This course aims to provide students with a robust understanding of the theoretical foundations and logical frameworks within financial economics. Students will explore standard economic models that studies the behaviors of consumers and producers in financial settings, exploring the consequential impact on resource allocation and market efficiency. The course will also scrutinize fundamental economic tools, including optimization, comparative statics, and equilibrium, emphasizing their direct application to financial contexts. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on how economic tools can be adeptly applied to address challenges in both financial and business domains. By the end of the course, students will have developed a strong comprehension of the theoretical underpinnings of financial economics and the practical skills to navigate financial decision-making.

This course covers the major classes of derivative securities: forward contracts, futures contracts, options, and swaps. A derivative security is a financial security whose value depends on (or derives from) other more fundamental underlying financial variables, such as the price of a stock, an interest rate, an index level, a commodity price, or an exchange rate. Derivatives can be used to hedge or obtain insurance against existing risk exposures; however, derivatives do not offer a panacea in managing risk. Prerequisite: FIN 678.

This course is intended for graduate students who expect at some point in their careers to use financial statements to evaluate earnings quality, performance, prospects, and value of a business. The primary emphasis will be on the analysis of public companies, but most of the tools and techniques utilized are also relevant to private firms’ financial analysis. This course focuses on the fundamental analysis of valuation, with a focus on developing and applying methods for valuing firms using financial statement analysis.

This course teaches students to create more in-depth news reports for various forms of media. Students will utilize research and evaluation skills learned in previous courses to produce investigative news reports suited for real-world publications. Prerequisite: JRN 301.

This course is an examination of global socioeconomic development in the context of globalization. Topics include population growth, natural resources, sustainable growth, migration, diplomacy, and the global consequences of inequality, poverty, and war. These topics are examined through the lens of social expectations, gender ideals, and economic justice.

This course is an introduction to collection development and management. Students will learn the essential skills needed to manage a library collection in a variety of library settings. Learners will explore multiple categories of resources, including informational books, digital material, and media, and develop instructional materials to promote learning. Students will also examine policies and procedures related to library collections, and learn how library materials are classified and organized.

In this course, students will explore and evaluate library services and programs designed to meet diverse user needs. The course includes a strong focus on customer service and creating welcoming and flexible library environments. Students will explore methods of communicating the library’s message to the community, including social networking. Students will discuss ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding programs and services, especially in the area of equal access for all patrons.

This foundational course will introduce students to the variety of libraries and other institutions that serve different communities reading, information, and other needs. Students will learn the history of the library profession, including the ethics, values and standards that guide library work. Students will acquire an overview of policies, laws, library services and programs, and other tenets that guide library work.