School of Business Administration and Economics

MBA – CONCENTRATION ELECTIVE APPROVAL SHEET Concentration: Finance

Name: CWID# : Email Address: Phone Number: Semester & Year admitted:  The Department of Finance has put together a list of courses to choose from. If you are unsure of which courses would be useful for your professional, personal, or educational goals please schedule a meeting with your Graduate Concentration Exploration Advisors for a personal consultation.  During your first semester in the program a copy of the Concentration Elective Approval form must be submitted, by the deadlines found in your GSH, via email to [email protected] or you may drop a copy off in SGMH4210. o When you make any changes to your electives simply choose alternatives from the list below. You are not required to resubmit a new form as long as the elective courses are included in this list.  Concentration courses are offered less frequently then required courses. Picking your concentration elective courses within the first semester provides you with the opportunity to enroll in the courses as they are offered.  It is your responsibility to check the prerequisites when selecting your concentration elective courses. You are responsible for completing any prerequisite coursework prior to enrolling in a course. Choose & Mark a Maximum of “FOUR” Electives

The concentration consists of 12 units or four electives from the same thematic discipline. Courses must be chosen from the provided list. Two courses must be at the 500 level and no more than two courses may be at the 400 level. No course numbered below 400 may be used. Check 2 – 4 Electives (course descriptions are found in the University Catalog) FIN 523 Seminar in Corporate Financial Management FIN 543 Entrepreneurial Finance FIN 528 Financial Economics FIN 551 Seminar in Real Estate Investment FIN 533 Seminar in Financial Administration FIN 560 Corporate Risk Mgmt and Insurance Seminar FIN 540 Seminar in Mergers and Acquisitions FIN 562 Enterprise Risk Management -- Students may not receive credit for both Finance 440 and 540 FIN 541 Seminar in Investment Management FIN 570 Seminar in International Financial Mgmt -- Students may not receive credit for both Finance 442 and 541 FIN 542 Seminar in Financial Engineering MKTG 599 Independent Graduate Research (European Tour)

Check a maximum of 0 - 2 Electives (course descriptions are found in the University Catalog) FIN 410 Theory and Practice of Personal Fin. Planning FIN 444 Options and Futures FIN 411 Retirement and Estate Planning FIN 454 Real Estate Market Analysis FIN 425 Commercial Bank and Fin. Institution Mgmt FIN 461 Bus. Property and Liability Risk Mgmt FIN 432 Financial Forecasting and Budgeting FIN 462 Life and Health Insurance FIN 435 Capital Markets and Fixed Income Analysis FIN 463 Professional Ethics, Corporate Compliance and Regulation FIN 440 Bus. Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions – FIN 464 Insurance Marketing and Distribution Students may not receive credit for both Finance 440 and 540 FIN 495 Internship - (See STEP 3C of your Graduate Student Handbook for details) Prior to enrolling in Fin442 or 443 you must have applied and been accepted to the “Applied Security Analysis Program” for details click here. FIN 442 Advanced Investment Analysis I – FIN 443 Advanced Investment Analysis II Students may not receive credit for both Finance 442 and 541