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ENG 3303 - Writing for the Professions (3 units)
Application of principles of effective composition, communication, and research in the applied social sciences; emphasis on professional practices in workplace written communication; study and application of APA documentation style.
Prerequisites: ENG 1106 and ENG 2206 or equivalents
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ENG 3304 - English Language History (3 units)
Development of the English language; Anglo- Saxon, Greek, and Latin roots; characteristics of Old, Middle, Modern, and contemporary English.
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ENG 3306 - English Grammar with Applications (3 units)
Study of the rules of English grammar; examines parts of speech, sentence patterns, phrases structures, the verb tense/aspect system and sentence types, includes methods and strategies for teaching English to non-native speakers.
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ENG 3307 - Linguistics and Linguistic Applications (3 units)
Study of the nature of language; examines phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Includes practical classroom applications of linguistic concepts.
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ENG 3311 - Creative Writing Workshop: Writing for the Media (3 units)
Writing for the print media, television, and radio. Internship option available.
Prerequisites: ENG 1106 and 2206, or instructor’s consent
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ENG 4000 - Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry and Short Story (3 units)
Practical study and application of techniques and strategies for writing a variety of types of poems and short stories; use of class as a “writers’ community” to receive feedback and direction on written work.
Prerequisites: First-year composition courses, 1 and 2; at least one lower division literature course
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ENG 4020 - English Language: Historical, Cultural and Social Perspectives (3 units)
Study of the development of the English language with emphasis on the cultural and social influences affecting its growth and transformation; includes regional and social dialects, gender communication differences, language change, pidgins and creoles, and language planning.
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ENG 4025 - English Education (3 units)
Study of the theories, methods and materials relevant to the teaching and learning of English and English as a second language; includes current issues and research in language education, teaching and learning strategies, and the use of technology. Includes field observation study and service learning projects.
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ENG 4999 - Special Topics: Advanced Critical Thinking and Writing (3 units)
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ENG 4999 - Special Topics: Teaching English to Spanish Speakers (3 units)
This class focuses on the specific challenges faced of teaching English to speakers of Spanish within the context of a Latin American school system setting. Specific skills, theories and curriculum development in relation to Spanish speaking students will be discussed and focused on.
(Alliant Mexico only)
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English as an International Language |
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EIL 1000 - Grammar and Writing (3 units)
Advanced communicative approach to the study of the English grammar system. Addresses issues of English syntax, verb aspect and discourse analysis. Provides opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of the English grammar system through authentic language use. Satisfies foreign language requirement for non-native English speakers only.
(Undergraduate only)
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EIL 1001 - Advanced Written English (3 units)
Introduction to literature and expository writing. Approaches writing through the reading of multicultural literary works written in English. Focuses on critical and analytical reading of literature and the principles of effective composition with emphasis on rhetorical patterns and the writing process. Satisfies foreign language requirement for non-native speakers of English only.
(Undergraduate only)
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EIL 1002 - Advanced Oral Communications (3 units)
Content-based approach to the development of fluent expression in English. Emphasizes research and oral presentation of ideas, summarization of main points in a discussion, interviewing skills, group participation and spontaneous communication skills. Satisfies foreign language requirement for non-native speakers of English only.
(Undergraduate only)
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EIL 1003 - Advanced Reading for Academic Purposes (3 units)
Focus on the development of critical reading and critical thinking skills. Emphasizes strategies for previewing written materials, expanding vocabulary, recognizing organizational patterns, analyzing texts and improving comprehension.
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English for Speakers of Other Languages |
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ENG 4015 - Technology in the Second Language Classroom (2 to 3 units)
This course explores the theories and best practices of using technology to support the teaching of English learners. Students engage in hands-on activities that integrate technology tools and resources into a second language curriculum.
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ENG 4800 - TESOL Seminar and Observation (3 units)
This course provides seminar discussions on current issues and best practice for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Students have the opportunity to investigate the application of Second Language Acquisition theory through direct classroom observations and other field work and teacher interviews.
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ESL LS4 - Listening and Speaking 4 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL LS5 - Listening and Speaking 5 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL RV4 - Reading and Vocabulary 4 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL RV5 - Reading and Vocabulary 5 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL WG4 - Writing and Grammar 4 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL WG5 - Writing and Grammar 5 (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 1000A - Beginning Integrated English Skills (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 1000B - Beginning Integrated English Skills (6 units)
This course provides students opportunities to begin to integrate reading, writing, listening, and speaking competencies at the sentence level. Students develop basic oral and written expression through interactions using complete sentences in real world settings.
