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205-3 Personal Financial Management
Provides knowledge that helps nonbusiness students effectively manage their personal financial affairs. Topics include personal financial statements, budgeting, tax planning, investing and savings, consumer borrowing, insurance, real estate, and retirement planning.
280-3 Special Topics in Finance
Seminar in a finance topic of current and timely interest. Topics and prerequisites vary. For nonmajors only. All of the following courses require junior standing in addition to the listed prerequisites.
Introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and analytical techniques of financial management. Topics include financial planning and analysis, risk and return, time value of money, and capital budgeting. Prerequisite: ACC 202, CS 205, EC 201, 202, 203, MS 202.
Continuation of FIN 301. Emphasis on financial decisions and cost of capital. Prerequisite: FIN 301.
303-3 Case Problems in Financial Management
Application of basic financial concepts and analytical techniques to financial decision making. Extensive use of cases. Prerequisite: FIN 302.
305-3 Personal Financial Planning
Financial problems encountered in managing individual affairs such as family budgeting, installment buying, insurance, home ownership, investment in securities, taxes, retirement planning, and estate planning.
331-3 Real Estate Principles and Practices
Introduction to the principles and practices of real estate. Topics include the real estate profession and industry, real estate contracts, market analysis, valuation approaches, financing techniques, investment analysis, and home ownership. Successful completion of this course meets part of the licensing requirements for real estate salespeople in Ohio.
Includes all areas of law commonly concerned with the typical real estate practitioner and investor-consumer. Topics include the law of agency as applied to real estate brokers and salespeople, law of fixtures, estates (including leases), conveyancing of real estate, real estate managers, zoning, cooperatives, condominiums, and license laws of Ohio. Successful completion of this course meets part of the licensing requirements for real estate salespeople in Ohio.
Introduction to principles and practices of personal risk management and insurance. Topics include property and liability insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, health insurance, and social security.
Introduction to the theory and practice of investing in stocks, bonds, and other securities. Prerequisite: FIN 302.
Advanced treatment of the theory and practice of investing. Provides opportunities for individual investigation of selected topics. Prerequisite: FIN 401.
411-3 Management of Financial Institutions
Analysis of issues relating to the financial management of financial institutions. Prerequisite: FIN 302.
420-3 Seminar in Financial Management
In-depth treatment of advanced problems in managerial finance. Topics include capital budgeting, capital structure theory, cost of capital, dividend policy, and long-term financial management. Prerequisite: FIN 303.
421-3 Working Capital Management
Theory and practice of working capital management, including cash management, credit policy, inventory policy, and short-term financing. Extensive use of cases. Prerequisite: FIN 302.
In-depth study of the instruments, markets, techniques, and strategies of real estate finance. Successful completion of this course meets part of the licensing requirements for real estate brokers in Ohio. Prerequisite: FIN 302, 331.
434-3 Real Estate Valuation and Appraisal
In-depth analysis of the theory and practice of valuing and appraising real estate. Successful completion of this course meets part of the licensing requirements for real estate brokers in Ohio. Prerequisite: FIN 302, 331.
435-3 Investing in Real Estate
Explores the theory and practice of real estate investment analysis as it relates to personal financial planning objectives. Prerequisite: FIN 302, 331; ACC 441.
452-3 Life and Health Insurance
Analysis of the problem of economic insecurity resulting from premature death, disability, and old age. General theory of life and health insurance, its economic and social implications, and underlying principles and reasons for various contract provisions, underwriting practices, and legal doctrines are analyzed. Individual and group plans are covered. Prerequisite: FIN 351.
453-3 Property and Liability Risk Management
Study of the concepts and techniques of property and liability risk management from the perspective of both individuals and business firms. Prerequisite: FIN 351.
461-3 Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits
Familiarizes students with the concepts of retirement planning and employee benefits and the application of these concepts to overall financial planning for individuals and small businesses. Prerequisite: FIN 302, 351; ACC 441.
