FINA 313 Money and Banking
This course surveys the role financial markets, institutions, and central banks have in facilitating the flow of funds to investments in today's economy. Topics include the nature of money, the behavior of interest rates, different types of markets and institutions, monetary policy, and derivative markets. Several major bank failures, debt crises, and global financial crises are studied to gain insight into the importance of these entities. Prerequisites: "C" or better in ACCT 201 and ECON 101. Three credit hours.