5334. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS (3-0). An examination of major financial institutions and markets with emphasis on trends affecting the current operations, competitive position, and overall future of the primary financial intermediaries and the financial markets. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent.

5340. FINANCIAL APPLICATIONS (3-0). Analysis of financial problems of business concerns, presented in case materials. Considers determination of capital needs, choosing among alternative capital investments, planning methods of financing new capital expenditures, and planning recapitalizations, mergers, and reorganizations. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent.

5350. MATHEMATICAL FINANCE (3-0). Intensive review of the mathematics necessary for graduate work in finance, with application to selected areas of business finance, investment analysis and financial markets.

5351. SEMINAR IN FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE MODELING (3-0). Study of common financial modeling techniques are explored in this course. The primary focus is on models used for pricing and analyzing derivative stock options and fixed income securities, although most of these techniques have other applications. Students are provided with the opportunity to develop the skills needed to build sophisticated financial models of their own.

5182, 5282, 5382. INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN FINANCE. Extensive analysis of a finance topic. Prerequisite: consent of faculty member and department chair.

5392. SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE. In depth study of selected topics in finance. May be repeated when topics vary. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and Graduate Advisor.

6311. SEMINAR IN THE THEORY OF CORPORATE FINANCE (3-0). Advanced theory of corporate finance. Capital budgeting, dividend policy, and capital structure. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

6312. SEMINAR IN THE THEORY OF INVESTMENTS (3-0). Advanced theory of investments. Modern portfolio theory and the efficiency of capital markets. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

6313. ADVANCED RESEARCH IN FINANCE (3-0). Analytical methods commonly applied in the academic finance literature. Topics such as factor analysis in arbitrage pricing models and techniques for identification of nonstationarities in risk. Prerequisites: FINA 5311 and BUSA 5301 or consent of instructor.

6314. ADVANCED RESEARCH IN FINANCE II (3-0). Specialized and evolving techniques in financial research; topics such as identification of efficient markets, linear programming in capital budgeting, and multiple discriminant analysis in bankruptcy prediction and bond rating models. Prerequisites: FINA 5311 and BUSA 5301 or consent of instructor.

6390. SEMINAR IN SPECIAL TOPICS IN FINANCE (3-0). Doctoral level coverage of advanced topics in finance. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

6192, 6292, 6392. RESEARCH IN FINANCE (3-0). Independent study of advanced topics in finance under the direction of graduate faculty. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Graded P/F/R. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

Real Estate (REAE)
5311. REAL ESTATE ANALYSIS (3-0). Survey of real estate investment, appraisal and valuation, finance, market analysis, and other phases of the real estate development/management process.

5314. SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (3-0). Topics relating to site selection, design, market analysis, financial feasibility, and management in the real estate development process. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or REAE 5311 or equivalent.

5319. SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE FINANCE (3-0). Study of real property financing methods; analysis of cost of borrowing, sources of funds, and mortgage terms; emphasis on construction and permanent financing of commercial and industrial properties. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or REAE 5311 or equivalent.

5321. SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT (3-0). Introduction to analytical techniques, sources of financing, and other factors related to real estate investment. Stresses current developments and topics. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or REAE 5311 or equivalent.

5334. SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL (3-0). Market, cost, and income approaches with stress on income forecasting and capitalization. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or REAE 5311 or equivalent.

5336. SEMINAR IN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (3-0). An in-depth analysis of the operations of secondary mortgage markets as viewed by individual and institutional investors. Mortgage pass-through securities, mortgage backed bonds, estimation of prepayment rates for mortgage securities, price and interest-rate risk, lending strategies, credit rating, and taxation. Prerequisite: FINA 5311 or REAE 5311 or equivalent.

5182, 5282, 5382. INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN REAL ESTATE. Extensive analysis of a real estate topic. Prerequisite: consent of faculty member and department chair.

5392. SELECTED TOPICS IN REAL ESTATE (3-0). In-depth study of selected topics in real estate. May be repeated when topics vary. Prerequisite: REAE 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

5398, 5698. THESIS. Prerequisite: permission of the Graduate Advisor in Real Estate.

6390. SEMINAR IN SPECIAL TOPICS IN REAL ESTATE (3-0). Doctoral level coverage of advanced topics in real estate. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: REAE 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.

6192, 6292, 6392. RESEARCH IN REAL ESTATE (3-0). Independent study of advanced topics in real estate under the direction of graduate faculty. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Graded P/F/R. Prerequisite: REAE 5311 or equivalent or consent of instructor.