PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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ECONOMICS (ECO)

Major: Yeshiva College
ECO 1011, 1021, 1101, 1201 (or 1221); STA 1021; 18 additional credits in ECO courses. FIN 1408 and up to 6 additional credits in courses in the Sy Syms School may count toward the major. Courses in management information systems do not count toward the economics major. Students planning graduate study in economics are advised to take ECO 1421 and MAT 1412, 1413.

Minor: Yeshiva College
Eighteen (18) credits including ECO 1011, 1021.

Please note that the Introductory courses (ECO 1011 and 1021) and Money and Banking (ECO 1221) are offered every semester. Intermediate Microeconomics (ECO 1101) is offered only once a year in the fall semester. Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECO 1201) is offered only once a year in the spring semester. Generally, other electives are offered at most once a year on a rotational basis. Check with the Department of Economics for the courses planned over the next year.

1011 or 1011H Introductory Macroeconomics. 3 credits.
Introduction to the role of the price system in various economic systems; rudiments of supply and demand, theory and applications; role of government in the modern capitalist economy; national income, accounting and theory; monetary and fiscal policy; public debt; inflation, unemployment.

1021 or 1021H Introductory Microeconomics. 3 credits.
Elementary theory of demand and the firm; consumer behavior; market structure, input theory, distribution of income, government regulations, theory and policy; theory of international trade.

1101 Intermediate Microeconomics. 3 credits.
Theory of elasticity; indifference curves and applications; cost of production; output markets; externalities; input markets; linear programming; optimization theory with use of calculus.
Prerequisite: ECO 1021.

1170 Contemporary Microeconomic Issues. 3 credits.
Use of economic tools to explore issues of public policy and private decision making. Topics vary by term but may include: uncertainty and information in economics, crime, government regulation of business, education, charity, immigration, contracts, discrimination, medical care, transportation, congestion, geographic location, income distribution.
Prerequisite: ECO 1021.

1201 Intermediate Macroeconomics. 3 credits.
National income accounting; national income determination models; consumption functions; investment theory; business cycle theory; stabilization policy; LM-IS-BP analysis; aggregate Demand and aggregate supply analysis; economic growth and development theories.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011.

1221 Money and Banking. 3 credits.
Nature of money; organization and functioning of the commercial banking system; description of financial markets and financial institutions; hedging mechanisms, yield curves, Federal Reserve System and financial intermediaries; national income determination models; monetarist-fiscalist debate; LM-IS-BP analysis; role of money in international finance.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011.

1301 History of Economic Thought. 3 credits.
Ancient and medieval economic thought; mercantilists and physiocrats; classical and neoclassical schools; institutional school; Keynesian economics.
Prerequisite: ECO 1021.

1421 Econometrics. 3 credits.
The application of regression techniques to the problem of testing and forecasting in economics. The two-variable regression model is fully developed; analysis is extended to consider the multivariate model, functional form issues, dummy variables, and distribution lag models.  Covers problems associated with autocorrelation; system models.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, STA 1021.

1501 Public Finance. 3 credits.
Social balance, personal and corporate income taxes; sales and property taxes; current economic thought on taxation and public debt, expenditure analysis, energy, transportation, housing, education, pollution control, poverty, and quotas; externalities, public goods, public choice.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021.

1701 International Economics. 3 credits.
The theory of international trade, international finance, commercial policy, balance of payments, the foreign exchange market, competitiveness in the global economy, international macroeconomics, and foreign direct investment. Emphasis is placed on the determinants and effects of international linkages, including the roles of consumers, firms, and government policies, in the context of the international economic environment.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021.

2005 Economics of the Law. 3 credits.
The relationship of legal institutions and laws to economic efficiency and social goals, such as justice; economics of property rights, environmental control, administrative processes, contracts, and liability; public utility and antitrust regulation; individual rights and discrimination.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011.

2201 Labor Economics. 3 credits.
Labor's place in the American economy; factors affecting supply and demand for labor; wage determination; unionism as a response to labor problems; industrial relations; public policy toward labor.
Prerequisite: ECO 1021.

