Jun 15, 2024  
University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

English (Undergraduate)

Eligibility for courses that satisfy the General Education written communication requirement (ENGL 1005A/B, and ENGL 1010) will be determined by the results of the English Placement Test (EPT), which students must take before they may register for any of these courses.

  
  • ENGL 4424 - Shakespeare II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Intensive study of four or five plays (and poems) not included in 417; range and diversity of Shakespeare’s art in his time and ours.

  
  • ENGL 4425 - Milton


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. Selected works of John Milton.

  
  • ENGL 4460 - The British Novel: The Eighteenth Century


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. The development of the novel in Britain from late 17th century prose romance through 18th century comic and gothic to early 19th century realistic fiction studied through representative writers.

  
  • ENGL 4461 - The British Novel: The Nineteenth Century


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. The novel in Britain from the late gothic and early realism up to the beginning of modernism studied through representative writers such as Shelley, Dickens, the Brontës, Thackeray, Gaskell, Eliot, Trollope, and Hardy.

  
  • ENGL 4462 - The British Novel: The Twentieth Century


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3400. The novel in Britain from modernism to the present studied through representative writers such as Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Forster, and Lawrence.

  
  • ENGL 4510 - Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare’s Plays


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 4422, or ENGL 4423, or instructor consent. Extensive analysis of Shakespeare’s language and implementation of performance pedagogy; using Shakespeare’s sources, textual variants, performance history, cinematic adaptations, and online materials in the secondary classroom.

  
  • ENGL 4540 - Selected Topics in Literature and Language


    (3)
    Variable content course in which each offering focuses on a selected topic in literature, language, or theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

  
  • ENGL 4601 - American Literary History Before 1877


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3600. Study of American literary history from its beginnings to 1877, including such writers as Bradstreet, Dickinson, Edwards, Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, Thoreau, and Dickinson.

  
  • ENGL 4602 - American Literary History After 1877


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3600. Representative writers of American realism, modernism, and postmodernism.

  
  • ENGL 4630 - American Women Writers


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3600. Critical study of the literary achievements of American women, such as Stowe, Dickinson, Chopin, Wharton, Cather, Hurston, Porter, Morrison, and Kingston.

  
  • ENGL 4660 - The American Novel I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3600.  Development of the American novel prior to the twentieth century. Significant works by American novelists (e.g., Brown, Cooper, Crane, Fern, Hawthorne, James, Melville, Sedgwick, Stowe, Twain).

     

     

  
  • ENGL 4661 - The American Novel II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3600. Development of the American novel in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Representative works by significant American novelists (e.g., Castillo, Cather, Dreiser, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Hemingway, Gaddis, Morrison, Pynchon, Roth, Wallace, Wharton.).

     

     

  
  • ENGL 4680 - The Politics of American Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3600. Considers the relationship of literature to American political life, including interventions made by literature in various historical contexts (e.g. abolitionism, anti-capitalist critique, reform literatures). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units.

  
  • ENGL 4690 - Ethnic Literature in the U.S.


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3600. Literature by modern ethnic writers in the U.S. May include, among others, Asian-American, African American, Euro- American, Latino/a, and Native American literature. May involve an optional service learning component.

  
  • ENGL 4691 - Black American Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3600. Representative works of 19th and 20th century black American writers such as Forten, Chesnutt, Dunbar, Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Baldwin, Walker, Brooks.

  
  • ENGL 4692 - U.S. Latino/a Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3600. Examines U.S. Latino/a Literature with attention to historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts.  Particular historical periods and Latino/a literatures under discussion may vary.

  
  • ENGL 4693 - Asian American Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3600. Examines Asian American Literature with attention to historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts.  Particular historical periods and Asian American literatures under discussion may vary.

  
  • ENGL 4760 - Major Continental Fiction: Cervantes to Balzac


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3700. Representative works by European authors, e.g., Cervantes, Rousseau, Goethe, and Balzac.

  
  • ENGL 4761 - Major Continental Fiction: Stendhal to Tolstoy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3700. Representative works by European authors, e.g., Stendhal, Flaubert, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, and Tolstoy.

  
  • ENGL 4762 - Twentieth Century Continental Fiction


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3700. Representative works by European authors, e.g., Proust, Mann, Kafka, Sartre, and Camus.

