Designed as elective credit toward a business degree and for individuals interested in acquiring personal financial planning skills. Covers personal financial management with emphasis on decision making, budgeting, financial institutions, personal and family risk management, credit management, and estate planning. Methods include lectures, guest speakers, films, tapes, computer simulations and research. Completers should be able to prepare complete personal budgets and other family financial planning instruments. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies. Canvas Course Mats $66/Wiley applies.

Personal and family financial management and development for non PFP Majors. Focuses on norms, roles, values, and traditions for the management of family resources. Examines the interactions and best practices of individuals and family members in processing financial management issues such as goal definitions, budgeting, debt management, and related functions.

Introduces the processes appropriate for entry into the personal financial planning (PFP) profession. Provides an overview of the skills and knowledge sets required to be a PFP professional including an outline of business models and practice management issues within the industry. Includes a review of basic PFP process such as the time value of money, cash and debt management, personal financial statement analysis, education funding, and related issues.

Examines financial management in the business environment; time value of money; fundamentals of security valuation; the capital asset pricing model and capital budgeting. Introduces finance terminology and quantitative techniques used in financial analysis. Covers financial ratios and financial statement analysis, cost of capital, working capital policies, dividend policy, and a brief overview of international finance. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies. Canvas Course Mats $78/Cengage applies.

Examines financial aspects of firm decisions; presents theoretical underpinings for financial management, together with quantitative techniques used to analyze financial questions. Covers financial analysis and planning; valuation methods; determination of required return; effect of capital structure decisions; funding alternatives; and corporate risk management. Requires analysis of a capital budgeting problem, including a written paper, quantitative analysis and presentation. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies. Canvas Course Mats of $85/McGraw applies.

Prepares accounting majors with the information and skills necessary to prepare for the certified management accounting (CMA) accreditation process. Includes coverage of financial statement analysis, evaluation of profitabililty, managing financial risk, management of capital issues, and other financial decision making processes.

Teaches the application of professional financial management processes required to analyze markets, sectors, obtaining experience with optimization, data analysis, and quantitative techniques appropriate to be successful in the profession. Promotes the skills necessary to determine the value of firms assets and the worth of those assets in financial markets.

Prepares students to be effective financial counseling practitioners. Trains students to begin their role as effective financial counselors and planners. Develops counselor and client relationships skills as well as communication techniques to help identify and assist clients in an integrated financial planning environment. Provides an overview of the learning process needed to recognize the financial issues and concerns of many individuals and families and how to appropriately recommend solutions to help clients help themselves, while focusing on counselor sincerity and effectiveness in client reality.

Examines risk management and insurance planning for individual clients as well as employers of small corporations. Teaches the development of risk management and insurance plans with economic and behavioral theory. Uses a case study approach to apply and integrate the material. Emphasizes evaluation of financial alternatives. Provides learning activities that facilitate growth and development in written and oral communication skills.

Overviews the field of investments. Introduces stocks, bonds, put and call options, commodity and financial futures. Emphasizes both theory and practical aspects of investment management. Includes security valuation, market hypothesis, capital asset pricing, strategies of portfolio construction, performance measures, and risk/return relationships. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies.

Uses cases, supplemented with classroom instruction, to illustrate the various forms of financing a company can obtain. Provides insight into identifying and assessing investable opportunities using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Prepare students for more advanced coursework in venture capital and for professional roles after graduation in venture capital and private equity.

Provides a hands-on learning experience in venture capital. Provides opportunity alongside syndicate partners for investment of Wolverine Fund monies in current venture capital deals. Uses evaluation methods including market, cash flow and hybrid methods, as well as various data sources, to analyze a company’s financial statements and predict future growth. Builds skill in constructing basic financial models and forecasting to evaluate the investable nature of a business. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.

Introduces the risks and exposures to loss which affect businesses and non-profit entities. Includes pure, financial, operational, and strategic risk. Emphasizes data collection, analysis, and evaluation methods. Provides an in-depth examination of risk management program objectives and goals. Provides the tools for identification and treatment.

Introduces fundamental risk management and insurance principles as essential components of global business operations and personal risk management. Provides an in-depth examination of risk identification, risk analysis, global risk exposures, insurance company operations, legal principles, loss prevention and safety concepts, and the social and economic relevance of risk management and insurance.

Introduces the fundamentals of insurance law. Provides an in-depth examination of the definition of insurance, risk and the nature of the insurance relationship, insurable interests, indemnity, fortuity, and subrogation. Studies the coordination of benefits, interpretation of policies, rights at variance with policy provisions, contract formation, warranties, misrepresentation and concealment, conditions, agents and brokers, insurance regulation, and introduction to insurance coverage.

Introduces commercial property risk management, with an emphasis on risk control, risk financing and using insurance as an essential component of an enterprise risk management program. Provides an in-depth examination of risk assessment, loss prevention, and the treatment of risk and insurance in the areas of commercial property, loss of business income, cyber risk, and equipment breakdown.

Introduces business liability exposures to risk and loss arising from negligence and/or other legal doctrines. Examines insurance as an essential component of an enterprise risk management program. Provides an in-depth examination of risk assessment, loss prevention, and treatment of risk in the areas of general liability, business auto, worker's compensation, cyber risk, and management and professional liability.