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ESL 1100 - Beginning Listening and Speaking (3 units)
ESL 1100 builds the foundation necessary to develop successful speaking and listening skills. The skills to be practiced in this course include pronunciation, forming complete sentences, asking basic questions, and an introduction to the cultural and academic expectations for an international university.
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ESL 1200 - Beginning Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 1200 builds the foundation necessary to develop successful reading and vocabulary skills. The skills to be practiced in this course include noticing sound and letter relations, active reading strategies, and checking comprehension. Good reading habits acquired at this level are essential to future success at an international university.
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ESL 1300 - Beginning Writing and Grammar (3 units)
ESL 1300 builds the foundation necessary to develop successful writing and grammar skills. The skills to be practiced in this course include determining parts of speech, sentence construction, and moving beyond direct translation from students’ first language. Good writing habits acquired at this level are essential to future success at an international university.
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ESL 2000A - Low Intermediate Integrated English Skills (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 2000B - Low Intermediate Integrated English Skills (6 units)
This course provides students opportunities to increase their oral and written skills in an integrated approach. Students expand their reading, writing, listening, and speaking competencies from the sentence level to the paragraph level of discourse. Students develop basic oral and written expression through interactions in real world settings.
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ESL 2100 - Low Intermediate Listening and Speaking (3 units)
ESL 2100 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 1100 to enhance successful speaking and listening. The skills to be practiced in this course include asking follow-up questioning, putting vocabulary to use, partner/group dialogues, and listening for main and supporting ideas.
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ESL 2200 - Low Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 2200 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 1200 to enhance successful reading. The skills to be practiced in this course include recognizing word parts, using the dictionary, understanding vocabulary in context, recognizing main ideas, recognizing transitions, and understanding supporting details..
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ESL 2300 - Low Intermediate Writing and Grammar (3 units)
ESL 2300 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 1300 to enhance successful writing. The skills to be practiced in this course include combining sentences, using controlling ideas to narrow the scope of writing, and writing cohesive paragraphs. Much time is devoted to develop students’ process for writing.
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ESL 3000A - Intermediate Integrated English Skills (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 3000B - Intermediate Integrated English Skills (6 units)
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ESL 3100 - Intermediate Listening and Speaking (3 units)
ESL 3100 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 2100 to enhance successful speaking and listening. The skills to be practiced in this course include note-taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, increasing speaking fluency, and advancing vocabulary and grammatical knowledge to express more complex ideas.
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ESL 3200 - Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 3200 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 2200 to enhance successful reading. The skills to be practiced in this course include vocabulary learning strategies, annotating, highlighting, summarizing, and paraphrasing, as well as an appreciation for reading for personal enjoyment and knowledge.
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ESL 3300 - Intermediate Writing and Grammar (3 units)
ESL 3300 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 2300 to enhance successful writing. The skills to be practiced in this course include the writing of short essays for various audiences and purposes, introduction to logical supports for arguments, and the incorporation of quotation, citations and references.
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ESL 4000A - High Intermediate Integrated English Skills (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 4000B - High Intermediate Integrated English Skills (6 units)
This course provides students opportunities to utilize extended oral and written discourse in an integrated manner. The focus is on students acquiring and utilizing all skills at a competency level required in academic and professional settings.
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ESL 4100 - High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 4100 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 3100 to enhance successful speaking and listening. The skills to be practiced in this course include increasing speaking fluency, developing unique and personalized ideas, improving sentence- and discourse-level pronunciation, and recognizing social expectations for both formal and informal discourse.
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ESL 4200 - High Intermediate Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 4200 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 3200 to enhance successful reading. The skills to be practiced in this course include increasing reading rates, self-selecting extensive reading plans, and comprehension of more advanced vocabulary and grammar structures.
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ESL 4300 - High Intermediate Writing and Grammar (3 units)
ESL 4300 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 3300 to enhance successful writing. The skills to be practiced in this course include increasing writing fluency and accuracy, self-selecting writing and research topics, and developing more critical and creative thinking skills through the writing of longer academic essays and other genres.