(2330 Economics of Energy)

2401 Industrial Organization. 3 credits.
The application of microeconomic theory to industrial markets. Considers such areas as structure of the American economy, motivation of the firm, identification and measurement of monopoly power, oligopolistic behavior, patents, concentration, and government regulation.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021.

2531 Health Economics. 3 credits.
Application of economic tools and concepts to the analysis of the health care field. Effects of health care on health, hospital behavior, health work-force supply, demand for health care. Role of demographic changes in health care system. Methodology employed by economists to determine the economic losses suffered in cases involving death and disability. Emphasis on the United States and its current situation. Comparison with other countries.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021.

2701 Managerial Economics. 3 credits.
Analysis of the firm’s decisions regarding prices, output and input, advertising, etc., under various market conditions; applications to production, financial, and marketing operations. Attention given to the formulation of economic models to analyze management problems.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021.

3005 or 3005H Forensic Economics.

3006 or 3006H Economics and Ethical Issues. 3 credits.
Comparison of the economic efficiency and Jewish law approaches to business ethics; advertising and promotional activities; business pricing policies; labor relations; government regulation of the economy; social welfare; speculation.

3501 Economics of the Middle East. 3 credits.
Economic growth of Israel until the Yom Kippur War; stagnancy and inflation since 1974; new economic policies since 1985; Middle East oil, OPEC, and the economies of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011.

(3511 The Economy of Israel )

3601 or 3601H Economic Perspectives. 3 credits.
Topics are based mainly on symposium themes of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and reflect the most recent work, but may include the following: fiscal policy, revision of LM-IS analysis, advanced consumption theory, regulation of the stock market and hedge funds, organizations and economics, economics and electronic commerce, the economics of higher Education, health-care reform, state vs. private ownership.

4901, 4902 Independent Study.
Meet with the Yeshiva College Academic Dean.

English (ENG)

Major: Yeshiva College
ENG 2003; 2004; eight additional courses in English (24 additional credits minimum), six of which must be taken in residence. At least two of these courses must focus on pre-1800 literature, two on post-1800 literature, and two on a particular author, genre, or theme. The same course may fulfill more than one of these categories. At most one writing course may count toward the major and at most one of the following: 4051, 4052 or 4201, 4202.

Minor: Yeshiva College
English Literature Track
English 2003; 2004 and 12 additional ENG literature credits. All courses in the minor must be taken in residence.

Writing Track
ENG 1101, 1102 and 12 additional credits in more advanced writing courses.

Note: ENG 1101-1102 is a prerequisite for all higher-numbered ENG courses. At Yeshiva College, one semester of ENG 2003, 2004, 4201, or 4202 is a prerequisite for all higher-numbered ENG courses. Any exception must be approved by the instructor.

0001 Developmental English. No credit.

0011, 0012, 0013 English as a Second Language (ESL). 3 hours. 1 credit.
Written and spoken English, including examination of the nature of the language. First-semester students who are not native speakers must take a placement examination to enter ENG 1101; otherwise, they are placed into one of the three levels of ESL. Each ESL student advances through these levels until he is ready to begin ENG 1101.

0011 English as a Second Language (ESL) – Intensive. 10 hours. 3 credits.

1101-1102 Composition and Rhetoric. 2 hours plus conferences. 2 credits.
English 1101: Learning how to write a well-developed and coherent essay, organized around a clear central idea, showing mastery of sentence and paragraph structures as well as standard grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation. A minimum of four to six essays (3,000 words), with revisions, is required.

English 1102: Developing critical and analytical skills and rhetorical strategies for effectively defending a thesis and persuading an audience. The course requires an analytical research paper (1,500-2,000 words) with formal documentation, as well as a minimum of three or four additional essays (2,500 words), with revisions.

Writing Workshops
Each workshop progresses from formal, technical exercises to original compositions. Criticism of work in progress and completed, group analysis, written recommendations, personal conferences. Students improve their basic writing skills and develop their creative talents.
Prerequisite: ENG 1101-1102.

1311 Technical Writing and Editing. 3 credits.

1324 Business Writing. 3 credits.

1326 Writing Copy for Marketing and Direct Advertising. 3 credits.

1407 Expository Writing. 3 credits.

1601 Print Journalism. 3 credits.

1641 Broadcast Journalism. 3 credits.

1721; 1722; 1723; 1724 Creative Writing. 3 credits.

