Finance

1997-1998 Bulletin Information

For current bulletin information see www.southalabama.edu/bulletin

Chair: (460-7171)
Professors: Agapos, Filer, Moak
Associate Professor:
Assistant Professors: Cromwell, Friday, McKenna, Payne

The Finance Program
The Finance program is designed to provide an understanding of the various areas and principles of finance. Students will develop a body of specialized knowledge and analytical techniques that are used in the acquisition, allocation and management of financial resources. Finance careers are typically in industry and commercial businesses, public utilities and government agencies, banks, insurance companies, brokerage houses, investment companies and other financial institutions. Within the finance program, students may seek either a general finance degree or a finance degree with a concentration in banking/depository institutions.

The general finance degree is appropriate for students who plan a career in corporate finance, financial planning, investment planning and research, real estate, or insurance.
The following courses are required:

FIN 343 Money Markets and Financial Institutions
FIN 350 Financial Statement Analysis
FIN 410 Intermediate Corporate Finance
FIN 441 Investments
FIN 444 Problems in Business Finance

Choose four electives from the following:
ACC 331 Taxation of Individuals
ECO 315 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECO 340 Money and Banking
FIN 345 Principles of Insurance
FIN 346 Principles of Real Estate
FIN 360 International Finance
FIN 442 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 443 Speculative Markets
FIN 445 Life and Disability Insurance
FIN 450 Real Estate Appraisal
FIN 453 Depository Institutions Management
FIN 463 Depository Institutions Management II
FIN 473 Depository Institutions Management III
FIN 490 Special Topics
FIN 492 Seminar: Finance
FIN 494 Directed Study in Finance

Banking/Depository Institutions
Concentration
Students whose interests are in Banking and Depository Institutions Management should choose this concentration. This concentration is designed to prepare students for a career in banking, savings and loans, credit unions and management of other financial institutions.

The following courses are required:
FIN 343 Money Markets and Financial Institutions
FIN 350 Financial Statement Analysis
FIN 410 Intermediate Corporate Finance
FIN 441 Investments
FIN 453 Depository Institutions Management I
FIN 463 Depository Institutions Management II
FIN 473 Depository Institutions Management III

Choose two electives from the following:
ACC 331 Taxation of Individuals
ECO 315 Intermediate Microeconomics
FIN 340 Money and Banking
FIN 345 Principles of Insurance
FIN 346 Principles of Real Estate
FIN 360 International Finance
FIN 442 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
FIN 443 Speculative Markets
FIN 445 Life and Disability Insurance
FIN 450 Real Estate Appraisal
FIN 490 Special Topics
FIN 492 Seminar: Finance
FIN 494 Directed Study in Finance