Courses
Finance
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School of Management |
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| Undergraduate Courses | Graduate Courses |
Personal Financial Planning
MET FI 202
The development of personal investment strategies using money and credit. Securities and portfolio
management, budgeting, insurance, taxes, retirement programs and estate planning. 4 cr.
Principles of Finance
MET FI 302
Prereq: MET AC 201. Introduction to tools of financial analysis and problems of financial management,
including cash, profitability, and capital budgeting. Various sources of corporate funds are
considered, including short-, intermediate-, and long-term arrangements. 4 cr.
Financial Markets and Institutions
MET FI 512
Prereq: MET FI 302. Investigation and analysis of organization, structure, and performance of U.S. money and capital markets, and institutions. Examines regulation of the financial industry and the role of financial instruments. 4 cr.
Financial Analysis
MET FI 631
Prereq: MET AC 630. Emphasizes issues of accounting, finance, and economics that are important in most management contexts. Stresses understanding financial statements, planning and control, cost and benefit evaluation, cash flow analysis, and capital budgeting. Permission required. 4 cr.
Financial Concepts
MET FI 657
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of accounting and financial analysis. Includes accounting principles, measurement and disclosure issues, financial statement analysis, time value of money, cash flow projection and analysis, capital budgeting and project evaluation, bond and equity valuation, cost of capital, and capital structure. 4 cr.
Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
MET FI 709
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Finance forecasting and planning; capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, rate of return, and financial aspects of growth. Readings and extensive use of case studies. 4 cr.
Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management
MET FI 717
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Mechanics of securities markets, types of available investments, an introduction to determination of securities values, and portfolio optimization. Problems of investment policy are approached through studies of portfolio selection methods and the valuation of special classes of securities (e.g., growth stocks).
4 cr.
Venture Capital and Financing Innovation
MET FI 744
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Provides an analysis of the economics of innovation and the means by which firms secure the necessary capital to begin or expand operations. Procedures for raising venture capital through investment institutions and individuals are discussed. 4 cr.
Multinational Finance
MET FI 763
Prereq: MET AC 630 and FI 631. Applies the concepts of corporate finance to the problems of multinational financial management. Major topics include private and public institutions, foreign exchange rates, capital flows, speculation, analysis of alternative foreign investments, analysis of sources and uses of corporate funds abroad, multinational tax and profit planning, international risk analysis, and capital budgeting. 4 cr.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
School of Management undergraduate courses will be held in two six-week terms or, in some cases, as noted, in one twelve-week term. Twelve-week courses meet May 19-August 7, 2009.
Non-SMG Boston University degree candidates: Permission is required for SMG courses. Beginning March 4, students should go to the SMG Undergraduate Program Office for permission. For more information, contact the SMG Undergraduate Program Office at 617-353-2650.
Visiting students can register online, by mail, or in person at the Summer Term office beginning March 4.
SMG students should register via the Student Link beginning March 4.
Introduction to Financial Analysis
SMG SM 104
Read, understand, and analyze financial statements, such as income statements and balance sheets. Covers techniques of internal financial analysis such as breakeven, budgeting, financial forecasting, and tools to aid in decision making. Students are also introduced to the time value of money and capital budgeting using discounted cash flow analysis. 4 cr.
This course is intended for non-business majors. It may not be taken by SMG students for credit, nor can it be used by Boston University students toward the Business Administration minor. Non-SMG students may register for this course directly via the Student Link.
Money, Financial Markets, and Economic Activity
SMG FE 442
Prereq: SMG FE 323. Required for Finance concentrators. The role of money and the importance of interest rates in determining economic activity; determinants of level of interest rates. The nature and operation of central banks; the goals and instruments of monetary policy. The roles, activities, and risk management of financial institutions. Instruments traded in money and capital markets, and their valuation. Role of derivative securities; contemporary issues in the financial system. 4 cr.
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
SMG FE 445
Prereq: SMG FE 323. Required for finance concentrators. Introduction to the investment management process. Defining investment objectives and constraints. Introduction to Modern Portfolio Theory, CAPM, APT, Efficient Markets, stock and bond valuation models. Immunizing interest-rate risk. Active vs. passive investment strategies, fundamental vs. technical analysis, trading practices, and performance evaluation. Introduction to the role of futures and options in hedging and speculation. Students are expected to become familiar with current events in the financial news. 4 cr.
