Southern New Hampshire University FAS 370 American Art (3 credits) This is a course about art appreciation and art history that will introduce students to essential concepts of aesthetics, media and the cultural meanings of art. Students will learn about the development of American art from Puritan times to World War II. Special attention will be paid to the cultural relevance of art, including what American art can teach us about America and what is uniquely American about American art. EFAH, IAME. FAS 380 Art and Gender (3 credits) This course explores the nature of gendered representation in the history of art from the Renaissance to the present. While the primary focus will be on the representation of women and the work of women artists, the construction of masculinity in the arts is also addressed. Art is examined in relation to its political, social, economic, and religious context, to establish the broader implications of these visual documents. The student gains a broad inclusive understanding of the Western artist tradition as well as sensitivity to gender issues and the gendered nature of representation. Prerequisites: FAS 201 and FAS 202. EFAH, IDIV. FAS 390 Non-Western Art (3 credits) This course is an introduction to aspects of non-European art created by cultures selected from at least two of the following geographic areas: Africa, the Americas (indigenous cultures), Oceania, Southwest Asia (the Middle East), South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Although the specific artistic content, geographical coverage and/or thematic structure of the course may vary from semester to semester, after its completion students should be able to identify and analyze selected works of non-Western art with regard to aesthetics, media, means and content, using appropriate vocabulary and demonstrating links to such cultural contexts as history, social structure, philosophy and religion. Prerequisite: FAS 201 or FAS 202 or FAS 340 or FAS 370. FAS 451 Seminar in Music History and Theory (3 credits) Advanced topics in music history and/or theory are taught in a seminar format. Topics are announced one year in advance. Students are expected to produce a substantial term project. This course is required for music education majors. Prerequisites: FAS 312 and FAS 352. FAS 480 Independent Study (3 credits) This course allows the student to investigate any fine arts subject not incorporated into the curriculum. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, program coordinator/department chair, and school dean.
Finance FIN 250 Personal Financial Planning (3 credits) This course provides an overview of personal financial decision-making. The course uses the life-cycle approach and emphasizes financial planning for each phase of life. Topics covered include career planning, budgeting, use of credit, insurance, investments, retirement planning and income tax planning. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. IWEL. 160
FIN 260 Risk Management and Insurance (3 credits) This course examines the concept of risk, the principles of risk management, private and social insurance mechanisms and the insurance industry. Special attention is given to business and personal risks associated with loss of income, the ownership of property and legal liability. Students are required to prepare and submit a written business and/or personal plan of risk management. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. FIN 320 Principles of Finance (3 credits) This course is designed to provide students with a balanced introduction to the theory and practice of finance by presenting an overview of the central issues and topics in finance currently relevant to business decision-making and to provide students with the finance tools necessary to develop skills, knowledge, and wisdom in current demand by employers. This includes preparing students regardless of their business discipline, to make basic financial decisions and to understand as well as be able to critique decisions made by others. This course seeks to prepare students to excel in careers such as corporate managers, financial analysts, investment analysts, and business practitioners. Note: Students majoring in the B.S. in Economics/Finance or the B.S. in Accounting/ Finance degree programs, it is strongly recommended, following consultation with an academic advisor that FIN 320 be taken in the spring semester of the sophomore year. Prerequisites: ACC 202, ECO 201 and MAT 240. FIN 330 Corporate Finance (3 credits) This course is a corporate finance elective intended to extend and further develop the long-term investment and financing topics introduced in FIN 320 Principles of Finance. The course addresses issues that face modern corporate managers when making capital budgeting and capital structure decisions, and focuses on applied managerial decision-making. Corporate Finance is designed for students seeking a more thorough understanding of the economic analysis of strategic and tactical investments, the effect financial leverage has on firm value, and the integration of investment and financial corporate strategies. Topics addressed include advanced techniques in capital budgeting, firm valuation, capital structure, firm/division cost of capital, and quantitative risk assessment. Prerequisite: FIN 320. FIN 336 Multinational Corporate Finance (3 credits) This course emphasizes aspects of financial planning for corporations with overseas operations. The sources and uses of corporate funds abroad are evaluated and criteria for choosing among alternative foreign investments are analyzed. The effects of international corporate financial planning, including such factors as the characteristics of foreign money and capital markets, international financial institutions, exchange rate changes, currency restrictions, tax regulations and accounting practices, are examined. This course is crosslisted as INT 336. Prerequisites: FIN 320 and Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor. FIN 340 Fundamentals of Investments (3 credits) This course introduces and examines various investment vehicles, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds and commodi-