Provides a theoretical and practical approach to estate planning. Includes estate and gift taxes, wills, trusts, and estate planning techniques. Prerequisite: FIN 302, 351, ACC 441.
463-3 Seminar in Financial Services
Emphasizes the development and application of a coordinated and systematic approach to financial planning. Extensive use of cases. For financial services majors only. Prerequisite: FIN 401, 461, 462; MKT 336.
470-3 or 6 Practicum in Financial Planning
Students participate in financial planning laboratories and attend workshops on interviewing techniques, data gathering, plan preparation, and computerized planning models. For financial services majors only. Prerequisite: FIN 351, 401, 461, ACC 441, and permission of instructor.
Independent study in selected areas of finance or financial services.
478-1 to 6 Honors: Independent Study in Finance
Research in finance for fulfillment of the Honors Program project requirement.
480-1 to 6 Special Topics in Finance
Seminar in a finance topic of current and timely interest. Topics and prerequisites vary.
481-3 or 6 Internship in Finance
One-quarter faculty-supervised internship in finance. Students work in a firm or public agency, participate in seminars, and submit reports. Topics vary.
490-3 International Financial Management
Study of the international aspects of financial management. Topics include foreign exchange management, international capital budgeting, international financing, tax planning, and working capital management. Prerequisite: FIN 302.
Note: See quarterly class schedule or departmental advisor for further enrollment restrictions, requirements, or special course information.
101-4, 102-4, 103-4 First-Year French
Study of the vocabulary and structure of the French language; practice in conversation, reading, and writing.
Introduction to French with emphasis on speaking the language.
A thorough review of French grammar with an emphasis on oral practice.
201-4, 202-4, 203-4 Second-Year French
Grammar review, reading and discussion of selected texts, with practice in speaking and writing the language. Prerequisite: for 201, FR 103 or equivalent; for 202, FR 201 or equivalent.
311-4, 312-4 French Conversation
Practice in oral use of French emphasizing the culture of the French-speaking world. Prerequisite: FR 203 or equivalent.
321-4, 322-4 French Composition
321 and 322: Writing techniques and grammar review; written stylistic analyses. Prerequisite: FR 203 or equivalent.
Introduction to written literary analysis of poetry, prose, and drama. Prerequisite: FR 203 or equivalent.
An introduction to the language of business French with insight into France's place in the global economy. Prerequisite: FR 203.
331-4, 332-4 Survey of French Literature
331: Middle Ages, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 332: eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Prerequisite: FR 312 and 322 or permission of instructor. FR 312, 322, and 332 or permission of instructor are prerequisites for the following advanced courses:
Study of the main currents of French civilization with emphasis on the development of literary and cultural aspects. Conducted in French.
Pronunciation, diction, and intonation. Corrective exercises and laboratory work.
381-1, 382-1, 383-1 Applied Elementary French Instruction
French majors assist elementary course instructors in conducting classes. For French majors only.
399-1 to 4 Studies in Selected Subjects
Problems, approaches, and topics in a field of French. Topics vary.
403-4 Advanced Studies: Language/Civilization
Conducted in French. Topics vary.
421-4 Literature of the Middle Ages
Les Chansons de Geste: Roland, Guillaume; le roman de Tristan, Chrétian de Troyes; le roman de Renard; theatre; and le roman de la Rose. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
Three centuries of French poetry: Villon, Scève, Marot, Du Bellay, Ronsard, d'Aubigné, Malherbe, La Fontaine, Boileau, Voltaire, and Chénier. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
423-4 17th- and 18th-Century Novel
Mme. de La Fayette, Scarron, Fénelon, Montesquieu, Lesage, Prévost, Diderot, and Laclos. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
441-4 Libertines and Moralists: From Rabelais to Voltaire
Currents of skepticism and humanism in the intellectual history of French. Major authors: Rabelais, Montaigne, Cyrano de Bergerac, Saint-Evremond, La Bruyère, La Rochefoucauld, Bayle, Fontenelle, Diderot, and Voltaire. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
442-4 17th- and 18th-Century Theatre
Works of Corneille, Molière, Racine, Marivaux, Diderot, Voltaire, and Beaumarchais. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
History of political and social ideas in eighteenth-century France. Based principally on works of Montesquieu, Diderot, Voltaire, and Rousseau. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
450-1 to 4 Independent Undergraduate Research
Topics vary.