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ESL 5000A - Advanced Integrated English Skills (3 units)
This course allows the student to gain cultural understanding as well as general and academic language competence in preparation for entry into any degree program.
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ESL 5000B - Advanced Integrated English Skills (6 units)
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ESL 5100 - Advanced Listening and Speaking (3 units)
ESL 5100 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 4100 to enhance successful speaking and listening. Upon completion of this course, the student will have acquired the speaking and listening skills and strategies expected for active participation in their academic courses and for successful integration into campus life.
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ESL 5200 - Advanced Reading and Vocabulary (3 units)
ESL 5200 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 4200 to enhance successful reading. Upon completion of this course, the student will have acquired the reading skills and strategies expected for active participation in their academic courses and for successful integration into campus life.
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ESL 5300 - Advanced Writing and Grammar (3 units)
ESL 5300 builds upon the skills acquired in ESL 4300 to enhance successful writing. Upon completion of this course, the student will have acquired the writing skills and strategies expected for active participation in their academic courses and for successful integration into campus life.
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ENT 4010 - International Dimensions of Entrepreneurship (3 units)
This course will examine the growing number of entrepreneurial ventures that exist worldwide. Discussion will include various methods of managing entrepreneurial organizations in the domestic market with international marketing capabilities, managing a new and/or small venture in a non-domestic market and developing alliances transnationally to facilitate international growth of entrepreneurial organizations. Starting an entrepreneurial organization outside one’s home country and the possible methods of structuring these enterprises will be examined. Legal, political, economic and cultural issues will be addressed.
Prerequisites: MGT 3010
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ENT 4020 - Management of Entrepreneurial Ventures (3 units)
Provides a systematic approach for the entrepreneur to learn how to more effectively manage his/her organization. Introduces methods for measuring economic and performance factors on an on- going basis, examines management control systems for the entrepreneurial venture and financing options for an on-going operations and start-up ventures. Also discusses special needs of entrepreneurial organizations in the approach to marketing and operations of the company. International variants to management of these ventures will be integrated into discussions and course materials.
Prerequisites: MGT 3010
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ENT 4030 - Importing and Exporting: Regulations, Licensing and Documentation (3 units)
This course will look at laws and regulations restricting and encouraging flow of products into and out of domestic and international markets. Potential limitations placed upon exports/imports by transshipping countries and non-US countries of origin and destination will be examined. Also discussed will be banking and currency requirements of transfers of payments, including letters of credit, currency exchange and wire transfer. Risks of export/import activities will be discussed, including insurance, loss of goods, currency fluctuations. focusing on amelioration of the impact of potential problems.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business
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ENT 4040 - On-line Entrepreneurship (3 units)
No venture need appear small to the world on-line. This course will explore ways that entrepreneurial organizations can take advantage of the growing capabilities of the Internet, videoconferencing and e-business to increase the horizons for entrepreneurial ventures. Students will learn to develop an effective on-line presentation for ventures of differing types, including: non-profit, service oriented and sales oriented. International and domestic potential and existing legal and ethical issues will be discussed.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business, Introduction to Information Systems
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ENT 6010 - Entrepreneurship (3 units)
This course focuses on the strategic issues faced by entrepreneurs starting new ventures in established industries or in industries that are being created or transformed by new emerging technologies. Applications, case studies and real-world business examples are used to enhance students’ understanding of the issues and potential solutions.
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ENT 6020 - From Venture to IPO (3 units)
This course introduces students to the venture capital cycle. Students learn the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship in two phases and how to take the right idea from the laboratory to the marketplace, starting with identifying the commercial opportunity of an idea or invention to gathering the financial resources and talent to start a company.
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ENT 6030 - NGOs-Management of Non-Profits (2 units)
The course looks at NGO policy goal-setting, policy implementation and NGO management.
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ENT 6040 - Marketing Research (3 units)
This course is designed to enhance the analytical capability of the student using basic as well as advanced techniques and tools of marketing research.
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ENT 6050 - Creating a Business Plan (1 unit)
This course provides an overview of the process and challenges associated with starting an entirely new business. It equips students with a clear understanding of business plan and the conventional structure, the skills required to prepare a business plan and get their business started.
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ENV 2000 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3 units)
The Earth’s physical resources (air, water, soil, and minerals) and human beings’ impact upon them; pollution and depletion of resources; solid waste; methods of preventing, reducing, or eliminating problems.
