Finance (FIN)

Division: Business Division

FIN 101  Introduction to Finance  (3 Credits)  

This serves as a foundation course in business finance. It provides a conceptual framework for the financial decision-making process and introduces tools and techniques of finance, including financial mathematics, capital budgeting, sources of funds, and financial analysis. Topics include acquisition and use of short-term and long-term capital; financial markets, institutions and instruments; financial control; time value of money; cash, operations and long-range budgeting; and cost of capital.

Pre-requisites: ECO 101 with a minimum grade of C

FIN 201  Money and Banking  (3 Credits)  

This course mainly discusses the role of financial institutions, the banking system, the Federal Reserve System, and the nature and effectiveness of monetary policy tools. It systematically discusses (i) money and its functions, (ii) financial markets, (iii) financial institutions, (iv) central banking and the conduct of monetary policy, (v) international finance and monetary policy, and (vi) monetary theory.

Pre-requisites: (( (Companion Arithmetic with a score of 069 and Companion Elementary Algebra with a score of 076) or (Arithmetic (Next-Gen) with a score of 260 and Quant,Algebra,Stats(Next-Gen) with a score of 260) or (Bilingual Computation with a score of 20 and Bilingual Algebra with a score of 19) or MTH 092 with a minimum grade of C or Move Up Math 092 with a score of P or MTH 092 Summer Bridge with a score of P or TRANSFERRED COLLEGE LEVEL MATH with a score of 898 or Elig. for Math 100,101,103 with a score of 905 or Pre-reg. COLG math waiver only with a score of 908 or SAT/ACT Elig for Mth 100 with a score of 994) or COLLEGE DEGREE with a score of 988 or SAT/ACT Elig Eng101 Mth100 with a score of 995 or Transf. Eng 101 Mth 100 with a score of 999) and FIN 101 with a minimum grade of C

FIN 207  Principles of Investments  (3 Credits)  

This course mainly discusses portfolio management, including the management of investments in stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments. It further examines individual financial instruments in depth and the investment strategies of shifting the relative amounts held by the investor during changing economic conditions.

Pre-requisites: (( (Companion Arithmetic with a score of 069 and Companion Elementary Algebra with a score of 076) or (Arithmetic (Next-Gen) with a score of 260 and Quant,Algebra,Stats(Next-Gen) with a score of 260) or (Bilingual Computation with a score of 20 and Bilingual Algebra with a score of 19) or MTH 092 with a minimum grade of C or Move Up Math 092 with a score of P or MTH 092 Summer Bridge with a score of P or TRANSFERRED COLLEGE LEVEL MATH with a score of 898 or Elig. for Math 100,101,103 with a score of 905 or Pre-reg. COLG math waiver only with a score of 908 or SAT/ACT Elig for Mth 100 with a score of 994) or COLLEGE DEGREE with a score of 988 or SAT/ACT Elig Eng101 Mth100 with a score of 995 or Transf. Eng 101 Mth 100 with a score of 999) and FIN 101 with a minimum grade of C

FIN 209  International Finance  (3 Credits)  

This course manly discusses how Multinational Corporations (MNCs) systematically capitalize on international opportunities to maximize profits. It further examines how the financial managers of the MNCs assess the international environment, recognize opportunities, implement strategies, assess exposure to risk, and manage the risk. Other specific areas emphasized in this course include International Financial Environment, Exchange Rate Behavior, Exchange Rate Risk Management, and Long Term/Short Term Assets & Liability Management.

Pre-requisites: (( (Companion Arithmetic with a score of 069 and Companion Elementary Algebra with a score of 076) or (Arithmetic (Next-Gen) with a score of 260 and Quant,Algebra,Stats(Next-Gen) with a score of 260) or (Bilingual Computation with a score of 20 and Bilingual Algebra with a score of 19) or MTH 092 with a minimum grade of C or Move Up Math 092 with a score of P or MTH 092 Summer Bridge with a score of P or TRANSFERRED COLLEGE LEVEL MATH with a score of 898 or Elig. for Math 100,101,103 with a score of 905 or Pre-reg. COLG math waiver only with a score of 908 or SAT/ACT Elig for Mth 100 with a score of 994) or COLLEGE DEGREE with a score of 988 or SAT/ACT Elig Eng101 Mth100 with a score of 995 or Transf. Eng 101 Mth 100 with a score of 999) and FIN 101 with a minimum grade of C

FIN 211  Fin.Sem./Exp.& Directed Study  (3 Credits)  

The purpose of this course is to provide experiential learning possibility to the finance students who have completed their course requirement to earn an AS in Finance. Students will be challenged to apply the theories learnt from the other finance courses into practice. Student will be either assigned to a financial related institution as an intern of will be required to complete a capstone project on a financial related field.

Pre-requisites: FIN 101 with a minimum grade of C