451-4 Romanticism from Rousseau to Hugo
Includes Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Chateaubriand, Mme. de Staël, Nodier, Lamartine, Vigny, Musset, and Nerval. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
Chateaubriand, Constant, Stendhal, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, and France.
453-4 Poetry from Baudelaire to Breton
Symbolists, Decadents, and Surrealists.
454-4 19th-Century Short Story
Intensive study of such authors as Mérimée, Gautier, Balzac, Flaubert, Maupassant, and Villiers de l'Isle Adam. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332; or permission of instructor.
462-4, 463-4, 464-4 20th-Century Literature
462: The Novel. 463: Drama. 464: Poetry. Prerequisite: FR 322, 332, or permission of instructor.
465-4 Problems in French Literature
Selected topics in French literature that investigate various themes, myths, genres, literary movements, or characters. Titles vary.
481-4, 482-4 Independent Reading for Advanced Students
Topics vary.
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149-3 Global Awareness through Map Study
Introduction to maps and their uses as a means to gain global awareness.
201-3 Principles of Physical Geography
Study of the elements of the human natural environment at regional and global scales including examination of the interactions among climate, soils, vegetation, landscapes, and people.
202-3 Principles of Cultural Geography
Study of major cultural elements of the human environment including examination of their spatial interactions and factors influencing their location and distribution.
203-3 Principles of Economic Geography
Examination of the principal geographic factors influencing human activities related to production, exchange, and consumption of goods and services.
317-4 Urban Planning I: Introduction to Urban Planning
Examination of the development of city planning as a professional discipline. Consideration of the contributions to planning by the arts and sciences. Selected activities and functions of contemporary urban planning agencies are viewed from the perspective of current urban problems.
318-4 Urban Planning II: Principles of Planning
Includes the role of planning in urban structures, and duties and responsibilities of planning commissions; process of preparing comprehensive plans; population change, the economic base, and employment change; and determinants of future urban structure. Prerequisite: GEO 317 or permission of instructor.
322-4 Principles of Geomorphology
Distribution of world's landforms with emphasis on processes and systems functioning to shape the natural landscape. Attention to three-way interaction among landforms, other physical factors, and people. Prerequisite: GEO 201 or permission of instructor.
325-4 World Regional Geography
Discussion of the nature of selected world regions and their spatial relationships. Emphasizes the unique characteristics of the cultures and landscapes of these regions applying basic geographic concepts.
Development and application of first principles governing the atmosphere at rest and in motion. Examination of the general circulation and applied meteorology. Prerequisite: MTH 131 or permission of instructor.
334-4 Climatology for Earth Science Teachers
Interaction of weather and climate with various earth systems. Includes observation, measurement, and analysis of meteorological elements and controls. For nonmajors only.
General nontechnical introduction to urban geography focusing on major geographic concepts and principles relating to location, function, and structure of urban areas.
343-4 Concepts in Urban Geography
Examination of selected concepts, generalizations, and research methods of urban geography with emphasis on the spatial structure of residential populations, distribution of social pathologies, and segregation of social groups.
Study of theoretical aspects of the location of human activities. Introduction to theories and concepts regarding location and spatial arrangement of economic activities. Prerequisite: GEO 203 or permission of instructor.
354-4 Geography of Manufacturing
Factors of industrial location using empirical examples. Includes introduction to basic theories and techniques underlying the decision process in manufacturing locations.
Basic survey of imaging remote sensor types and their operational characteristics including sensors for the ultraviolet, visual, infrared, and microwave portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Prerequisite: GEO 201 or permission of instructor.
362-4 Remote Sensing of the Environment
Application of remote sensing techniques to environmental and resource problems. Emphasis on optimizing sensor selection to enhance image information content.
