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(12 credits)

Note: Additional Accounting courses may be taken with the approval of the department chair.

 

  • 751.705 Intermediate Financial Accounting

    This course explores the conceptual framework and theory underlying the objects and principles of financial reporting. Specific topics examined are the measurement and reporting of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities. The course focuses on using generally accepted principles to record business transactions, the determination of quantitative characteristics of useful accounting information, and the interrelationship between financial statements and their information content. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.790.611 OR BU.756.001

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  • 756.711 Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Financing

    This course introduces students to identifying, accessing, and evaluating sources of financing for start-ups and expanding technology companies. The approach is practical and hands-on, with case studies, group interaction, and meetings with practitioners. Attention will be given to financial theory, risk assessment, valuation options, term sheets, due diligence techniques, and the setting up of financial reports for monitoring progress toward meeting milestones. Entrepreneurs starting, transforming, or expanding technology companies, as well as those interested in financing such companies, would benefit from the course. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701

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  • 756.714 Corporate Governance and Market Regulation

    The course is designed to prepare graduate students to become economists, policy analysts, and regulators in the field of finance and financial markets. It provides a descriptive analysis of financial markets, their economic purpose and the public interest in the safe and efficient operation of those markets. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701

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  • 756.715 Financial Risk Management

    The course offers an introduction into the evolving and expanding practice of financial risk management. Risk management is a complex process of identifying, measuring, and controlling risk exposure. The course addresses how to control for market and credit risks. Liquidity, operational, and legal risks are discussed. Topics include value at risk, Monte Carlo simulation, scenario analysis, stress testing, credit value at risk, and credit derivatives. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.760 AND BU.756.761 AND BU.756.701

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  • 756.720 Fixed Income Securities

    This advanced course focuses on the major markets and instruments, pricing and volatility, and risk management of fixed income securities and portfolios. Major topics include features and risks of a variety of fixed income securities including bonds with embedded options, mortgage-backed and other derivative bonds, yield spreads, forward rates and term structure theories, risk management techniques, and bond investment risks and portfolio management strategies. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.760 AND BU.756.701

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  • 756.724 International Financial Management

    This course introduces students to the financial management problems and opportunities of a multinational firm. This course builds on and extends all the principles provided by domestic corporate finance to account for dimensions unique to international finance. Topics include foreign exchange market, currency risk management, and multinational corporate investment and financing decisions. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701

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  • 756.731 Financial Institutions Management

    This course examines the role and structure of financial institutions in global economies. Students gain knowledge through the use of models that simulate asset and liability management. Students also explore new applications and innovations in multinational hedging, borrowing, investing, interest rate risk management, and product development. Previous work in financial modeling and derivatives is applied to complex current topics. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701 AND BU.756.760

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  • 756.732 Econometrics in Finance

    Econometrics is a useful set of empirical techniques that allows one to analyze economic and business phenomena and forecast future trends. This course provides a theoretical foundation and a practical application of regression analysis. It prepares students to conduct empirical research in an academic or business setting. This course is held in a computer laboratory where students work with real-world data. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701

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  • 756.744 Personal Wealth Management

    This course provides strategies for coordinating financial planning for high-net worth individuals. Students will become skilled at identifying and dealing appropriately with client's goals, needs, and problems in the areas of investment and investment planning. The course is designed to address the importance of taxation, retirement, capital accumulation, and estate planning. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.790.609 OR BU.756.004

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  • 756.752 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Valuation

    Using a case approach, this course explores the incentives for using acquisition, divestiture, and alliances as vehicles to achieve corporate strategic objectives. Students address analytical techniques often employed in restructuring and alliances, negotiation strategies, valuation, and the evolution of these transactions. Also discussed are problems encountered in post-merger integration and alternative modes of market entry, such as joint ventures and internal development. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.756.701

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  • 767.777 Real Estate Investments

    This course investigates the factors needed to conduct an investment analysis: market analysis, marketability, feasibility, finance, accounting, and tax regulations and liability. Using ARGUS software, this course explores forecasting project viability and estimating present value as well as analytical techniques of valuation including after-tax cash flow analysis, lease and expense analysis, and sensitivity analysis.

    Notes: This course is open only to MS in Real Estate candidates. With approval from the Department of Real Estate, MS in Finance students may enroll in this course. (3 credits)

    Prerequisite(s): BU.767.776

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  • 773.701 Data Mining and Discovery Informatics

    Discovery informatics is the study and practice of effectively employing the full spectrum of computing and analytical sciences and technologies to discover knowledge by identifying and validating patterns in data. Students learn strategies, methods, and tools associated with this emerging methodology, including data mining, the knowledge discovery process, identification of structural patterns in data, decision trees, classification and association rules, evaluation and validation of discovered patterns, visualization, and ethical and privacy issues. (3 credits)

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