  
  • ENGL 4778 - Contemporary Drama: Continental, English, and American


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3700. Representative plays by such dramatists as Brecht, Lorca, Beckett, Sartre, Genet, Pinter, Miller, Williams. Modern poetic drama; epic, existential, and absurdist theatre; theatre of cruelty.

  
  • ENGL 4780 - Latin American Literature in Translation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3700, or instructor consent. Critical examination of Latin American literature, with emphasis on post-independence and modern periods.

  
  • ENGL 4785 - Postcolonial Literature and Criticism


    (3)
    Prerequisite; ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite ENGL 3200 or ENGL 3700. In-depth study of postcolonial literature and theory through close reading of a representative selection of literary and critical works.

  
  • ENGL 4801 - The English Court in Literature, Art, and Culture


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; Pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3400.  Analysis of literary and visual representations of English courts and rulers; iconographic study of art, architecture, gardens, fashion, and other forms of cultural expression and political commentary.

  
  • ENGL 4840 - Environment, Ecology, and Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3200. Examination of literary and cultural representations of the environment and their relation to central issues in ecology and environmental ethics.

  
  • ENGL 4860 - Fictions of Finance: Economic Criticism


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  ENGL 2900; pre- or co-requisite: ENGL 3200.  Explores the theory and practice of economic approaches to literary study.

  
  • ENGL 4880 - Children’s Literature


    (3)
    History, critical Aanalysis, and evaluation of literature for children; role of literature in children’s education. Some sections may include a civic learning option.

  
  • ENGL 4910 - Practicum in the Teaching of Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisites: English major with senior standing; field experience and concurrent enrollment in 1 unit of ENGL 3980 required for Single Subject Credential students seeking certification of subject area competency. Instructional strategies for teaching forms of literature to middle and high school students assessment of interpretive and critical skills.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    Writing intensive. (wi)

  
  • ENGL 4920 - Seminar in Literature and Language


    (3)
    Prerequisite: English major with senior standing. English 4920 satisfies the upper division writing requirement for English majors. Variable content course in which each seminar studies in depth a selected topic in literature or language.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

     

     

    (wi)

  
  • ENGL 4925 - Practicum in Literature and Language


    (3)
    Prerequisite: English major with senior standing. English 4925 satisfies the upper division writing requirement for English majors. A variable topic integrated culminating experience that embeds students’ knowledge of language and literature in activities situated in concrete community, professional, and civic contexts. Writing intensive.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi)

  
  • ENGL 4950 - Senior Capstone


    (1)
    Prerequisite: English major with senior standing. Integration and assessment of students’ cumulative experience as English majors through preparation of a reflective portfolio under direct faculty supervision. Graded CR/NC.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

  
  • ENGL 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Consent of an instructor to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with sponsor. Maximum of 4 units accepted toward English major or minor. May be repeated to a maximum of 20 units for credit as content changes. Graded CR/NC.


English (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000 level courses.

  
  • ENGL 5001 - Theoretical Foundations of Literary Studies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3200, ENGL 4200, or equivalent. Introduction to the basic concepts and methods of contemporary trends in literary and critical theories.

  
  • ENGL 5002 - Research Methods in Literary Studies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3200, ENGL 4200, or equivalent. Advanced research methods, literary analysis, and essay writing; emphasis on practical strategies for interpreting literary texts.

  
  • ENGL 5040 - Seminar: Theories of Composition and Rhetoric


    (3)
    Research in the theory and pedagogy of composition and rhetoric.

  
  • ENGL 5050 - Seminar: Topics in Composition, Rhetoric, and Language


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5040 or 5100. Variable topic seminar focusing on selected issues in composition, rhetoric, and language, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5055 - Principles and Strategies in Teaching Writing


    (3)
    Advanced study of theoretical models and pedagogical strategies for teaching writing to diverse groups of students, culminating in a reflective portfolio.

  
  • ENGL 5060 - Seminar: The Writing Process


    (3)
    Writing and editing instructional, administrative, and professional materials. Emphasis on developing English skills needed to teach writing at secondary school or community college level or to perform as staff writer or editor.

  
  • ENGL 5070 - Seminar: Writing Fiction


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 4070 or instructor consent. Advanced workshop in writing fiction. In-class critiques by students and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 5080 - Seminar: Writing Poetry


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 4080 or instructor consent. Advanced workshop in writing poetry. In-class critiques by students and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units.

