Department of Accounting and Finance: Courses
These are the courses taught by faculty in the Department of Accounting and Finance. For specific courses required by a particular program, please refer to the program pages.
Course Title:
Intermediate Financial Accounting I
Minimum Credits:
4
Examination of the nature and applicability of accounting theory and the conceptual framework of accounting. Development of the capacity to address and resolve issues and problems in financial reporting. Topics include valuation and reporting of current and operating assets, and revenue recognition. Students wishing to repeat ACFI 621 must request and obtain departmenal approval. Prereq: ADMN 502.
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Course Title:
Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Minimum Credits:
4
Selected topics within financial reporting such as accounting for investments, leases, pensions, and income taxes. Focus on how and why these issues are accounted for in the manner prescribed by current GAAP. Prereq: ACFI 621.
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Course Title:
Topics in Finance I
Minimum Credits:
4
Special topics; may be repeated. Prereq: ADMN 601 and junior standing.
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JR
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Course Title:
Financial Policy
Minimum Credits:
4
Development of analytical tools and practical skills for recognizing and solving complex problems of business finance. Working-capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy. Prereq: ADMN 601.
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Course Title:
Investments Analysis
Minimum Credits:
4
Security valuation, efficient markets, portfolio management, options, and alternative investments. Computer research topics. Prereq: ADMN 601.
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Course Title:
International Financial Management
Minimum Credits:
4
Financial management problems facing multinational firms. Primary focus on effects of currency denominations on financial decisions. Prereq: ADMN 601.
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Course Title:
Derivative Securities and Markets
Minimum Credits:
4
Derivative assets and markets, and their role in business decision-making and portfolio management. Emphasis on practical and theoretical aspects of hedging and speculating using futures and options for both commodities and financial assets, including their market mechanics. Prereq: ACFI 702.
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Course Title:
Financial Institutions
Minimum Credits:
4
Examination of financial institutions and markets. Emphasis on how institutions create value, the regulatory environment under which they operate, and the role of risk management. Prereq: ADMN 601. Writing intensive.
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Course Title:
Topics in Finance II
Minimum Credits:
4
Special topics. Prereq: ADMN 601 and senior standing. Writing intensive.
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SR
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Course Title:
Advanced Managerial Accounting Concepts and Applications
Minimum Credits:
4
Builds on the basic managerial accounting course by continuing the theme of accounting as a management tool. Emphasis is on cost accounting as a source of data for measuring and improving the economic condition of the enterprise. Newly evolving management themes are integrated into the traditional topics of planning and control, cost analysis, overhead allocation, transfer pricing, and decision modeling. Prereq: ADMN 503.
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Course Title:
Auditing
Minimum Credits:
4
Philosophy and environment of auditing, with attention to an understanding of the major auditing concepts and objectives and its judgment process. Emphasis on the nature and economic purpose of audits, standards, professional ethics, auditors' legal liability, internal control, and audit evidence. Includes audit procedures, reports, and computer software. Prereq: ACFI 621. Writing intensive.
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Course Title:
Financial Statement Analysis
Minimum Credits:
4
Methods and tools of analysis and interpretation of financial statement data. Use of financial information in a variety of decision making situations including a prediction of corporate earnings, debt ratings, and financial distress; lending decisions; risk analysis; and equity valuations. Prereq: ACFI 621 and senior standing.
Class Prerequisite:
SR
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Course Title:
Introduction to Federal Income Tax
Minimum Credits:
4
Federal income tax concepts and law applicable to individuals. Coverage includes taxable income and deductions, passive activities, alternative minimum tax, property transactions and compensation. Prereq: ADMN 502.
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Course Title:
Internships in Accounting
Minimum Credits:
1
Maximum Credits:
4
Accounting fieldwork in a business or other type of organization. Supervision provided by the organization, and consultation provided by the faculty sponsor. Written report required. Course credits vary according to the nature of the fieldwork, to be determined by the faculty sponsor. Prereq: seniors in high standing; permission. Cr/F.
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SR
Course Title:
Internships in Finance
Minimum Credits:
1
Maximum Credits:
4
Finance fieldwork in a business or other type of organization. Supervision provided by the organization, and consultation provided by the faculty sponsor. Written report required. Course credits vary according to the nature of the fieldwork, to be determined by the faculty sponsor. Prereq: seniors in high standing; permission. Cr/F.
Class Prerequisite:
SR
Course Title:
Independent Studies in Accounting
Minimum Credits:
1
Maximum Credits:
4
Student-designed individual research projects, approved by a faculty sponsor. Paper required. Course credits vary according to the nature of the project, to be determined by the faculty sponsor. Prereq: seniors in high standing; permission.
Class Prerequisite:
SR
Course Title:
Independent Studies in Finance
Minimum Credits:
1
Maximum Credits:
4
Student-designed individual research projects, approved by a faculty sponsor. Paper required. Course credits vary according to the nature of the project, to be determined by the faculty sponsor. Prereq: seniors in high standing; permission.
Class Prerequisite:
SR
Course Title:
Honors Seminar in Accounting and Finance
Minimum Credits:
4
Seminar discussions of advanced readings in accounting and finance. For seniors with standing in the honors program.
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SR