1743 or 1743H Creative Fiction Writing. 3 credits.

1822 Writing Fiction. 3 credits.

1832 Writing Poetry. 3 credits.

1931H, 1932H Freshman Honors Seminar. 3 credits.
Reading literary and other texts: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Writing: critical and analytic essays, with emphasis on revision. 1932H requires an analytical research paper with formal documentation. Open only to students admitted to the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program.

2001 Interpretation of Literature. 3 credits.
An introduction to literature and to different models of literary analysis. Acts of interpretation are central objects of study, and one of the course’s aims is to make students aware that all reading always involves a particular interpretive choice. Although individual instructors choose the texts they teach, the guidelines that apply to all sections are 1) that the texts range across a variety of genres (poetry, prose, and drama), 2) that the syllabus consists of British, American, and non-Western texts, and 3) that at least two historical periods are represented. This course may serve as an alternative to the literature survey courses in fulfilling the first semester of the college literature requirement, however, does not count toward fulfillment of the requirements of the English major.

2003 or 2003H; 2004 or 2004H Survey of English Literature. 3 credits.
History of English literature from its beginnings through the 20th century, focusing on masterpieces illustrating the various literary periods. First semester: Anglo-Saxon times through Milton; second semester: late 17th through 20th centuries.

2315 Chaucer. 3 credits.
Major works, with emphasis on The Canterbury Tales.

2316 Medieval Literature in Modern English. 3 credits.
Medieval English and continental masterpieces in modern English translation. Works in various genres (romance, lyric, allegory, saga, epic) illuminate intellectual, social, and literary conventions, such as courtly love, chivalry, the heroic ideal, Arthurian traditions, and the quest for salvation. Special topics may be chosen each semester.

2318 or 2318H The World of King Arthur. 3 credits.
A broad, chronological survey of the Arthurian literary tradition, focusing on the resources of the World Wide Web. The course concentrates largely on medieval texts (Latin, Welsh, and English chronicle materials; English and French romances) but includes some 19th- and 20th-century Arthurian poetry and fiction. All works are read in Modern English translation. Course requirements include midterm and final hypermedia projects.

2323 Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry and Prose. 3 credits.
More, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Donne.

2331; 2332 Shakespeare I; II. 3 credits.
First semester: histories and comedies; second semester: tragedies, problem plays, and romances. Consideration of the plays in the contexts of Renaissance and modern theatrical and dramatic conventions.

2346 Milton and Seventrenth-Century Literature. 3 credits.
Studies in the works of Milton and other authors.

2356 English Literature in the Eighteenth Century. 3 credits.
Studies in the works of Pope, Swift, Jonson, Blake, and other authors.

2360 The Enlightenment. 3 credits.
Continental and English masterpieces by writers and thinkers of the 17th and 18th centuries.

2400 The Romantic Vision. 3 credits.
Characteristic, influential, and significant works by British and continental authors, with a view to understanding some of the major interests, concerns, and attitudes prevalent in the Romantic period.

2410 or 2410H The Victorian Web. 3 credits.
Major writers— such as Carlyle, Macaulay, Dickens, Mill, Newman, Browning, Arnold, Tennyson, Huxley, Ruskin, Hopkins, and Pater—in relation to the intellectual, social, and cultural milieu.

2611; 2612 American Literature I; II. 3 credits.
Development of American literature. First semester: through 1870; second semester: since 1870.

2861 or 2861H; 2862 or 2862H Major Authors. 3 credits.
Works by a maximum of four major authors, usually English, American, or both. May be repeated, since the subject matter varies from term to term.

2910 American Autobiography. 3 credits.
Diverse forms of personal narratives in the United States from the 16th century to the present; emphasis on the changing needs that writing autobiography has served over this period, and the variety of forms that writers' life stories have taken.

2911 Literature and Culture of the American City. 3 credits.
How writers have responded to intensifying urbanization in the United States, largely since the end of the 19th century, and the role of literature in defining a distinctly "urban" culture or consciousness during this period. Fulfills the core requirement for the minor in American Studies.