Studies the U.S. financial system and its primary institutions and markets. Includes the role of the Federal Reserve System, American and international financial markets. Explores the impact of monetary policy on financial institutions and financial intermediation. Presents the term structure of interest rates, money, capital and mortgage markets, and management of thrift institutions and insurance companies. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies.

Examines portfolio theory and applied techniques used in selecting appropriate securities and managing the risk and return of a portfolio, with a focus on meeting investment objectives. Considers both stock and bond portfolios, and includes discussion of market efficiency, diversification, measurement of risk and of performance, bond duration and portfolio immunization, advanced bond pricing principles, bond swaps, term structure of interest rates, asset allocation, and portfolio hedging strategies.

Covers characteristics and institutional information about derivative securities, including forward and futures, options and swaps. Examines pricing models for these securities, risk inherent in derivative investments, and the role of derivatives in risk management. May include discussion of real options and other topics dealing with financial engineering.

Examines financial aspects of firms operating in an international business environment. Includes currency valuation and forecasting; international flow of funds; foreign and international capital markets; valuation of multinational enterprises; and the effect of decisions about structure of the business and its transactions on firm value; and management of currency, political, and other risks arising from multinational operations. Canvas Course Mats of $85/McGraw applies. Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies.

Examines aspects of trade and finance in an international business environment. Includes firm and currency valuation and forecasting; international flow of funds; foreign and international trade and capital markets; valuation of multinational enterprises; and the effect of decisions about structure of trade agreements and international supply chains on firm value, and management of trade, currency, political, and other risks arising from multinational operations.

Teaches a wide variety of investment asset classes including performance measurement, analysis of portfolio investment assets, quantitative analyses of investment portfolios. Discusses complex investment concepts through simplification and modeling of these issues to help clients better understand the benefits of these investment concepts.

Examines financial counseling with an engaged and practical focus. Uses actual client data in a supervised environment to integrate the material and core learning objectives, then apply them to financial counseling situations. Emphasizes the evaluation of credit and debt management, housing decisions and budgeting and forecasting. Provides learning activities designed to facilitate student growth and development in written, oral and presentation skills. Works with local practitioners to provide an engaged learning experience.

Examines practice management in various financial planning firms. Teaches the basics of practice management with an understanding of the core areas of personal financial planning. Uses a case study approach to apply and integrate the material and evaluate financial alternatives. Emphasizes the benefits and drawbacks of various management methods. Provides learning activities that will facilitate student growth and development in written and oral communication skills.

Introduces investment theory, literature and theories which describe the unique process of household investment decision making. Introduces quantitative investment analysis and the instruments used to construct an efficient household portfolio. Uses quantitative and theoretical material which will require a basic knowledge of economics and finance, and the ability to work with spreadsheets. Applies practical concepts to prepare students to work as wealth managers in financial planning firms.

Introduces various financial planning software packages. Includes both goal based and cash flow based financial planning software, client relationship management software, investment research software, portfolio management software, and office support software. Provides access to a variety of premier software companies in the U.S. and Canada. Certification in core software packages is required. Includes training material and standards as outlined by software companies.

Examines real estate investments and debt and equity capital markets linked to real estate assets. Focuses primarily on real estate investments and valuation of debt and equity securities, including commercial and residential mortgages, real estate investment trusts, and mortgage-backed securities, and some related instruments such as CDOs. Examines the process of securitization and the secondary markets for real estate securities, together with the role of financial institutions in this sector. Provides an overview of real estate investment, measurement of prices, and fundamental determinants of value with particular attention given to the effect of interest rate risk, default risk, and the embedded prepayment options on the value of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities.

Uses case method, examination of current academic and professional literature and/or student research to explore selected finance topics in considerable detail. Emphasizes student analysis, exposition and presentation of information. May be repeated four times for a maximum of 12 credits toward graduation.

Prepares Personal Financial Planning students to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) accreditation exam. Provides a review of the concepts and issues students need to be successful, including financial counseling, personal finance, and debt management.

Provides supervised, practical, and professional experience for students preparing for careers in Personal Financial Planning. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours. May be graded Credit/No Credit.

For upper-division students in Finance. Provides a transition from school to work where learned theory is applied to actual practice through meaningful on-the-job paid experience commensurate with upper-division classroom instruction. Includes student, employer, and coordinator evaluations, on-site work visits, written assignments, and oral presentations. Completers should obtain experience in establishing and accomplishing individualized work objectives that improve work performance. May be repeated for 6 credits toward graduation. May be graded credit/no credit.

Prepares PFP Program students for internships and other professional development activities. Features industry professionals who interact with students and discuss opportunities within the industry and their specific professional practices. Covers special topics such as business etiquette, dressing for success, preparing professional resumes, correspondence, etc. May allow students to experience extended personal interaction with visiting professionals by hosting them, providing transportation to/from the airport, escorting them to local points of interest, and more. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits toward graduation.

Explains the relationships among the three primary financial statements including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements. Analyzes companies in three primary sectors and does reviews and valuations of these companies. Describes basic merger, acquisition, and initial public offering valuation concepts.

Translates financial topics within an international perspective. Teaches international corporate finance transactions and the impact of currency implications on company financial translations. Provides a global context for cultural differences of financial concepts and practices in varied countries. Provides additional financial perspectives about international business transactions within the context of earlier financial courses.