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• FINA 101: Personal Finance

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Survey course that introduces the student to basic skills needed to manage their personal financial affairs. This course includes topics such as financial budgeting and cash management, net worth analysis, consumer purchases and protections, personal credit and debt management, savings and investments, home ownership as well as large purchase decision making analysis, insurance needs and protection, personal income tax effects, long-term retirement and estate planning issues.
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• FINA 311: Financial Management

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces concepts and techniques of financial management in the context of a business firm seeking to maximize the firm's value. Topics include wealth maximization, agency issues, analyses of cash flows and financial ratios, time value of money, valuation of stocks and bonds, risk-return relationship, Capital Asset Pricing Model, capital budgeting, and cost of capital. Requires junior standing to enroll in the course. Prerequisite:    ACCT 200 and (ECON 102, ECON 113, or HONR 166)
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• FINA 312: Investments

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Deals with the basic principles of security analysis and analytical techniques. Includes a study of the economic functions and operations of the security markets, portfolio management, and the formulation of investment programs. If prerequisite courses are not met department chair approval is required Prerequisite:    FINA 311 and SCMG 200
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• FINA 313: Advanced Financial Management

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Explores financial theory and financial decision models necessary for handling complex business problems. Topics include capital structure, dividend policy, working capital management, analyses of long-term financing, option pricing, international aspects of financial management, and merges and acquisitions. If prerequisite courses are not met department chair approval is required. Prerequisite:    FINA 311 and SCMG 200
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• FINA 314: Financial Institutions

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Approaches financial institutions and capital markets from a managerial point of view. Topical coverage includes financial management principles and policies unique to commercial banks, savings institutions, pension funds, and insurance companies. If prerequisite courses are not met department chair approval is required. Prerequisite:    FINA 311 and SCMG 200
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• FINA 320: Risk Management and Insurance

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces the concept of pure risk and scope of exposure facing individuals, businesses, and other organizations. Study includes examinations of various risk control techniques with special emphasis on insurance. If prerequisite courses are not met department chair approval is required. Prerequisite:    FINA 311 and SCMG 200
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• FINA 322: Estate Planning

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Focuses on efficient conservation and transfer of wealth consistent with the client's goals. Study of the legal, tax, financial, and non-financial aspects of this process, covering topics such as trusts, wills, probate, advanced directives, charitable giving, wealth transfers, and related taxes. Prerequisite:    ACCT 306, BLAW 261, and FINA 320 Corequisite:    ACCT 306, FINA 320
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• FINA 324: Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides knowledge of both public and private retirement plans. Public plans include Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Private plans include defined benefit and defined contribution plans and their regulatory provisions. Specifics of the various plans are analyzed as well as non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Issues individuals face in retirement, such as life-styles choices and medical issues also discussed. Prerequisite:    FINA 311
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• FINA 333: Applied Company and Security Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Develops the ability to understand and analyze how forecasts for the economy, stock market, industries, and companies are used in a traditional fundamental analysis approach to investing. Enables students to calculate and interpret the return and risk measures for investment instruments (e.g., bond, preferred stock, and common stock). If perequisites courses are not met department chair approval is required. Prerequisite:    FINA 311 and SCMG 200
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• FINA 340: Principles of Real Estate

  3.00 Credits

  Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces the field of real estate. Designed to provide an understanding of the fundamental determinants of real estate value, the real estate market within which such value is established, real estate laws, instruments and institutions which facilitate and regulate the managerial functions required for efficient growth, and the allocation of real estate resources. If prerequisite courses are not met department chair approval is required. Prerequisite:    FINA 311
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