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  • FINAN 3020: Principles of Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course provides students with a solid grounding in the basic concepts of finance. Topics include financial analysis, time value of money, capital budgeting, risk/return, and cost of capital. Prerequisites: Intermediate or Full Major status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 3205: Prof Studies in Finan

    1.50 Credits
    University of Utah

    The course is designed to acquaint students with a variety of finance careers and to prepare students for their job search. Many finance interviews require strong performance on both behavioral and technical questions and the course will prepare students for both types of questions. Students will also learn critical professional skills from networking to ethics. Classes will be a mix of professional speakers and hands-on workshops. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in ((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND Emphasis in Advanced Financial Analysis) OR (Full Major status in Finance AND UofU GPA of 3.5+) OR Full Minor status in Advanced Financial Analysis.
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  • FINAN 4020: Adv Excel for Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course explores the more advanced tools in Microsoft Excel that are applicable to the Finance profession. The course will cover shortcut keys, financial modeling, pivot tables, financial ratios, advanced functions, recording macros and databases. Students will develop advanced Excel skills through a combination of participation in demonstrations of Excel tools and applying the skills they learn by using them to solve real world finance problems using Excel. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050 OR BCOR 3010) AND Full Major or Minor status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 4030: Corporate Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course expands on the core finance topics introduced in BCOR 3020/FINAN 3020. The course will provide an analytical framework for evaluating financial management decisions. Topics include value maximization, financial statement analysis, the basics of financial markets and securities, risk and return, cost of capital, working capital management, risk management, an introduction to capital structure choices, alternative funding mechanisms such as crowdfunding, as well as evaluating assets and investment projects through discounted cash flow analysis. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Intermediate or Full Major status in the School of Business OR Full major status in QAMO OR Full Minor in Advanced FA.
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  • FINAN 4031: Honors Corp Finance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course expands substantially on the core finance topics introduced in BCOR 3020/FINAN 3020 and is intended to cover similar topics to FINAN 4030 in greater depth. Topics include accounting statements and financial statement analysis, cash planning and working capital management, evaluating long-term financing needs linked to growth expectations, financial mathematics and analysis, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure choices, bond valuation, and the term structure of interest rates, stock valuation models, project valuation and an introduction to real options, and corporate governance and corporate social responsibility choices. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND (Intermed. or Full Major status in School of Business OR ((Full Major status in QAMO OR Minor in Advanced FA) AND 3.5+ UofU GPA))
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  • FINAN 4070: Investments

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course introduces the theory and practice of investments from the point of view of an investment/portfolio manager. The course examines the trade-off between risk and return and develops tools to value stocks and bonds. It then uses the risk-return tradeoff to develop and implement Modern Portfolio Theory. The major topics covered include the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Arbitrage Pricing Theory, Markowitz optimization, and market efficiency. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND Intermediate or Full Major status in the School of Business OR Full Major status in QAMO
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  • FINAN 4140: Glob Pmt&Fintech Innov

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course will focus on the business models and technology employed by the global payments industry players. Topics covering Open/API Banking, Embedded Finance, International Remittances, and others will be analyzed through the lens of FinTech industry innovations. In addition, related topics such as digital currencies, data privacy regulatory frameworks, etc., that further extend digital capability of the financial services industry would also be covered. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in ((BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND FINAN 2140) OR Department Consent
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  • FINAN 4240: Risk & Insurance

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Topics include the management of personal risks through the use of insurance and non-insurance techniques of risk control. Also included is a survey of personal insurance coverages and social insurance programs. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Intermediate or Full Major status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 4300: Commercial Banking

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An undergraduate course for students who are considering a career in or working with Financial Institutions, or for business and other students who want to learn more about financial institutions. Course objectives include understanding the types of financial institutions, their roles and obligations, how the institutions operate and how to prepare for a career working with Financial Institutions. The course requires a basic understanding of business and finance. A feature of the course is a semester long investigation into one institution chosen by each student to develop an understanding of the development of the institution, its mission, products, services, markets and the people, policies, processes and technology that make the organization work. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of the institution and summarize their observations and conclusions in a paper, presented to class at the semester end. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Intermediate or Full Major or Minor status in the School of Business
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  • FINAN 4310: Credit Essen for Banks

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The focus of the course will be the basics of lending and credit risk management within the banking industry. The course will also address the organization, operation and regulation of lending and credit activities in a financial institution. We will learn how to prepare for a career working with credit in Financial Institutions. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3100 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Intermediate or Full Major status in the School of Business
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