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ENV 3100 - Environmental Ethics in a Cross- Cultural Context (3 units)
The ethical dimensions of environmental problems; cultural traditions and the expanding circle; interspecies justice, eco-feminism, theological, moral, and ethical aspects of endangered species.
(Alliant Mexico only)
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ENV 3500 - Regional Environment (3 units)
Environmental setting, history of land use and concepts and policy issues associated with renewable and non-renewable natural resource management, pollution, environmental protection, and regulation for each Alliant campus. Opportunities for field studies and projects are included.
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FIN 3010 - Principles of Finance (3 units)
The application of financial principles to problems involving the acquisition and management of funds by private and public organizations.
Prerequisites: Introduction to Business, Managerial Accounting
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FIN 3020 - Financial Information Systems (3 units)
The course is designed to train students in performing financial tasks using information technology. The course covers computer applications in various corporate finance areas. It provides basic skills for developing corporate finance models such as financial planning, funds, forecasting and project evaluation using computer software.
Prerequisites: FIN 3010, Introduction to Information Systems
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FIN 4010 - International Managerial Finance (3 units)
The international financial environment, international capital and money markets and financial operations of the multinational enterprise.
Prerequisites: FIN 3010
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FIN 4020 - Corporate Finance (3 units)
Use and management of funds in organizations; analysis of capital management and investment; capital budgeting, capital structure, debt policy, financing and securities.
Prerequisites: FIN 3010
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FIN 4030 - Investments (3 units)
Study of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, treasury and other government bonds, gold and other commodities, real estate and collectibles.
Prerequisites: FIN 3010
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FIN 4040 - Money and Capital Markets (3 units)
Surveys issues related to financial intermediaries, with an emphasis on commercial banks. Addresses asset/liability management, credit-risk management and maintenance of adequate capital.
Prerequisites: FIN 3010
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FIN 5000 - Managerial Finance (3 units)
Focuses on the necessary skills to be an effective corporate financial manager including analysis in cash flow, financial planning and forecasting and risk. Students will explore decision-making through computer modeling, construct and utilize pro forma financial statements and assess the feasibility of projects and capital budgeting. The course will address the skills needed to be a persuasive oral and written communicator of corporate financial information.
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FIN 6000 - Managerial Finance (3 units)
Focuses on the necessary skills to be an effective corporate financial manager including analysis in cash flow, financial planning and forecasting and risk. Students will explore decision-making through computer modeling, construct and utilize pro forma financial statements and assess the feasibility of projects and capital budgeting. The course will address the skills needed to be a persuasive oral and written communicator of corporate financial information.
Prerequisites: BUS 5010 and BUS 5020
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FIN 6010 - Investments and Valuation (3 units)
This course presents the various major financial instruments in modern investment markets, including stocks, treasury and corporate bonds, commodities, real estate, collectibles, future, options and currency swaps and their various valuation models.
Prerequisites: BUS 5020
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FIN 6015 - International Asset Fund Management (3 units)
This course is designed for student interested in the theory and practice of asset management and in managing a semester-long Asset Management Firm (AMF). When the class size is sufficient, there will be several AMFs competing against each other. Students will learn about the crucial risk and market liquidity in a real-time high-frequency data and information environment. At the end of the semester, students will present their investment strategies to outside financial experts.
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FIN 6020 - International Financial Management (3 units)
Prerequisites: BUS 5020
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FIN 6025 - Strategic Investments and Real Options (3 units)
The course guides students how to use, and not use, derivatives products, such as futures, options and swaps.
Prerequisites: BUS5080
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FIN 6030 - International Financial Markets (3 units)
This course examines the implications of the globalization of financial markets, financial instruments in a global market, composition of world bond and equity markets, foreign exchange markets, interest rate and currency swaps, global interest rate links and cross-currency and cross-border arbitrages.
Prerequisites: BUS 5020
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FIN 6040 - Information Systems Applications in Finance (3 units)
The course trains students to manage computer technology used in corporate finance, investment and banking areas. Students will build a knowledge of the leading-edged applications of technology in financial service firms, such as electronic trading systems, ATMs and security valuation software packages.
Prerequisites: BUS 5080
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FIN 6710 - Finance Internship (3 units)
Directed internship in a private firm, a not-for-profit organization, or a government agency for experience in the practical application of financial management.
