Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business
Emphasizes public law, regulation of business and various relationships that exist within society, government and business such as; economic regulation, social regulation, laws impacting labor-management issues and environmental concern.
Discuss concepts and principles of personal financial planning including personal financial assessment, goal setting, planning and management of personal assets, credit, insurance, investments, estates and taxes.
Examines the basic principles and concepts of financial management. Topics include valuation, risk, financial analysis and planning, working capital management, cost of capital, capital structure and capital budgeting.
BAAC 301: with minimum grade of D- and ECON 205: with minimum grade of D- and completion of the LAC math requirement (area 2).
Topics include a review of statistical estimation and hypothesis testing, ANOVA, simple and multiple regression, forecasting and decision theory. Students will use Excel and a number of web-based databases.
(MATH 131: with minimum grade of D- or MATH 176: with minimum grade of D-) and May concurrently take BACS 101: with minimum grade of D- and STAT 150: with minimum grade of D-
Provides an understanding of the law of business transactions as part of the decision making process. Topics will include the law of contracts, sales, bailments and negotiable instruments.
Theory of risk and risk bearing; arrangements; insurance industry, types of insurers, functions of insurers and government regulation of insurance; social insurance; and basic features of selected insurance contracts.
Examines the basic principles and concepts of financial management. Topics include valuation, risk, financial analysis and planning, working capital management, cost of capital, capital structure and capital budgeting.
BAAC 221: with minimum grade of D- and ECON 203: with minimum grade of D- and ECON 205: with minimum grade of D- and STAT 150: with minimum grade of D- and (A02-ACT Math: with minimum score of 26 or S02-SAT Mathematics: with minimum score of 560 or S12-MATH SECTION SCORE: with minimum score of 580 or MATH 124: with minimum grade of D-)
Analyze characteristics and interrelations between money and capital markets and flow of funds. Stress financial institutions' role as intermediaries and effect on economic activity.
ECON 203: with minimum grade of D-
Discover important concepts and principles of real estate, especially procedures for evaluating and appraising real estate investments, legal marketing and financing aspects of real estate.
Addresses the financial characteristics and environment of the multinational corporation. Special attention is focused on how international risk factors and foreign securities markets affect financial decisions.
BAFN 370: with minimum grade of D-
The study of financial securities, their valuation and the markets where they are traded. Analyze economic and market factors affecting risk, returns, and timing of investment decisions.
BAFN 370: with minimum grade of D-
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Letter Graded.
Discuss property disposition and estates and trusts, administration of estates, federal estate unified tax, planning through trusts and wills, life insurance and estate planning.
BAFN 340: with minimum grade of D- and BAAC 325: with minimum grade of D-
Provide a comprehensive examination of financial planning concepts and techniques through both class discussion and case analysis.
BAFN 340: with minimum grade of D- and BAFN 379: with minimum grade of D-
Covers advanced concepts and techniques of financial management, especially emphasizing the overall environment and decision making by financial managers. Topics include modern portfolio theory and capital structure theory.
BAFN 370: with minimum gradeof C-
Investigate the management of banks and other financial institutions. Evaluate decision strategies used to enhance performance in a changing economic and regulatory environment. Review banking principles, current practices problems.
BAFN 370: with minimum grade of D- and BAFN 371: with minimum grade of D-
This seminar class involves the comprehensive study of applied financial management, finance, other business skills and financial decision making processes for the firm. Use case study problem solving method.
BAFN 470: with minimum grade of D-
Involves students managing a portfolio of funds provided by the UNC Foundation while studying and applying the principles of security analysis and portfolio management. S/U graded.
BAFN 379: with minimum grade of D-
This second level investment course examines investment decision making within the framework of modern portfolio theory. Alternative investments including derivatives (options and futures) are also examined.
BAFN 379: with minimum grade of D-
Get practical experience and opportunities to utilize theory of academic finance courses. S/U graded.
This seminar course explores advanced topics in finance. S/U or letter graded.