The course introduces logic to provide a foundation for reasoning well. The course
will also address persuasion, through defining and explaining what rhetoric is, while giving students the opportunity to create and present original arguments. The types of communication styles, active listening, interpersonal relationships, and difficult conversations will be addressed. The course will teach students how to communicate effectively in business situations.

• Gupta Core Course. Required for All Graduate Business Programs.

An intensive exploration of the intellectual and moral virtues in the context of cultivating leadership characterized by magnanimity and humility and built on the cardinal virtues (i.e., prudence, justice, self-control, and courage). Students develop an advanced capacity for self-awareness and managing oneself. Connections between ethical, authentic, servant, and transformational leadership styles and virtues are examined and applied to personal leadership style and ethical decision making.

• Gupta Core Course. Required for All Graduate Business Programs.

An examination of business as a creation of man and collective contributor to society according to its responsibilities articulated by the tenets of Catholic social teaching including the common good, solidarity, subsidiarity, the dignity of the human person, worker, and work, and a preference for the poor. Emphasis is placed on how managers and their organizations effect change for a more sustainable planet and just society.  

• Gupta Core Course. Required for All Graduate Business Programs.

This course focuses on risk-return analyses that managers use to maximize firm value.
Topics include the time value of money (review), valuation of financial instruments, capital budgeting, cost of capital and capital structure, working capital management, and dividend policy.

Prerequisites:

• College-level financial accounting (or equivalent).
• Microeconomics or macroeconomics.
• Calculus.

This course provides students with knowledge of basic types of securities (bonds, stocks, foreign exchanges, and derivatives) and how the markets for these securities operate. The principles of
investments, including arbitrage, market efficiency, asset pricing models and portfolio theory are covered. Specific topics include risk-return and mean-variance efficient frontiers, diversification and pricing of risk, security, pricing, etc. Students apply skills in modern investment pricing techniques, including the pricing of fixed-income securities, equities, and derivatives.

Prerequisites:

• FINA 6305. Managerial Finance.

In this course, students develop an understanding of financial derivative instruments (forwards, futures, options and swaps) and their applications to investment strategy and risk management.
Throughout the course, we cover material in the contracts, hedging, arbitrage, pricing and risk management of financial derivative instruments. Derivatives pricing models such as Binomial Tree Model and BSM Model will be discussed in detail. In this course, students learn how to apply
futures strategies for long and short hedge and how to apply option strategies such as covered calls, spreads and butterflies and options Greeks for financial engineering and risk management purposes. Students will also use options and futures contracts for tactical portfolio strategies purposes. Relevant topics such as securitization and real options will also be covered in the  class.

Prerequisites:

• FINA 7322. Investments.

This course surveys the basic theories and practices of individual, corporate and partnership taxation. Involves hands-on experience in preparing various tax returns and research projects. This course counts for one credit hour of research. Offered in Fall & Spring.

Prerequisites:

• Undergraduate first course in Financial Accounting or equivalent.
• Undergraduate first course in Managerial Accounting or equivalent.
• Intermediate Financial Accounting I or equivalent.
• The requirement of the two undergraduate courses in financial accounting and managerial  accounting can be fulfilled by taking FINA 6310. Financial Intelligence.

This course explores risk management principles and various insurance types, including casualty, health, life, auto, and disability. Students will learn to evaluate client risk exposure and implement
effective management strategies. The course also provides a comprehensive overview of retirement planning, covering savings analysis, qualified plans, Social Security, Medicare, employee benefits, and non-qualified deferred compensation.

Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Managerial Finance. OR
• FINA 6305. Managerial Finance.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of retirement planning, including an in-depth analysis of retirement savings needs, the design of qualified retirement plans, and key topics such as Social Security and Medicare. Additionally, the course covers important aspects of employee benefits, including group life, health, and disability insurance, as well as non-qualified deferred compensation. Students will gain a thorough understanding of the various benefits and strategies available to individuals and employees to ensure a secure financial future in retirement.

This course builds on the concepts covered in previous courses, focusing on the practical application of financial planning principles within an integrated planning environment. Through detailed case studies and mini-cases, students will merge the various disciplines studied earlier into a cohesive financial planning process. The course develops students' ability to analyze
complex, real-world financial scenarios and create customized solutions, equipping them for the multifaceted nature of financial planning in professional settings.

Prerequisites:

• All Above Courses.

The objective of the course is to apply the knowledge and skills of advanced financial topics in a real-world stock investment fund. By studying the empirical evidence relevant for portfolio  management, we will cover investment strategies and risk management of equity portfolios, such as estimation of capital market parameters, trade-off between risk and return, equilibrium asset pricing models, portfolio construction, optimal portfolio selection and random walk as applied to portfolio management, etc.

Prerequisites:

• FINA 7322. Investments.