  
  • ENGL 5100 - Seminar: Language and Literacy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 4101 or instructor consent. Theories of language structure as they apply to contemporary usage.

  
  • ENGL 5190 - Proseminar in Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or 5002. Variable topic, discussion-based, reading course focusing on selected works from a literary period or genre. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5200 - Seminar: Contemporary Critical Approaches


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or 5002. Variable topic seminar focusing on selected contemporary critical approaches to study of English language and literature. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5400 - Seminar: British Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in British literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5600 - Seminar: American Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in American literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5700 - Seminar: World Literature


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ENGL 5001 or 5002. Study of one or more major writers or of selected significant works in world literature, as announced in Schedule of Classes.  May be repeated as subject matter changes.

  
  • ENGL 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (0)
    See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the (Masters) Degree section in the General Catalog.

  
  • ENGL 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 5001 or 5002, instructor consent to act as sponsor, approval of principal graduate adviser. Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to maximum of 5 units with maximum of 4 units allowed in any semester. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 5990 - Thesis


    (1-6)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, formal approval by department. Independent study resulting in a critical essay. Oral examination about master’s essay required. Must be repeated to total of 5 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGL 5995 - Project


    (1-3)
    A project is fulfilled by the completion of an original pedagogical portfolio. Students choosing this option must possess a Single Subject Credential in English or have completed at least one course that focuses on pedagogy in English studies (ENGL 5040 or a similar course approved by the graduate adviser).


Engineering (Undergraduate)

  
  • ENGR 1500 - Introduction to Engineering and Technology


    (3)
    The course explores the engineering and technology profession. Introduction to design through hands-on projects affecting a local or regional issue. Academic success strategies. University structure, policies, procedures, and resources available. Lecture 2 hours; Laboratory 3 hours. Graded A,B,C,D,F.

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  • ENGR 1540 - Special Topics in Engineering


    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent and as needed for specific topic. Current topics of special interest to students in engineering, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for units.

  
  • ENGR 3830 - Ancient and Modern Technology


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Basic Subjects (Block A) and one course form Block B. Systematic analysis of ancient technology and technological thought and its relationship to modern science and technological thought

  
  • ENGR 4540 - Special Topics in Engineering


    (1-4)
      Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering; enrollment subject to approval of instructor in charge. Group study of selected topics not currently offered as technical electives; study groups may be organized in advanced engineering subjects upon approval of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • ENGR 4970 - Seminar in Interdisciplinary STEM Research


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Senior Undergraduate / Graduate Student. This course is designed for students, faculty, and others - including industry professionals - to present and discuss state-of-the-art research findings, in STEM fields, in a seminar format. May be repeated up to 3 units.

  
  • ENGR 4971 - Engineering Senior Project


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Study of engineering design processes.

  
  • ENGR 4972 - Engineering Senior Project


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of ENGR 497A and consent of instructor. Study of engineering design processes. ENGR 4971 includes the selection and completion of a faculty-supervised project focusing on typical problems encountered in engineering practice and resulting in a formal report and oral presentation.

  
  • ENGR 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of an instructor to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with the sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly, and a final report submitted. May be repeated for credit.  


Engineering (Graduate)

 All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.
Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000-level courses.

  
  • ENGR 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of project prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated for credit to maximum of 5 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGR 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent, directed study of advanced topics in the field, regular conferences with the sponsor. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • ENGR 5990 - Thesis


    (1-6)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, school approval of the topic prior to registration. Independent research resulting in a thesis. Must be repeated to maximum of 4 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENGR 5995 - Project


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to as a sponsor, college approval of the topic prior to registration. Independent project resulting in a culminating experience, Must be repeated to maximum of 3 units. Graded CR/NC.


Environmental Science (Graduate)

  
  • ENVS 5950 - Directed Field Work


    (1-5)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent, agency agreement to host a part- or full-time internship for at least one but not more than three semesters, and approval of Program Director. Supervised individual field experience in an applied area of environmental science. Graded CR/NC May be repeated to a mum of 8 units.