2912 American Literature and Culture 1876-1918. 3 credits.
The dramatic cultural transitions—particularly those accompanying urbanization, industrialization, and immigration—that shaped writing and society in the United States from the decade following the Civil War through the end of World War I. Fulfills the core requirement for the minor in American Studies.

2913 American Literature and Culture 1919-41. 3 credits.
Literature's response to cultural events between the two world wars, especially the rise of middle-class consumer culture and conservative social values during the 1920s and the crisis of confidence and effort to restore order during the Depression. Fulfills the core requirement for the minor in American Studies.

2914 Literature and Culture of Rural America. 3 credits.
Examines, in its historical context, literature—as well as film, music, art, and material culture—that deals with life on farms and in small towns across the United States since the 19th century. Probes the conflicts and tensions that surround rural ideals in an increasingly urban United States and the ways in which rural America has come to stand for national values.

2915 or 2915H Chicago and New York at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. 3 credits.
Focuses on Chicago and New York at the pivotal moment when urbanization was profoundly altering U.S. cultural life. Particularly concerned with conflicts over "American" values in U.S. urban life, and with the role of literature in the development of a distinctly "urban" culture and consciousness.

2961; 2962 Contemporary Literature. 3 credits.
Fiction, poetry, drama, or nonfiction prose by contemporary authors, usually English, American, or both. May be repeated, since the subject matter varies from term to term.

3189 Comedy and Satire. 3 credits.
Theories of and studies in comedy and satire, from their classical roots through the present. Authors may include Aristophanes, Terence, Boccaccio, Rabelais, and Moliere.

3208 The Art of Fiction. 3 credits.
How great writers of fiction shape their audiences' responses through traditional and experimental strategies.

3237 Great Short Fiction. 3 credits.
Survey of outstanding short novels or long short stories by European and American writers.

3315; 3316 The English Novel. 3 credits.
The development of the novel genre through selected English novels. First semester: Defoe, Richardson, the sentimental and gothic novels, Austen, the Brontes, Dickens; second semester: Eliot, Hardy, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, and others.

3342 Modern American Fiction. 3 credits.
Novels and short stories by American writers since World War I.

3376 Classic Modern Novels. 3 credits.
Intensive study of five landmark novels, some in translation, by authors who have explored new territory in modern fiction.

3408 The Art of Drama. 3 credits.
Theatrical conventions and techniques to clarify how dramatists convey meaning and hold an audience; intensive examination of selected American, English, and Continental plays.

3411 Tragedy. 3 credits.
Selected works from different periods and cultures. Emphasis on understanding the forms of tragic drama and the nature of the tragic vision of life.

3424 Renaissance Drama. 3 credits.
Renaissance plays by authors other than Shakespeare.

3426 Great Drama from Dryden through Ibsen. 3 credits.
Restoration drama through early modern experiments with realism and symbolism.

3461 Modern Drama from Ibsen to the Present. 3 credits.
European, British, and American dramatists such as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Pirandello, O'Neill, Beckett, Ionesco, Williams, Miller.

3622 or 3622H Jewish New York. 3 credits.
Uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore key arenas of community, tension, and change within developing Jewish cultures in New York City since the end of the 19th century: work and worship on the Lower East Side; political, economic, and ethnic conflict; suburbanization; and the legacy of the Holocaust.

3717 The Art of Poetry. 3 credits.
Poetic techniques and meanings through intensive examination of selected works.

3742 Modern Poetry. 3 credits.
Nineteenth-century roots of modern masterpieces (Eliot, Pound, Frost, Yeats); contemporary poets.

4051, 4052 Introduction to Linguistics. 3 credits.
How scientific procedures are applied to discover the structure of languages. Provides a body of factual knowledge about the languages of the world, their diversity, what features they have in common, and the relationships among them.

4055 or 4055H Linguistics Research Seminar. 3 credits.
4061, 4062 History of the English Language. 3 credits.

4081 Classic Literary Criticism and Theory. 3 credits.
Plato through the 19th century; exploration of fundamental questions: What is literary art? What value does it have? How does it work? How is it understood and judged? Analysis of works selected for relevance.

4086 Modern Criticism and Theory. 3 credits.
How particular modern and contemporary theories can help readers understand particular works, the nature of literature, and the process of interpretation.