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FIN 6800 - Seminar in Finance (3 units)
Seminar on special topics in finance.
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FIN 8010 - Advance Corporate Finance Theory (3 units)
The objective of the course is to make students proficient in the current state of financial theory and practice. The course will focus on theories that have been developed to explain a firm’s financial policies and strategies in rational economic terms.
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FIN 8020 - Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis (3 units)
The course will discuss the principles underlying rational portfolio choice and its implications for prices determined in the marketplace. The advances made in the implementation and simplification of the portfolio theory will be studied and the course will delve into issues in investment analysis.
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FIN 8030 - Seminar in Corporate Finance (3 units)
Journal articles both cutting edge and seminal classics in the field of corporate finance will be discussed. Students are expected to produce an original research article in the area of corporate finance.
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FIN 8040 - Seminar in Investments (3 units)
Journal articles both cutting edge and seminal classics in the field of investments will be discussed. Students are expected to produce an original research article in the area of investments.
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FIN 8050 - Seminar in International Finance (3 units)
Journal articles both cutting edge and seminal classics in the field of international finance will be discussed. Students are expected to produce an original research article in the area of international finance.
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FIN 8060 - Special Topics Seminar (3 units)
The seminar will focus on one or more of the following areas: Soft computing, financial engineering, behavioral finance or other areas of current interest in finance
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FAR 1000 - Introduction to the Arts (3 units)
Investigation into artistic perception, creativity, aesthetics, criticism and meaning; techniques and forms of visual and performing arts of the world; includes critical thinking and individual creative projects.
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FAR 3030 - Art in Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America (3 units)
This is the first of a two course sequence concentrating on the development of artistic representation in pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. The art of Mesoamerica, as well as that of Central and South America, is studied. Emphasis is also placed upon the artistic production of Latin America in the post-conquest period. Architecture, music, the visual and performing arts are all analyzed.
(Alliant Mexico only)
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FAR 3031 - Art in Latin America: From Independence to Modernity (3 units)
This is the second of a two course sequence which traces the development of an original Latin American artistic expression from the late eighteenth to the late twentieth centuries. Special emphasis is placed upon the formation of national and regional identities as reflected by the artistic expressions of Latin America. Special consideration is given to art of the modern era, as well as contemporary artistic representation in all of Latin America as well as the Spanish-speaking U.S.
(Alliant Mexico only)
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FAR 4005 - Integrated Art, Literature and Music (3 units)
Study of the relationship between multiple forms of creative activity; emphasis on analyzing, interpreting and interrelating important works of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, philosophy and music as viewed from historical and/or cultural perspectives.
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FAR 4010 - Creative Drama (3 units)
Study and exploration of process-oriented creative drama activities that can be used to enhance and vary instruction, includes theater games, group improvisation, storytelling and other related performance forms.
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FOR 3100 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology (3 units)
This introductory course explores the various areas of interest pursued in forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry or criminal psychology, including such topics as theories of crime, types of crime, applications of social science and psychology to the law, investigative and police psychology, psychopathology and the psychology of crime, the assessment of mental competency and sanity, and correctional psychology.
(San Diego)
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FOR 3140 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 units)
This course explores the historical precedents and philosophical reasons of juvenile delinquency. Our justice systems treat juveniles differently from adults; thus, this course will also review empirical evidence about child development that can illuminate the reasons for their special status within the system, and our societal efforts to prevent delinquency. Students will learn about the distribution of juvenile delinquency according to both official statistics and self-report data and also explore the impact of significant social and institutional influences on delinquency: family, school, peers and drugs. The far-reaching implications of this course will provide students with the robust knowledge to better understand and manage delinquency in a more humane, efficient, and productive manner.
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FOR 3150 - Introduction to Victimology (3 units)
This course examines the emerging field of victimology and focuses on the victims of crime violence in the United States. The course explores the characteristics of victim/offender interactions, the effects of criminal acts upon victims and their families, reactions in society-at-large to the plight of the victim, and post-traumatic stress disorder and its implications for victims and the criminal justice system. Analyses of victims based on sex, race, socioeconomic status, and other factors will be presented. Preventative measures and efforts to assist victims of crime including programs for rape victims, victim compensations programs, and victims’ restitution will be discussed.
