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  • 3.00 Credits

    The course focuses on three aspects of bond fund management: (1) trading, execution and risk management, (2) bond selection and security analysis, (3) research of fixed income market segments: corporates, munis, futures and options, interest rate and currency swaps, money markets LIBOR/SOFR, structured products, mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps, and leveraged lending in private/middle market. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in FINAN 4070.
  • 1.50 Credits

    This course provides the necessary foundation to work in VC, PE, or Family Offices with a focus on the emerging field of Impact Investing. Using deal flow from the Sorenson Impact Foundation and University Venture Fund II, students will learn to conduct due diligence on direct investment opportunities on both domestic and international private markets. The course will also focus on how to deal source, prepare investment documents and present key findings to senior investment professionals. Hard skills learned will be: Business Model Analysis, Market Sizing, Competitive Landscape, Impact Analysis, Risk Assessment, Financial Analysis, Convertible Notes, Cap Tables, Term Sheets, and Exit & Returns Analysis. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in (BCOR 3020 OR FINAN 3020 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Full Major status in the School of Business
  • 0.50 - 3.00 Credits

    The Student Investment Fund provides undergraduate students with hands on investment experience. Students participating in the Fund manage a portfolio of exchange-listed equities, ETFs, and money market investments. Students perform both individual and group research projects, learn about various analytical techniques, and make presentations before leading finance practitioners. Students must apply for the course and enrollment is by invitation only and meets both fall and spring semesters. Prerequisites: Department Consent
  • 1.50 - 3.00 Credits

    This capstone course provides students with hands-on experience in managing the process of evaluating and funding start-up companies with venture capital funds both for the University Venture Fund and as Program Related Investments for private foundations. Working in teams, the class will be an applied experience in understanding the rigor of due diligence for private companies and the time demands and deadlines for the same. The class is structured as a year-long venture capital management project supported by a series of seminars taught by regular faculty, venture capitalists, and CEOs of portfolio companies. Topics will include identification of new ventures, due diligence procedures, firm valuation methods, evaluating management teams, financing alternatives for different stage ventures, and other relevant topics to be determined by the instructional team. Prerequisites: 'B' or better in (FINAN 4030 OR FINAN 4031 OR FINAN 5050) AND (BCOR 3010 OR ACCTG 3010 OR ACCTG 5050) AND Department Consent Corequisites: 'C-' or better in FINAN 5031
  • 1.50 - 3.00 Credits

    Special Study for Undergraduate Students
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: Department Consent.
  • 4.00 Credits

    First-semester French for students who have never taken French. Students who have received any high-school credit in the last five years for French must take the language placement exam. Students must receive a grade of C- or higher to continue in the series. This course develops listening and reading strategies with an emphasis on oral and written forms of communication.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Second-semester French. This course continues to develop listening and reading strategies with an emphasis on oral and written forms of communication. Prerequisite: FRNCH 1010 or by placement exam.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Third-semester French. Continued emphasis on listening and speaking skills with an increased emphasis on reading and writing skills through the study of short selections of French literature. Prerequisite: FRNCH 1020 or by placement exam.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Fourth-semester French. This course maintains a strong emphasis on listening and speaking skills. Through readings of more extensive texts and informal writing as a support for speaking, it develops oral fluency toward narration/elaboration and paragraph-length discourse. Prerequisite: FRNCH 2010 or by placement exam.
    General Education Course