4201; 4202 Masterpieces of World Literature. 3 credits.
Survey of monuments of literary, historical, and philosophical imagination in the West; emphasis on close reading of texts, and on classroom discussion rather than lectures. First semester: classical antiquity; second semester: postclassical antiquity to modern times. Authors include Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Virgil (4201); Augustine, Dante, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Galileo (4202).

4411 Literature and Social Change. 3 credits.
Literary explorations with an historical or sociological slant. May focus on one of the following topics: literature and war, literature and revolution, literature of the underclass, the immigrant experience in America.

4421 Literature and Psychology. 3 credits.
Relations between systems of psychology and literary works, from the Greeks through the dominant modern systems of Freud, Jung, and Laing.

4471 Literature and Art. 3 credits.
Analysis of parallels in literary and artistic styles from classical Greek to contemporary examples. Periods under discussion vary at the instructor’s discretion.

4519 American Jewish Literature. 3 credits.
Literature written by Jews in the United States since 1900. Focuses on how these texts deal with the experiences of immigration and suburbanization, conflicts between tradition and modernity, and the legacy of the Holocaust. Authors include Cahan, Yezierska, Gold, Singer, Roth, Malamud, Bellow, Ozick, Olsen, and Paley.

4551 or 4551H; 4552 or 4552H Topics in Literature. 3 credits.
Special topics courses. Courses offered recently under these numbers include “Constructions of Otherness,” “From Gutenberg to Ben Franklin: The Impact of the Hand Press,” “Contemporary World Fiction,” “Gothic Traditions.” May be repeated, since the subject matter varies from term to term.

4571 Parents and Children. 3 credits.
The portrayal in literature of the splendors and miseries of having children; generational conflict; people's changing attitudes, first as young children, then as parents of children and as middle-aged children of aging parents.

4901; 4902 Independent Study.
Meet with the Yeshiva College Academic Dean.

. ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENT)

Minor: Sy Syms School
Five courses chosen from ENT 2210, 2250, 2251, 2255, 2410, 2415, 2508, 3780, 3786, 3790, 3796, 4930-32.

2210 Direct Marketing. 3 credits. (Same as MAR 2210.)
Selling directly to the consumer or business entity. Examines various aspects of direct marketing such as the use of catalogs, mail order, mailing-list selection, TV, radio, print and telemarketing. Focuses on the management utilization of direct marketing strategy and implementation.
Prerequisite: MAR 1001.

2250 Internet for Business. 3 credits. (Same as INF 2250)
Exploration of opportunities created by the rapidly expanding Internet, with emphasis on commerce and industry. History and components, World Wide Web, gopher space, ftp, telenet, usenet, e-mail, use and strategies, search engines, web-page design, multimedia, browser, slip/ppp access, software, hardware, and troubleshooting.
Prerequisite: INF 1020.

2251 Advanced Internet for Business. 3 credits (Same as INF 2251.)
Building on material covered in Internet for Business I, this course gives students a more complete understanding of the strategic implications that the Internet has for business in the new Millennium. Covers advanced HTML, techniques for improving web site design and effectiveness, sophisticated web development tools, maximizing the benefits of internal and external search engines, customer-integrated transaction-processing systems, domains and the hosting of web pages, intranets and extranets, on-line databases; an object-oriented approach to design; and the convergence of emerging technologies for use on the Internet.
Prerequisite: ENT/INF 2250.

2255 E-Commerce: Internet Marketing. 3 credits. (Same as INF 2255; MAR 2255.)
The practical applications of e-commerce in the marketplace today, including both customer-to-business and intra-business interactions. Associated business models, security and firewalls protocols (authentication, encryption, SSL, X.509, LDAP), electronic payment protocols (SET, e-cash), collaboration/on-line catalogs, and the required network infrastructure (TCP/IP).
Prerequisite: INF 1020, MAR 1001.

2410 Sales Management. 3 credits. (Same as MAR 2410.)
A survey of the sales management field and analysis of the sales force management; organizing; staffing and training a sales force; directing sales force operations; sales planning; and evaluating sales performance.
Prerequisite: MAR 1001

2415 Retail Management. 3 credits. (Same as MAR 2415.)
Starting, developing and growing a retailing organization, from both entrepreneurial and professional managerial perspectives. How retailing enhances the marketing mix, improves the effectiveness of the distribution network, and dynamically evolves in conjunction with environmental factors.
Prerequisite: MAR 1001.