(San Diego)
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FOR 3160 - Introduction to the Criminal Personality (3 units)
This course will examine the multiple factors and antecedent events that are involved in crime and the criminal mind executing the crime. These factors and events include the intent, the plan, the type of criminal, the type of victim, and the crime scene. The manner in which a crime is performed expresses the psychological pattern, makeup, and expression of the individual performing it. Criminal investigative analysis, or criminal personality profiling, examines and identifies the subtle habits, psychological traits, and personality variables associated with criminal activity. These variables and traits will be explored in the context of understanding the personality and behavioral descriptors of an offender who often commits heinous crimes such as serial homicide, sex crimes leading to criminal homicide, arson, bombings, ritualistic crimes that include torture, child abduction, kidnapping, child molestation, and bank robbery.
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FOR 3180 - Crime in Literary and Media Contexts (3 units)
This course examines the criminology literature, the language of justice and contexts to which crime is portrayed in the media. The intent of this course is to make the student a more informed critic and analyst of the literary and media contexts in which crime is depicted. In particular, crime movies, television crime dramas, plus television news and newspaper crime coverage will be the major sources of data for uncovering how the media portrays society’s struggle with the crime problem. The fundamental role played by the media in defining what constitutes deviance and criminality in American society will be discussed. This course examines how the media portrays the police, the courts and the administration of criminal law, and the American correctional system. In each case media images will be compared to empirical studies of policing, the adjudication process, and punishments actually delivered. In addition, exploration of the use of new media technologies within the criminal justice system itself will be explored. How have technological innovations such as video cameras and multimedia computers changed the criminal justice system?
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FOR 6050 - Advanced Criminal Behavior: Mass and Serial Criminals (1 unit)
Offers specific study of criminological principles and criminogenic factors related to perpetrators of intended mass casualty incidents and serial crimes. Detection and Investigation factors are introduced.
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FOR 6080 - Investigative Psychology and Behavioral Profiling (1 unit)
Explores the fundamental concepts, assumptions and specific purposes associated with criminal behavioral profiling and behavioral evidence analysis as investigative tools. The course focuses on violent offenders and serial criminals, particularly rapists and serial murderers and the techniques used to connect the crime to the perpetrator; the importance of the crime scene as a reflection of the criminal’s personality; and the significance of victimology.
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FOR 6100 - Introduction to Applied Criminology (3 units)
Provides an overview of applied criminology and the application of social sciences to the criminal justice field; provides an introduction to the study of crime from psychological, social, cultural, quantitative and public policy perspectives. Addresses legal principles, crime victims, terrorism, precipitants to criminal activity.
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FOR 6105 - Theories of Crime and Punishment (2 units)
Examines past and contemporary theories associated with adult and juvenile criminality and approaches to addressing it.
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FOR 6110 - Criminal Law (3 units)
Examines the definitions and necessary elements of crime, principles inherent in legal decision making, such as questions of fact versus questions of law, the requirements of actus reus and mens rea and general doctrines such as ignorance of fact and ignorance of law, causation, attempt, complicity and conspiracy. Affirmative defenses and principles of justification and excuse are examined with particular attention to the doctrines of necessity, intoxication, insanity, diminished capacity and automatism.
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FOR 6115 - Violence and Criminal Behavior (3 units)
Addresses micro-level and macro-level theories and risk factors related to violence and criminal behavior with emphasis on psychological and sociocultural factors. Explores violent intent, interpersonal violence and violent groups; media influence; mental illness, personality and psychopathy; and motivation.
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FOR 6120 - Criminal Procedure (2 units)
Provides an overview of arrest through appellate proceedings, including bail, arraignment, preliminary motions and hearings, grand jury proceedings, discovery and trial procedure. Recent Supreme Court decisions on right to counsel, freedom from pre-judicial publicity, fair trial and other constitutional guarantees are addressed. Includes juvenile adjudication.
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FOR 6125 - Terrorism I: History and Fundamentals (1 unit)
Overview of theories and factors associated with global and domestic terrorism and efforts to address it.
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FOR 6130 - Contemporary Issues in Victimology (2 units)
Explores foundational concepts in victimology, including its history, relationship to the criminal justice system, and influence upon public policy. Includes a review of the research regarding victim selection, victim-offender dynamics, and the impact of victimization on individuals and communities. The effects of age, gender, race, and pre-morbid functioning will also be discussed.
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