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School of Business–Camden
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Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Program
J.D./M.B.A. Dual-Degree Program
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Graduate Courses (Accounting 010)
Graduate Courses (Basic Skills 135)
Graduate Courses (Business Law 140)
Graduate Courses (Finance 390)
Graduate Courses (Human Resource Management 533)
Graduate Courses (Management 620)
Graduate Courses (Ecommerce and Information Technology 623)
Graduate Courses (Marketing 630)
Graduate Courses (Operations Management 716)
Other International Business Concentration Electives (School of Law–Camden)
School of Social Work: Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) Program
College of Nursing–Newark (on the Camden Campus)
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Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
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  Graduate School–Camden 2010–2012 School of Business–Camden Master of Business Administration Graduate Courses (Finance 390)  

Graduate Courses (Finance 390)

53:390:506 Financial Management (3) Valuation as the unifying principle of finance. Topics include forms of business ownership, firm and project cash flows, time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, operating and financial leverage, risk and diversification, and the cost of capital. Prerequisites: 53:135:500 and 53:010:502.
53:390:513 Advanced Financial Management (3) Advanced issues in business investment, financing, and cash distributions with emphasis on corporations. Likely topics include asset replacement policy, optimal investment horizon, project risk and cost of capital, financial leverage policy, earnings distribution policy, and corporate restructuring. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:514 Multinational Financial Management (3) Financial skills required for effective management of companies engaged in international business. Topics include exchange rates and the balance of payments, the international monetary system, measuring and managing foreign exchange risk exposure, multinational capital budgeting, financing of international trade and investment projects, political risk management, taxation, and international transfer pricing. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.  This course may also count toward an international business concentration. 
53:390:521,522 Directed Study in Finance (3,3) A faculty-directed individual study requires the approval of two finance faculty members: the area coordinator and the associate dean of graduate studies. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:530 Fixed Income Security Analysis (3) An introduction to fixed income securities and interest rate derivatives. This course describes important securities and their markets and develops the analytical tools to value those securities, understand their investment characteristics, and manage interest rate risk. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:540 Securities and Investment (3) The investment setting, organization, and functioning of securities markets. Efficient capital markets, modern portfolio management, asset pricing models, security valuation principles and practices, analysis and management of bonds and common stocks, derivative securities, and evaluation of portfolio performance. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:550 Financial Markets and Institutions (3) Financial markets covered in this introductory course are those of money, bonds, mortgages, stocks, foreign exchange, futures, and options. Institutions studied are the Federal Reserve Bank, depository financial institutions, and nondepository institutions. Background topics include the term structure of interest rates, securitization, monetary policy, innovation in financial markets, and government regulations. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:552 Global Financial Markets (3) The international monetary system, measurement of international trade and investment, global banking, Eurocurrency markets, global securities markets, foreign exchange markets, emerging capital markets, and global portfolio management. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.  This course may also count toward an international business concentration.                                        
53:390:555 Commercial Bank Management (3) Risk management techniques utilized by commercial banks. Topics include the risk management of credit, interest rates, foreign exchange, liquidity, and loan portfolio risk; hedging risk with options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts; capital adequacy; financial statement analysis; and deposits insurance. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:560 Futures and Options (3) Futures and options markets for financial and real assets; institutional setting and trading; analysis and valuation of futures, options, and other derivative securities; and hedging and simulation techniques for portfolio rebalancing. Prerequisites: 53:390:506, and at least concurrent enrollment in 53:390:540.
53:390:570 Statistical Financial Analysis (3) Model building and analysis of financial data using statistical techniques and computer software such as SAS or SPSS. Topics include models for predicting business failures and mergers and acquisitions, evaluation of consumer and business loans, estimation of portfolio inputs, evaluation of portfolio performance, forecast of sales and earnings, and time-series analysis of financial data. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
53:390:670 Special Topics in Finance (3) Topics vary from semester to semester. Consult the associate dean of graduate studies for specific content. Students may enroll in more than one special topics course. Prerequisite: 53:390:506.
 
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