FIN-3760 Financial Planning–Fa 3 hours This course provides an introduction to the field of personal financial planning. The course includes an overview of investments, income taxation, insurance, estate planning, retirement planning, and employee benefits. Prerequisite: FIN3710 Principles of Finance FIN-3770 3 hours Security Analysis and Portfolio Management–Fa The theory and practice of security analysis techniques and portfolio management objectives. Students research securities in order to make informed buy/sell recommendations and evaluate security and portfolio performance with a particular emphasis on common stocks. Students manage a funded portfolio. Prerequisite: FIN-3730 Investments. (Fee: $20) FIN-4715 Applied Portfolio Management–Fa, Sp 1 hour An in-depth application of investment theory and techniques. Students research securities in order to make informed by/sell recommendations and evaluate security and portfolio performance with a particular emphasis on common stocks. Students manage a funded portfolio. Repeatable up to three times. Prerequisite or Corequisite: FIN-3730 Investments. (Fee: $20) FIN-4750 Financial Institution Management–Fa 3 hours This course takes an in-depth look at financial institution management and covers topics such as: types of financial institutions, asset and liability management, risks faced by financial institutions, ways of dealing with those risks, and the regulatory environment in which these institutions operate. Prerequisite: FIN-3710 Principles of Finance. (Fee: $20) FIN-4770 Advanced Financial Management–Sp 3 hours An in-depth analysis of topics of concern to financial managers of modern corporations. Topics include capital budgeting, financial forecasting, working capital management, and valuation of merger and acquisition candidates. Prerequisite: FIN-3710 Principles of Finance. Forensic Science (FORS) FORS-1500 Introducation to Forensic Science–Sp 3 hours An introduction to the areas of modern forensic science, with an emphasis on criminalistics and forensic science as a science. Areas to be covered include the nature of science, recognition and collection of evidence, crime scene analysis, bloodstain pattern analysis, medicolegal death investigation, forensic anthropology, biological evidence, DNA typing, forensic toxicology, drug analysis, fingerprint analysis, firearm and tool mark analysis, trace evidence, questioned documents, and arson and fire investigation. Corequisites: CHEM-1110 General Chemistry I, BIO-1115 Biology I: Cell Biology. FORS-3400 Advanced Forensic Chemistry–Sp 4 hours An advanced study of the application of analytical chemistry to forensic analysis. A detailed study of best practices for quality control and error analysis in forensic chemistry, modern DNA typing with an emphasis on sample preparation and interpretation of results, instrumental methods in fiber and glass trace analysis, extraction and analysis of accelerants in fire investigation, drug toxicology and metabolism, and seized drug identification with an emphasis on acid/base extraction of samples and analysis by immunoassay, LCMS, and GCMS. Three lectures and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice; FORS-1500 Introduction to Forensic Science; BIO-1115 Biology I: Cell Biology. Co-requisites: CHEM2220 Analytical Chemistry II; CHEM-3510 Organic Chemistry I. Crosslisted with CHEM-3400 (Fee: $100) (even years) FORS-4800 Forensic Science Capstone–Fa, Sp 1 hour Capstone course for the forensic science major. Students will research a specific forensic procedure and give a brief explanation of it. This will be followed by a series of detailed questions from a panel of faculty members, designed to simulate the examination of an expert witness. Students will be graded on their knowledge and professional presentation. Corequisite: FORS-3400 Forensic Science. FORS-4900 Forensic Science Project–Fa, Sp 3 hours Students will gain experience in forensic science through a special, faculty-supervised project undertaken on campus. A technical report detailing the skills utilized and knowledge gained and the instructor’s evaluation will be the basis for successful completion. Prerequisites: CHEM-2220 Analytical Chemistry II; FORS-1500 Introduction to Forensic Science; FORS-3400 Forensic Science (recommended). (Fee: $100) FORS-4910 Forensic Science Internship–Fa, Sp 3 hours Students will gain experience in forensic science through time at a departmentally approved work environment. A technical report detailing the skills utilized and knowledge gained and a supervisor’s evaluation will be the basis for successful completion. Prerequisites: CHEM-2220 Analytical Chemistry II; FORS-1500 Introduction to Forensic Science; FORS-3400 Forensic Science (recommended). French (FREN) FREN-1910 4 hours Elementary French I–Fa Development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in French, along with an introduction to French culture. FREN-1920 4 hours Elementary French II–Sp Development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in French, along with an introduction to French culture. Prerequisite: FREN-1910 Elementary French I; or equivalent or placement test. FREN-2910 Intermediate French I–Fa 4 hours Development of all four language skills through grammar review, composition, conversation and readings in French literature and culture. Prerequisite: FREN-1920 Elementary French II. FREN-2920 Intermediate French II–Sp 3 hours Development of all four language skills through grammar review, composition, conversation and readings in French literature and culture. Prerequisites: FREN-1920 Elementary French II; FREN2910 Intermediate French I; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. FREN-3910 French Conversation–Fa 3 hours Designed to increase the student’s aural comprehension and oral communication in French. Attention given to pronunciation, vocabulary building, communication strategies, and effective cross-cultural communication. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Intermediate French II; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. FREN-3920 Contemporary French Culture–Sp 3 hours Exploration of beliefs, behaviors, and values of Francophone cultures through a comparative approach that provides a framework for describing France and the French in relation to others and themselves. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Intermediate French II; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. (odd years) FREN-3930 Survey of French Literature–Sp 3 hours This course focuses on a sampling of French literature selections set in historical context. The course includes readings from major French and Francophone authors. Students will gain knowledge of the literature, analyze the techniques used, and gain cultural background and understanding. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Contemporary French Culture or permission of instructor. (even years) 2023–24 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 261 Course Descriptions FIN-3760 – FREN-3930
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