BUS 601 Quantitative Business Analysis (2 credits)
This course introduces students to the quantitative research process, including data interpretation, model selection, and analytical decision-making. Students learn how to identify appropriate statistical models, interpret empirical findings, and apply data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making, storytelling, social responsibility, and sustainability initiatives.
BUS 641 Financial Markets and Investments (2 credits)
This course provides students with an understanding of financial markets, investment strategies, security valuation, and portfolio management. Students learn how to evaluate active and passive investment portfolios, analyze financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and measure investment risk and return through financial statement analysis and market evaluation.
REL 602 Real Estate Finance and Investing (2 credits)
This course introduces students to option pricing concepts, derivative markets, and investment applications. Students explore the mechanics of derivatives, various derivative investment products, and both foundational and advanced options strategies. The course also provides an introduction to derivative valuation models, including the Black-Scholes model and binomial tree model.
FIN 605 Enterprise Valuation (2 credits)
This course introduces students to quantitative approaches used to value companies and projects in both corporate finance and investment settings. Students learn how to analyze financial statements from a valuation perspective, forecast future cash flows, and apply discounted cash flow and market multiples methods to estimate value. The course also provides insight into how financial analysts develop and evaluate valuation estimates.
FIN 613 Alternative Investments (2 credits)
This course explores how alternative investments can influence the risk and return characteristics of investment portfolios. Students examine investment vehicles such as hedge funds, ETFs, private equity, futures, commodities, and real estate while learning how these assets can diversify traditional stock and bond portfolios and perform across different economic conditions and market cycles.