An overview of real estate in both the public and private sectors that serves as the basis for advanced study in the various disciplines of real estate and urban development. No prior knowledge of the field is assumed.

Derivative contracts (forwards, futures, swaps, and options), valuation models, and supporting market structures.

A study of non-speculative risk and risk bearing techniques, with emphasis on insurance covering personal, property, and liability risks. Attention is also given to the structure and regulation of the insurance industry, the role of governmental insurance programs, new product developments, and the impact of tort law reform, inflation, and consumerism.

An analytical study of group life, health, and retirement plans that provide economic security for employees; focuses on design, funding, tax considerations, cost controls, compliance with governmental regulations, the impact of inflation, and new types of benefits.

Covers the concepts and tools businesses use when managing risk. Adopts an enterprise risk management perspective, i.e., considers a variety of risk exposures and methods for managing these risks. Main objective is to provide a decision-making framework applicable to different risk situations.

An intensive study of the financial planning process. Integration of insurance, investment, and tax principles in the development of comprehensive personal financial plans.

Fundamentals of analysis and decision making in financial management for human resource professionals.

Analysis of financial statements for profitability and risk assessment and for firm and segment valuation.

Theory and fundamentals of analysis and decision-making in financial management.

Advanced study of problems involved in the financial management of economic organizations.

The use of analytical techniques to evaluate investment opportunities with consideration given to applicable quantitative methods of portfolio management.

Applications of financial options in managing risk.

Characteristics, structure, and functions of money and capital markets; sources of funds for bond investment, stock financing, mortgage financing, and small business financing. Current problems and procedures in these markets are considered.

Nature, functions, and operations of financial institutions with particular attention to the banking system. The activities of other lending and savings institutions are studied together with their monetary and fiscal implications.

A study of income producing properties including income expense analyses, capitalization processes and discount rates, direct capitalization methodologies, and computerized discounted cash flow valuation models.

An analytical study of mortgage markets and the institutions involved. Particular emphasis is placed on specialized institutional practices, innovative financing techniques, and current developments.

Market analysis including an overview of market area study and its relationship to the feasibility of a specific project. Topics include theory and methods of market and feasibility analysis. Examples of market and feasibility studies are reviewed and critiqued.

An integrative approach emphasizing the special features of real estate decisions; social, legal, economic, political, and environmental problems of the real estate sector within the economy as a whole are studied.

Fundamental principles of fixed-income securities and fixed-income valuation models, including valuation of bonds with embedded options.

Analysis of the functions and operations of financial markets and institutions, focusing on insurance markets, investment banking, and market microstructure.

Students will be introduced to a variety of approaches to security analysis and valuation techniques as they manage a real portfolio.

Provide an understanding of the following: fundamentals of non-recourse, project financing; financial markets for project finance; infrastructure sectors and their business risks; transaction structures and the documentation used to structure individual project financing; political risk; currency risk and problems with respect to local currency financing; international organizations relevant to infrastructure investment and finance.

Exploration of the funding and financial management of emerging ventures, including sources and structure of capital, financial levers to drive performance and metrics to monitor performance, and the study of how to impact, capture, quantify and realize value.

Advanced real estate investment analysis emphasizing equity investment positions under alternative ownership forms, syndications and securities registration, real estate productivity evaluation based on cash flow analysis, federal tax policies affecting real estate, and real estate portfolio analysis.

Analysis of current topics, issues and practices in various areas of finance.

Fundamental concepts and issues in financial economics, such as risk aversion, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, arbitrage pricing models, corporate investment decisions, capital structure, dividend policy, risk management, and financial institutions.

Utility models and various alternative models used in asset and security pricing. Emphasis is on seminal research in finance.

Covers current theory of finance and extensions of the theoretical developments examined in FINA 865 Theory of Finance.

Special topics in financial markets and institutions, investment and portfolio theory, and/or corporate finance that are not examined in FINA 865 or 866.

Planning and execution of applied research in finance.

Examination of empirical literature in finance. Development of a research proposal is required.