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ECO 485 - INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS

Course Description:

Supervised on-the-job training in one or more facets of the field of economics. This course cannot be used to satisfy any of the advanced economics courses required of economics majors or business economics majors or economics minors.

Prerequisites:

Junior standing as a major in economics or business economics or a minor in economics; overall GPA of 2.5 or better; economics GPA of 2.8 or better; and consent of department chair.

Statement of Policy:

The position held by the intern should be a professional level, with a closely supervised assignment in an area of economics. To be eligible, a student must be employed for:

  1. Three months, full-time (40 hour week) in the summer or,
  2. Part-time (at least 15 hours per week) for the fall or spring semester.

If the internship occurs during the fall or spring semester, the student must register for the course at the beginning of the semester in which the internship will be completed. If the internship occurs during the summer, the student must obtain approval prior to the start of the internship, and must register for the course during the following fall semester.

There will be no exceptions made to the GPA requirements.

Application Procedure:

The following information must be submitted to, and approved by, the Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance before attempting to register for the course:

  1. A letter of application describing the employment position, how that position relates to the discipline of economics, the topic of the research paper, and the name of the supervising economics faculty member.
  2. A copy of a degree plan with a major in economics or business economics or a minor in economics.
  3. A statement from the employment supervisor indicating job duties to be performed.
Grading Procedures:

The student must complete an academic research paper in an area of economics related to the internship. The topic of this paper must be approved in advance by a member of the SFA economics faculty who will serve as the intern's supervising faculty member. In addition, a rating of on-the-job performance of the intern will be requested of the supervisor. After completion of all job requirements, evaluation by employment supervisor, and evaluation of the research paper by the supervising faculty member, a grade of either Pass or Fail will be awarded for the course.

FIN 485 - INTERNSHIP IN FINANCE

Course Description:

Supervised on-the-job training in one or more facets of the field of finance. This course cannot be used to satisfy any of the advanced finance courses required of finance majors or minors.

Prerequisites:

Junior standing as a major or minor in finance; overall GPA of 2.5 or better; finance GPA of 2.8 or better; and consent of department chair.

Statement of Policy:

The position held by the intern should be a professional level, with a closely supervised assignment in an area of finance. To be eligible, a student must be employed for:

  1. Three months, full-time (40 hour week) in the summer or,
  2. Part-time (at least 15 hours per week) for the fall or spring semester. If the internship occurs during the fall or spring semester, the student must register for the course at the beginning of the semester in which the internship will be completed.

If the internship occurs during the summer, the student must obtain approval prior to the start of the internship, and must register for the course during the following fall semester.

There will be no exceptions made to the GPA requirements.

Application Procedure:

The following information must be submitted to, and approved by, the Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance before attempting to register for the course:

  1. A letter of application describing the employment position, how that position relates to the discipline of finance, the topic of the research paper, and the name of the supervising finance faculty member.
  2. A copy of a degree plan with a major or minor in finance.
  3. A statement from the employment supervisor indicating job duties to be performed.
Grading Procedures:

The student must complete an academic research paper in an area of finance related to the internship. The topic of this paper must be approved in advance by a member of the SFA finance faculty who will serve as the intern's supervising faculty member. In addition, a rating of on-the-job performance of the intern will be requested of the supervisor. After completion of all job requirements, evaluation by employment supervisor, and evaluation of the research paper by the supervising faculty member, a grade of either Pass or Fail will be awarded for the course.

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Textbook Information

Required Textbooks for Economics and Finance Courses - Spring 2013

Economics

Course No. Section Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Instructor
ECO 231
 003-005 Principles of Economics Mankiw 6 9781133806844 (Macro only) or 9780495999133 (Macro & Micro) Cengage (South-Western) Phelps, Stroup
001-002 E-Book, See Instructor Ballinger
ECO 232
 003 Principles of Economics Mankiw 6 9781285039534 (Micro only) or 9780495999133 (Macro & Micro) Cengage (South-Western) Scanlan
002, 500 E-Book, See Instructor Kosovich
ECO 331 001 The Economics of Money, Banking andFinancial Markets Mishkin 10 0132770245 Pearson Ballinger
ECO 337
 001
 Public Finance: A Contemporary Application of Theory to Policy Hyman 10 053875446X Cengage Stroup
Beyond Politics (Revised and Updated Edition) Simmons 9781598130423 Independent Institute
ECO 339
 001-003 Introduction to Business Statistics Weiers 7 0538452196 Cengage (Wadsworth) Kouliavtsev , Simmons
500 See Instructor Kouliavtsev
ECO 359 001 The Economics of Sports Leeds & Allmen 4 0138009295 Addison Wesley Kosovich
ECO 480 001 International Economics: Theory and Policy Krugman & Obstfeld 8 or 9 0321488830 or 0132146657 Prentice Hall Scanlan

Finance

Course No. Section Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Instructor
FIN 333
 001-005
 Fundamentals of Financial Management Brigham & Houston 12 0324597703 or (E-book) Cengage Giudici, Lewis
The "Texas Instruments BA II Plus" Calculator is also Required for this course
FIN 357 001 Fundamentals of Investment Management Hirt & Block 10 0078034620 McGraw-Hill K Jones
FIN 361 022 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance Redja 10 0321414934 Addison Phares
FIN 366 020 See Instructor
FIN 369 022, 500 Personal Finance Garman & Fogue 10 or 11 1111531013 Cengage South-Western Innerarity, Phares
FIN 370 001 Financial Markets & Institutions Madura 9 1439038848 Cengage South-Western Lewis
FIN 373
 001
 Intermediate Financial Management
 Brigham & Davis
 9* 032431986X Cengage South-Western K Jones
*(Newer editions are acceptable but not recommended)
FIN 410 001 An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management Chance & Brooks 8 0324601212 Cengage Simmons
FIN 415 001 Cases in Financial Planning Dalton, Dalton, & Oakley 1 9781936602087 Money Education Phares
FIN 458 022 Investments Bodie, Kane, Marcus 8 007338237X McGraw-Hill Giudici
FIN 490 001 No Textbook Brown
FIN 514 K Jones