2508 Entrepreneurial Finance. 3 credits. (Same as FIN 2508.)
How entrepreneurs secure financing for their business ventures: sources of funding such as investors, venture capital, SBA loans, asset-based financing, lines of credit; creation of business plans and loan proposals; developing cash flow projections; evaluation of loan requests by lender/investors.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

3780 Principles of Entrepreneurship. 3 credits. (Same as MAN 3780.)
New venture initiation and development; the practical approach to developing and implementing procedures and techniques for starting an enterprise. Class discussions based on readings and case studies.
Prerequisite: MAN 1020.

3786 New Venture Planning. 3 credits. (Same as MAN 3786.)
Use of the business plan, the critical element of entrepreneurship, as a guide to the successful operation of a business venture. Students learn the essential ingredients necessary for an effective plan, select and present an enterprise that they are personally interested in, and develop a persuasive written plan that can be used to attract financing, key employees, and mentors.
Prerequisite: MAN 1020.

3790 Managing a Growing Business. 3 credits. (Same as MAN 3790.)
Managing and enhancing an ongoing growth business organization, including establishing a management team, satisfying investors, and building loyal customers. Labor employment laws, merger and acquisition strategy, strategy for capital foundation, and business conflicts and resolutions.
Prerequisite: MAN 1020.

3796 Franchising, Licensing, and Distributorships. 3 credits. (Same as MAN 3796.)
Essential elements of franchising from the viewpoint of both franchiser and franchisee. Explores the franchising opportunities and their planning and implementation. Discussion of licensing and distributorship as viable business ventures.
Prerequisite: MAN 1020.

4930; 4931; 4932 Seminar: Contemporary Problems in Business. 3 credits. (Same as MAN 4930; 4931; 4932.)
Today's business environment requires imaginative leadership to deal with the turbulent global marketplace. Top executives from leading multinational corporations present a general overview and discuss the corporate culture of their organizations, outline the competitive climate in their industries, and share their views of what ingredients are needed to survive in today's fast-changing economic environments.
Prerequisite: upper-class status or permission of Sy Syms Dean.

FINANCE (FIN)

Major: Sy Syms School
Business Core (12 courses; 36 credits): ACC 1001, 1002; BLW 2021; ECO 1011, 1021, 1221; FIN 1001; INF 1020; MAN 1020; MAR 1001; STB 1131, 1456, FIN 1408, 2505; one course chosen from 2409, 2521, 3510; two chosen from 2508, 2511, 2943, 3011, 3015, 3020, 3301, 3603, 3851, 3932 (15 credits); Business electives: MAN 2110 and three courses chosen from ACC, ENT, INF, MAN, MAR (12 credits).

Minor: Sy Syms School
Five courses chosen from FIN 1408, 2409, 2505, 2508, 2511, 2521, 2943, 3011, 3015, 3020, 3301, 3510, 3603, 3851, 3932 (15 credits).

1001 Principles of Finance. 3 credits.
An introductory survey of the fundamentals of financial management, financial analysis, and the securities markets. Provides a general understanding of financial institutions, terms and rights of stockholders and bondholders, and the corporate financial structure. Covers sources and uses of capital, debt versus equity, present value techniques, valuation, capital asset pricing, and capital budgeting.

1408 Corporate Finance. 3 credits.
introduction to the principles and techniques of corporate financial management. Covers financial analysis, pro forma financial statement forecasting, firm value optimization and valuation models, capital structure, stock price valuation, bond pricing and returns, compounding and discounting, cash budgeting, working capital, risk and return, capital budgeting techniques, long- and short-term financing decisions, leverage, dividend policy, the cost of capital. Problems and applications utilizing commercially available computer software.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

2409 Advanced Corporate Finance. 3 credits.
The corporate finance function and decision-making process. Specialized topics are examined and case presentations may be used. Evaluation of capital expenditure proposals, risk/return, diversification, capital structure, investment and financing decisions, capital markets, cash and credit management, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, and global financial strategies.
Prerequisite: FIN 1408.

