the
        students to the basic approaches   Prerequisites BUS204 + ECO201   This course provides students with   increasingly globalized business   able to understand the technologies   operations in order to survive.
        to financial statement analysis.   +ECO202                   an opportunity to conduct original       environment and that is exposed   driving the advancement of fintech   The financial technology sector
        The course covers the analysis,                              business research projects on            to international competition.  The   and big data, describe big data and   is booming and this course is
        interpretation, and evaluation of   The aim of this course is to allow   subject that are of interests to them   course covers the following topics:   its characteristics and assess fintech   focusing on this subject, making it an
        financial statements. Financial   students gain a working knowledge   under the guidance of an assigned   international financial markets   solutions of addressing real-world   invaluable source of information for
        statement analysis (FSA) is an applied   of basic econometrics so they   faculty supervisor. Students have   including banks, exchange rates,   problems.          students working in or interested in
        tool, one must be able to apply as   can apply modeling, estimation,   the opportunity to conduct business   international Arbitrage and interest   FIN 424 - Innovation,   this field.
        well as understand it. FSA involves a   inference, and forecasting   research and gather relevant data,   Parity Conditions,  international   Entrepreneurial Finance, and   FIN 425 - Introduction to
        comparison of a firm’s performance   techniques when working with   to integrate and apply knowledge   Fisher effect, exchange rate risk   Fintech
        with that of others in the same line   real-world economic problems.   and skills learned in preceding   management, managing economic   Credit hours: 3           Blockchain and Digital
        of business. The analysis is used to   Taking students from a basic level   courses. The students are expected   and translation exposure.  Prerequisites FIN 301 + FIN 302  Currencies
        determine the financial position in   up to an advanced understanding   to move beyond mere examination of                                                         Credit hours: 3
        order to identify current strengths   in an intuitive, step-by-step fashion,   secondary sources and to investigate                 This course focuses on general   Prerequisites  FIN 423
        and weaknesses, the projected   it provides perfect preparation for   primary and documentary sources.                              innovative entrepreneurship and
        profile and to suggest actions that   doing applied econometric work.   The course is meant to reinforce the                        financial contracting using traditional   The course is an introduction to
                                                                                                                                                                           Blockchain technology and Digital
        might enable the enterprise to take   Economic tests and methods of   learning process by doing business                            finance theory with all its highly
        advantages of its strengths and to   estimation are presented clearly,   research practically, reporting and                        restrictive assumptions regarding   currencies. It will help the students
        put remedies in place to attend to its   and practical guidance on using   presenting business projects results                     decision makers’ cognitive capabilities   to reimagine the strategic thinking
                                                                                                                                                                           to create value through digital
        problems.                     several types of software packages   in a formal manner                                               and behavior. However, recent
                                      is given. Real world data is used                                                                     developments in behavioral finance   transformation. The main objective
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