Corporate Financial Management
SMG FE 449
Prereq: SMG FE 323. Required for finance concentrators. The financial manager's role in obtaining and allocating funds. Debt and dividend policies, obtaining financing to expand a business, valuation of companies, mergers and acquisitions, and capital investment analysis. Emphasizes constructing and using financial models, and using spreadsheets. Applications to current events and everyday business finance problems. 4 cr.
Real Estate Finance
SMG FE 469
Introduces methods of evaluating real estate investment properties. Reviews major topics relevant to the real estate development and financing process. 4 cr.
GRADUATE COURSES
Candidates for the MBA at Boston University are given first consideration for enrollment in the courses offered by the Graduate School of Management. Students currently matriculated as candidates for other graduate degrees offered by Boston University (except Metropolitan College), visiting MBA students from other AACSB accredited institutions, and MBA alumni from GSM or another AACSB accredited institution may be granted permission to enroll on a space available basis, provided that they meet criteria established by the School of Management for registration as "cross enrolled students" and the student fills out the appropriate "cross enrollment application." All students must meet the prerequisites established for enrollment in advanced courses. All registration for Summer Term courses must be done at the School of Management Graduate Programs Office, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 104, before May 18 for classes taking place in the first half of the session, and before July 7 for classes taking place in the second half of the session. GSM Summer 1 classes begin Monday, May 18 and end Monday, July 6. Summer 2 classes begin Tuesday, July 7 and end Monday, August 24. There will be no class sessions on Memorial Day (observed Monday, May 25), or Independence Day (observed Friday, July 3).
Financial Management
GSM FE 722
Prereq: GSM AC 710/711 (or concurrently), OB 712/713. Financial Management examines three sets of problems: 1) saving and investment decisions by households, 2) investment and financing decisions by corporations, and 3) the role of securities markets and financial intermediaries in the economy. Decisions today affect the timing of and uncertainty about future flows of income; both timing and risk determine the current value of those future flows. This course develops the tools required to analyze these decisions and their interaction within the financial system. 4 cr.
Economics and Management Decisions
GSM FE 730
Prereq: GSM OB 712/713 (QM 717 recommended). The aim of this course is to present many of the decision problems managers face and to present the economic analysis they need to guide these decisions. In the first half of the course, microeconomic tools are used to structure complicated decision problems about production, pricing, investment, and other strategic issues, address uncertainty through probabilistic forecasts and sequential decisions. An additional goal is to distinguish different market structures and apply competitive strategies using game theory. In the second half, the focus shifts to the study of the national and global economic environments within which companies operate. We identify the drivers of fluctuations in GDP, inflation, interest and exchange rates, and other key features of the economies. Since governments play key roles in determining the fate of economies and companies, the final theme is the rationale for and efficacy of government policy tools. 4 cr.
Corporate Financial Management
GSM FE 820
Prereq: GSM FE 721/722. This course provides an in-depth analysis of financial considerations relating to corporate growth. It addresses the setting of financial or corporate goals in terms of maximizing shareholders' equity and relationships among dividend policy, debt levels, capital costs, return on investments, and growth. 3 or 4 cr.
Fixed Income Markets
GSM FE 822
Prereq: GSM FE 721/722. This is a course primarily on fixed-income debt securities and markets. Emphasis is placed on the factors that determine bond yields, factors such as the coupon and maturity structure, liquidity, credit risk, and tax status of the security, and on measures of return and risk, statistics such as the yield to maturity, horizon yield, duration, and convexity. We will cover government debt (Treasuries and municipals), corporate bonds (investment-grade and high-yield), agency (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) and mortgage-backed debt created via securitization (i.e., collateralized mortgage obligations). We will emphasize how interest rate and credit derivatives are used to manage portfolios of fixed-income securities. 3 or 4 cr.
Investments
GSM FE 823
Prereq: GSM FE 721/722. This course looks at speculative markets, including organized security markets and exchanges; definitions of securities; relevant tax law and sources of investment information; principles of stock and bond valuation; and security price behavior. Also discussed are problems and models associated with portfolio analysis and management. 3 or 4 cr.