2505 Investment Analysis. 3 credits.
Features and characteristics of available investment opportunities; fundamental principles for choosing sound investment vehicles to meet investor risk/return objectives. Stocks, bonds, warrants, convertibles, preferreds, municipal bonds, governments, options, and futures are defined and analyzed, utilizing fundamental technical and portfolio optimization techniques. Implementation of investment research using PC and mainframe databases and software.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

2508 Entrepreneurial Finance. 3 credits. (Same as ENT 2508.)
How entrepreneurs secure financing for their business ventures: sources of funding such as investors, venture capital, SBA loans, asset-based financing, lines of credit, creation of business plans, and loan proposals; developing cash flow projections, and the evaluation of loan requests by lender/investors.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

2511 Security Analysis. 3 credits.
The role and activities of the equity analyst. Cases and lectures are used to provide analytical skills and an appreciation of the usefulness and limitations of financial statements. Various approaches to equity valuation are considered.
Prerequisite: FIN 1408 or 2505. Pre- or coerequisite: ACC 1001, 1002.

2521 Portfolio Management. 3 credits.
Theoretical analysis and practical applications of modern portfolio theory to individual and institutional portfolio management; optimal asset selection and allocation decisions, portfolio mix, and the evaluation of portfolio performance; Markowitz diversification, single and multi-index models, capital market theory, capital asset pricing, arbitrage pricing, fixed income securities, and options strategies. Implementation of portfolio optimization design using PC and mainframe databases and software.
Prerequisite: FIN 2505.

2943 Principles of Real Estate. 3 credits.
Covers various types of real estate, including apartments, office buildings, industrial parks, shopping centers, private homes, and undeveloped land. Examination of property from the viewpoint of investor/owner, seller, broker, and lender. Various methods of financing real estate.
Prerequisite: ACC 1001, FIN 1001.

3011 Principles of Insurance. 3 credits.
Discusses the basic principles of the field of insurance and risk management, including ethical, financial, social, economic, and political issues. Students analyze institutional aspects of risk management, in order to allow the business or individual to minimize financial loss from unforeseen courses.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

3015 Global Insurance & Risk Management. 3 credits.
A comprehensive study of insurance and risk management in a global context. Systematic examination of various environmental factors (economic, financial, political/legal, regulatory/tax, demographic/sociocultural, and physical/technological), and the patterns and degrees of change associated with each. Course objective is to provide students with technical and managerial skills suitable for use in the rapidly changing global setting of insurance and risk management. Major ethical, social, and political issues are examined. Current events and trends are noted throughout; students follow the performance of a selected portfolio of global insurance stocks.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001.

3020 Financial and Estate Planning. 3 credits.
A comprehensive study of personal management from the individual consumer, family, and small-business points of view, with a life-cycle perspective. The course Explores 1) financial goals and objectives, budgets and other tools, money and money management, borrowing and debt management, tax planning, and housing; 2) personal risk management and insurance (life, health, property, and liability); 3) stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investments; and 4) retirement and estate planning.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001 or ECO 1011.

3301 Historical Development of Modern Finance. 3 credits.
An examination of the historical development of financial institutions and markets from the Middle Ages to the present. Focuses specifically on the contributions of key Jewish individuals and families, such as Bernard Baruch, Alex Brown, Goldman Sachs, Lehman, Loeb, Rothschild, Schiff, and Warburg.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001 or ECO 1011.

3510 Speculative Markets: Futures Markets and Options. 3 credits.
A comprehensive overview of commodities, financial futures, and options on futures. The market microstructure and its evolution, trading applications, and the use of technical and fundamental analysis; exchange operations. Trading mechanics, hedging and speculation, price forecasting, testing and optimizing trading systems, performance spreading, and option pricing theory. Students implement a PC commodity market simulator.
Prerequisite: FIN 1408 or 2505.

3603 International Finance. 3 credits.
Analysis of special topics in international finance, including international capital flows, theories of foreign exchange rate determinations, Eurocurrency and Eurobond markets, and integration of multinational markets.
Prerequisite: FIN 1001

3851 Financial Statement Analysis. 3 credits. (Same as ACC 3851.)
Designed primarily for non-Accounting majors. Methods of communicating information about financing and operating activities of corporations, and techniques for analyzing and evaluating that information.
Prerequisite: ACC 1002, FIN 1001.