  
  • ENVS 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-4)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and approval of project by student’s graduate advisory committee. Independent research towards a master’s degree under guidance of faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENVS 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and program approval. Independent, directed study of advanced topics in the field; regular conferences with the sponsor; prospectus development. May be repeated twice for credit but only 2 units count towards a M.S. degree in Environmental Science. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • ENVS 5990 - Thesis or Project


    (1-5)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, program approval of topic prior to registration. Independent research resulting in thesis or sponsored internship resulting in project. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units. Graded CR/NC


ESM

Early Start Math

  
  • ESM 0082 - Early Start PreCalculus: Functions Activity


    (2)
    Review, via active participation, of prerequisite skills needed for ESM 1082.  Learning strategies. CR / NC

  
  • ESM 0309 - Algebra Foundation for Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning


    (1)
    Integers, rational and real numbers, basic algebraic expressions, ratio, percents. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen.  Students who pass this course will complete their Early Start Program requirements in Math. Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 0310 - Early Start Beginning Algebra


    (3)
    Integers, rational and real numbers, basic algebraic expressions, ratio, percent, solutions and graphs of linear equations, inequalities, polynomials, applications. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen.  Students who pass this course will earn a Early Start Program score of 37 and may enroll in MATH 930 in the Fall Semester.   Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 0319 - Early Start Introduction to Intermediate Algebra


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Score between 37 and 49 on the ELM. Polynomials, factoring, rational expressions. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen.  Students who pass this course will complete their Early Start Program requirements in Math. Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 0320 - Early Start Intermediate Algebra


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Score between 37 and 49 on the ELM. Polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, quadratic equations, roots, radicals, radical expressions, exponents, logarithms, graphs, applications. This class is only for Early Start Program incoming Freshmen.  Students who pass this course will earn an Early Start Program score of 50 and may enroll in college level math courses in the Fall Semester.   Graded CR/NC. No credit towards baccalaureate.

  
  • ESM 1082 - Early Start PreCalculus: Functions


    (3)
    Co-requisite: ESM 0082. Functions, exponential and logarithmic functions; polynomials and rational functions; systems of linear equations and matrices; sequences and series including arithmetic and geometric series. Graded: ABC-/NC.


Finance and Law (Undergraduate)

Upper division standing is prerequisite to enrollment in 3000- and 4000- level FIN courses.

  
  • FIN 2050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. Introduction to legal and regulatory environment of business emphasizing the American legal system, dispute resolution, contracts, sales, torts, white-collar crimes, and related legal/ethical issues.  Instruction in legal research.

     

    C-ID BUS 120 & BUS 125:
    The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.

  
  • FIN 3030 - Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2100. PV theory and valuation of cash-flows; cost of capital and Beta; basic capital budgeting; financial ratios and use in equity valuation.  Introduction to financial Instruments.  Course has multinational applications.

  
  • FIN 3050 - Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 2050. Legal and regulatory issues facing business owners, managers, and accountants, including forms of business organization, securities regulation, employment law, agency, secured transactions, bankruptcy, and commercial paper.

  
  • FIN 3250 - Essential Skills for Finance Professionals


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of GE B4, FIN 3030. Using Excel for financial analyses including financial statements, financial ratios, determining operating and financial leverage, forecasting, and investment decisions; retrieving financial data online; Excel finance related built-in functions.

  
  • FIN 3310 - Financial Institutions and Markets


    (3)
    Prerequisites: ECON 2020, FIN 3030. Financial market structure, institutions, and role in financial system. Foreign financial systems.  Deregulation/reregulation and crises.  Financial instruments, interest rates. Risk management; hedging tools including swaps and other derivatives.

  
  • FIN 3320 - Investments


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Investment environment, market structure, securities, risk and return, valuation of stocks and bonds, Interest rate risk, term structure, capital asset pricing model, efficient capital markets, evaluation of investment performance.

  
  • FIN 3350 - Personal Portfolio and Risk Management


    (3)
    Personal budgeting; introduction to and management of personal assets including financial, real assets, and insurance; management of financial risk; retirement planning; basics of personal portfolio management.

  
  • FIN 3380 - Real Estate Principles


    (3)
    Economics of property ownership and use; fundamentals of ownership, financing, appraisal, management, and transfer of residential and other real property.

  
  • FIN 3390 - Real Estate Practice


    (3)
    Real estate contracts, agency and brokerage relationships, physical components of real estate, private ownership interests, documents of transfer, escrows, title insurance, recording, and professional licensing. 

  
  • FIN 3810 - Real Estate Law


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 2050 or equivalent business law course. Legal aspects of real property ownership, rental, management; sales, escrows, contracts, brokerage, co-ownership, deeds, liens, easements, trust deeds, mortgages, title, estates in land, and leases.  Emphasis on California law. 