Principles of map projections, their construction, and their use in illustrating geographic relation-ships. Includes methods of design compilation and graphic representation of data.
Physical and cultural analysis of major and minor world regions. Topics vary.
375-4 Environmental Conservation
Economic and geographic appraisal of resource conservation in the world, emphasizing an analytical approach to solving such contemporary problems as human population growth, environ-mental quality, recreation and open space, and resource management. Prerequisite: GEO 202 or 203.
Examination of the nature, tools, methods, and techniques of geographic analysis. Emphasis on design, compilation, interpretation, and presentation of research materials.
399-1 to 4 Studies in Selected Subjects
Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of geography. Topics vary.
Examination of urban plans and planning proposals. Includes future land use plans, community facilities and public utility plans, and traffic and circulation plans. Considers modern theories of planning and the planning and design of new communities.
419-4 Urban Planning III: The Land Use Plan
Process of preparing comprehensive urban plans. Methods for assessing land use conditions, housing patterns, and urban deterioration. Students participate in the development of a land use plan for selected area. Prerequisite: GEO 312.
Observation, measurement, and analysis of climatic elements and controls, climatic classification, and relation of climate to human economic and social activities. (Previously listed as GEO 330.)
Principles of physical and dynamical climatology. Evaluation of local and regional transports and conversions of energy in the earth-atmosphere system. Prerequisite: GEO 331.
441-4 Seminar in Urban Geography
Geographic perspective in the study of cities. Recent developments in theory, method, and techniques in urban geographic research with emphasis on the behavioral approach. Prerequisite: GEO 343 or permission of instructor.
445-4 Intermediate Cartography and Map Interpretation
Study and practice of compilation processes for the development of maps and models using primary data sources. Prerequisite: GEO 365 or permission of instructor.
446-4 Map and Photo Interpretation
Uses of map and photographic data in close and long range photogrammetry. Emphasis on the full spectrum of photo interpretation as applied to the controlled mapping of terrestrial and marine surfaces. Prerequisite: GEO 445 or permission of instructor.
447-5 Geographic Information Systems
Principles, structures, and applications of geographic information systems and utilization of data from topographic, remotely sensed, and photogrammetric sources. Prerequisite: GEO 365 or permission of instructor.
Students apply GIS techniques to solve public/private sector information and development problems. Solutions entail data analysis and forecasting, using ARC/INFO geographic information system methods. Prerequisite: GEO 447.
455-4 Geography of Transportation
An analysis of spatial aspects and structural characteristics of transport networks, the movement of goods, and their relationship to regional economic structures. Prerequisite: GEO 203 or 353 or permission of instructor.
463-4 Geographic Applications for Remotely Sensed Data
Application of geographic methodology to problems employing photographic and machine-processed multispectral scanner data in contem-porary use in academic research, environmental analysis, and planning. Prerequisite: GEO 362 or permission of instructor.
479-5 Landscape Analysis for Urban Planning
A systematic approach to landscape analysis for urban site planning using basic data sources. Emphasis is on landscape capabilities for satisfying human needs and uses. Prerequisite: GEO 312 or permission of instructor.
481-1 to 4, 482-1 to 4 Special Problems in Geography
Research and problems designed for specific needs and talents of students. Topics vary.
(Also listed as BIO 484.) Introduction to factors affecting the geographical distribution of plants and animals. Students registering for 3 credit hours attend lectures only; registration for 4 credit hours requires an additional laboratory section. Prerequisite: GEO 201, 330, or permission of instructor.
486-3 Foundations of Geography
A study of the evolution of the discipline through analyses of the approaches, emphases, method-ologies, paradigms, and traditions in geography. Prerequisite: Completion of departmental core courses or 40 credit hours of geography courses or senior standing.
492-1 to 6 Geography Internship
Provides geography majors 15 clock hours of practical experience under academic supervision each week during the quarter with a cooperating public agency or private firm. Topics vary. For geography majors only.