3932 Capital Markets and Financial Institutions. 3 credits.
Structure and evolution of financial institutions; role of financial markets in allocating funds and absorbing risk; relationships among markets; financial intermediation.
Prerequisite: ECO 1011, 1021; and ECO 1221 or FIN 1001.

4970 Senior Research Paper. 1 hour. No credit.
An individualized approach to assisting each student in selecting a topic and designing and completing his senior research paper required for graduation. Students work one-on-one with a faculty member in their discipline.

Yeshiva College offers instruction in the following foreign languages: French, German, Japanese, Russian, Semitic languages (Arabic, Aramaic), and Spanish. Full course descriptions and programs are listed under each language. Course descriptions for Latin and Greek are listed under the heading Classical Languages.

Hebrew is not considered a foreign language at Yeshiva College.

Minor: Yeshiva College
Twenty-four (24) credits in two foreign or classical languages. Students must complete the intermediate sequence (or higher) in each language. Students wishing to minor in Greek or Latin should refer to the requirements for the Classics minor.

FRENCH (FRE)

Major: Yeshiva College
Twenty-seven (27) credits in FRE courses including 2101-2102 (or 2125-2126 and 2127-2128) and 1421. FRE 1101-1102 and 3000-level courses may not be included. Requirements also include such additional courses, not exceeding 15 credits, as may be prescribed by the department advisor for the individual student. Recommended: FRE 1843 and 4911; and courses in classical literature, English literature, history, and philosophy. Department advisor: Dr. H. Haahr.

Minor: Yeshiva College
Eighteen (18) credits in FRE courses, including one advanced language course – either French 1245 or 1421 – and two literature courses, of which one should cover the medieval and pre-modern periods. Courses at the 3000-level may not be included.

1101,1102 Elementary French. 3 credits.
Essentials of oral expression, listening comprehension, and basic reading and writing skills. For students with less than two years of high school French. Students with one year of high school French may enter 1102 with permission of the instructor.

1201, 1202 Intermediate French. 3 credits.
Intensive review of grammar; readings in literature; exercises in composition and conversation.
Prerequisite: two years of high school French or FRE 1102. Students with three years of high school French may enter 1202 with permission of the instructor.

1245; 1246; 1247; 1248 Oral French. 1 credit.
Emphasis on oral proficiency related to a wide variety of subject matter; vocabulary building. Reports and class discussion to acquire fluency and ease of expression.
Prerequisite: FRE 2102.

1421 Advanced Composition. 3 credits.
Work on special problems of grammar; frequent exercises in translation; practice in composition and conversation.
Prerequisite: FRE 1202.

(1503 French Civilization.)

(1843 History of the French Language.)

2101; 2102 Masterpieces of French Literature. 3 credits.
Great works of French prose, poetry, and drama of the various periods.
Prerequisite: four years of high school French or FRE 1202.

2125; 2126; 2127; 2128 Survey of French Literature. 3 credits.
First semester: medieval period and Renaissance; second semester: 17th and 18th centuries; third semester: 19th century; fourth semester: 20th century. History of the literature of the periods and detailed study of representative works.
Prerequisite: four years of high school French or FRE 1202.

(2284; 2285 The Modern Novel.)

(2323 The Theater of Revolt.)

(2437 Literature of the Seventeenth Century.)

(2448 Literature of the Enlightenment.)

2460 or 2460H French Jewry, 1806-1905: Images and Identities. 3 credits.
History of the Jews in 19th-century France and their representation as other in the art and literature of the period.

(2580 Literature of Existentialism.)

(3284; 3285 Modern Novel in Translation.)

(3323 Modern Drama in Translation.)

(3580 Literature of Existentialism in Translation.)

3632 or 3632H Baudelaire, Rimband, Mallarme.

4901, 4902 Independent Study
Meet with the Yeshiva College Academic Dean.

GERMAN (GER)

Department advisor: Dr. H. Haahr.

1115 Readings in German. 3 credits.

GREEK (GRE)
See CLASSICAL LANGUAGES