  
  • FIN 3980 - Advanced Cooperative Education


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Courses appropriate to the work experience: approval by major department Cooperative Education coordinator. Integration of work experience with academic program, individually planned through coordinator. Minimum of 10 hours per week required for each unit. May be repeated to maximum of 12 units; combined units of 3980 and 3990 may not exceed 12. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • FIN 4030 - Intermediate Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Advanced treatment of capital budgeting techniques, application in project valuation for decision making, and financial structure issues.  Use of real option analysis in project valuation.  Combines theory and applications.

  
  • FIN 4310 - Multinational Financial Management


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030. Managerial finance applied to multinational transactions; analysis of risks, reduction/elimination of currency risks and other financial risks via hedging/corporate structures.  Overview of international financial markets and financing sources.

  
  • FIN 4320 - Real Estate Management


    (3)
    Management of real property as part of the real estate industry; nature, functions, scope of management principles, services, property care, tenant relations, and records.

  
  • FIN 4340 - Cases in Financial Management


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FIN 3030, BUS 3050. Identifying and solving financial problems through the use of cases. Application of financial theory and financial techniques to business problems, using written reports and classroom discussion.

  
  • FIN 4370 - Securities Analysis


    (3)
    Prerequisites: FIN 3250, FIN 3320. Applied securities analysis including industry/company analysis; valuation of stock and fixed income securities, and portfolio selection. Students are expected to generate an analyst report as part of this course.

  
  • FIN 4380 - Real Estate Valuation


    (3)
    Valuation of real property; economic analysis of trends and factors influencing real estate ownership, development, and use; current appraisal theory.

  
  • FIN 4390 - Real Estate Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030 or FIN 3380. Position of real estate finance in the economy; techniques and procedures used to finance real property, including sources of funds, lending policies, and instruments used in California today.

  
  • FIN 4400 - Futures and Options


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3320. Market structures, trading techniques, pricing models, hedging strategies, and investment implications for various futures, option contracts, and derivative assets.

  
  • FIN 4470 - Student Investment Fund


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 4370. Development of skills through managing real investment funds in the securities markets, including establishing an investment plan, analyzing investment opportunities, making recommendations and trading decisions.

  
  • FIN 4500 - Fixed Income Securities, Analysis and Strategies


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3320. Risk, yield, duration, and pricing of fixed income securities, including: treasury, corporate, agency, tax-exempt and mortgage-backed markets; term structure, bond indexing, interest rate risk immunization; interest rate options and futures.

  
  • FIN 4540 - Special Topics in Finance


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Varies with topic; see Schedule of Classes for specific prerequisites. In-depth presentation and analysis of topics significant to contemporary business world; lectures, discussions, speakers, and research projects.

  
  • FIN 4930 - Real Estate Investment


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 3030 or FIN 3380. Principles of investing in real estate; applying advanced techniques of appraisal practice, capital budgeting tools and economic strategies for maximizing the after-tax returns in different types of real estate products.


Finance and Law (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing and approval by the College of Business and Economics Advisement Center are required for admission to all 5000- level courses

  
  • FIN 5000 - Business Finance and Law


    (3)
    Law and finance for business organizations: forms of business, business law, capital markets, analysis of financial statements, securities law, security valuation, bankruptcy, and reorganization. Some sections may be technologically mediated.

  
  • FIN 5300 - Seminar: Business Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: BUS 5024 or FIN 5000 or FIN 3030.  Capital budgeting analysis, CAPM, APT, and capital structure. International comparisons of corporate governance and financial systems. Risk-adjusted discount rate, real options. Combines theory and applications.

  
  • FIN 5310 - Seminar: Financial Institutions


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Structure/ organization of financial markets.  Role of each type of financial institution and function.  Information problems and impact on market structure.  History of crises, financial instruments, and risk management.

  
  • FIN 5330 - Seminar: International Finance


    (3)
    Prerequisite: FIN 5000 or FIN 3030. Overview of international financial markets, institutions, instruments, and financing sources. Reduction of currency risks using derivatives and other financial strategies.  Direct application to international investing and multinational business operations.

  
  • FIN 5338 - Real Estate Principles/Econ


    (3)
    Economics on land ownership and use; fundamentals of ownership, financing, appraisal, management, and transfer of residential and other real property. Basics of analyzing local and national trends. Urban Economics.

 

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