Some of the courses listed are offered infrequently. Students are advised to check with the schedule of classes published by the Registrar or the corresponding academic department for availability.

Finance

• BUS-F 100 Introduction to Financial Careers & Concepts (3 cr.) Designed primarily for freshmen to learn about the full spectrum of financial and real estate careers. Covers financial intermediation, investment banking, mergers and acquisition, capital markets, real estate, investment management, corporate finance, commercial banking, treasury, equity research, investments, wealth management, international finance, hedge funds, fintech, private equity, and leveraged buy-outs.
• BUS-F 101 Finance Diversity Program (1.5 cr.) The Finance Diversity Program aspires to bridge the diversity gap by equipping high-potential students from diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, confidence, professional network, and skillset necessary to excel in finance. This course is intended for freshmen who have earned admittance into the Finance Diversity Program. An application is required for this course. See more information about the Finance Diversity Program.
• BUS-F 210 Investment Banking & Capital Markets (1.5 cr.) P: Sophomore standing and current Kelley student. This course provides an overview of the investment banking and capital markets industries. It teaches students core skills of financial modeling and valuation. This class creates an inclusive environment conducive to determining students' interest in and candidacy for the Investment Banking Workshop or the Capital Markets and Banking Workshop. Cumulative IU GPA of 3.5 required to remain in course. Recommended P/C of BUS-F 100/255.
• BUS-F 212 Knall-Cohen Fund (1.5 cr.) This course mimics the typical buy-side research analyst experience. Students do fundamental analysis of an industry and of a stock in that industry, write a stock recommendation report complete with an analytic model, and present their stock idea to the Knall-Cohen Fund board, which is composed of investment professionals. An application is required for this course. See more information about the Knall-Cohen Fund.
• BUS–F 255 Topics in Finance (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Finance.
• BUS–F 260 Personal Finance (3 cr.) Financial problems encountered in managing individual affairs: family budgeting, installment purchase, insurance, and home ownership. 
• BUS-F 262 Financial Markets (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 260. Course not open to Business students. This course provides an overview of financial markets, including stock markets, bond markets, derivative markets, and active management markets. Specifically, it examines portfolio diversification, risk and return, mutual fund performance, market efficiency, bonds, options, and futures.
• BUS-F 271 Global Business Analysis (1.5 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with a grade of C or better. F271 extends the knowledge gained in D270, Global Business Environment. This class concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms. Students are placed in the role of the decision-makers responsible for solving the myriad of practical problems resulting from a globalized and highly interconnected business environment.
• BUS-F 272 Global Business Immersion (3 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with a grade of C or higher. The Global Business Immersion course includes international travel. It extends the knowledge gained in Global Business Environment, D270 and concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms. An application is required to be a part of this course. See more information about Global Business Immersion.
• BUS–F 300 Introduction to Financial Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 200 and not open to Kelley School of Business students. Broad survey of finance for non-Kelley School students. An introduction to financial management and the role of the financial manager. Topics covered include a description of financial markets and basic financial analysis, working capital management, basic valuation and capital expenditure analysis. Credit not given for both BUS-F 300 and (BUS-F 301, BUS-F 304, BUS-F 370).
• BUS–F 303 Intermediate Investments (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. Provides a rigorous treatment of the core concepts of investments. Covers portfolio optimization, market efficiency, the pricing of equity, fixed income and derivative securities, and analyzes international investments. Makes extensive use of spreadsheet modeling to implement financial models. Serves as a foundation for all 400-level finance electives.
• BUS–F 304 Honors Financial Management (3 cr.) P: Must be a Business Honors student and have completed all I-Core prerequisites with grade of C or better. Students enroll in BUS-BE 304. Conceptual framework of the firm's investment, financing, and dividend decision; includes working capital management, capital budgeting, and capital structure strategies. Credit not given for both BUS-F 304 and (BUS-F 300, BUS-F 301, BUS-F 370).
• BUS–F 305 Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. Provides a rigorous treatment of the core concepts of corporate finance. Covers capital budgeting, the valuation of firms, capital structure choices and payout policies. Makes extensive use of spreadsheet modeling to implement financial valuation models. Serves as a foundation for all 400-level finance electives.
• BUS–F 307 Working Capital Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. This course emphasizes the decisions financial managers face in determining short-term financial policy and ensuring its consistency with the operations of the company. Major topics include working capital elements and their relationships to company operations, financial analysis, cash forecasting, banking relations, cash flow systems and short-term investment and borrowing strategies.
• BUS-F 310 Investment Banking Workshop I (1.5 cr.) This course involves attending firm presentations, alumni super Fridays, and other IBW required events and seminars. By the end of the course students should be knowledgeable about Investment Banking and should have the skills necessary to secure a summer internship in investment banking. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS-F 311 Capital Markets & Banking Workshop I (1.5 cr.) This course involves attending firm presentations and other CMBW required events and seminars. All CMBW activities are designed to teach students about how financial intermediaries advise corporate clients on financings, which includes equity issuances, bond issuances, debt, syndicated debt, bank loans, and how they connect these corporate clients to investors. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS-F 312 Investment Management Workshop I (1.5 cr.) The course introduces students to Wall Street careers through a series of presentations on a broad range of foundational material and video conferences with security analysts from the some of the most successful investment banking firms in the world. Expect to travel to Chicago and/or NYC to visit financial firms. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS–F 317 Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. Covers the private equity and debt markets providing finance to smaller entrepreneurial firms. Topics include: (1) the financial contracting associated with the provision of finance to small firms, (2) angel finance and the formal venture capital market, (3) commercial banks and l finance companies, and (4) start-ups and leveraged buyouts.
• BUS–F 335 Security Trading and Market Making (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. Theory and practice of securities trading at exchanges around the world; how trading and the design of markets affect liquidity, informativeness, transparency, volatility, and fairness. Analyzes alternative trading strategies and the cost of trading. Examines the design of security exchanges. Provides hands-on trading experience using realistic trading simulations.
• BUS-F 355 Topics in Finance (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Finance. 
• BUS-F 365 Personal Financial Planning (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. General course oriented towards theory and application of personal financial planning topics, with focus on the process of accumulating and protecting wealth, towards the goal of obtaining financial independence. Time value of money exercises and money management tools are utilized. Other topics examined include personal insurance issues, investments, in private and public securities, retirement planning, and estate planning.
• BUS-F 369 Insurance, Risk Management, and Retirement Planning (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or higher. Studies principles of insurance, risk management, and retirement planning as they apply to personal financial planning. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to formulate financial plans to help individuals and families address needs in these areas.
• BUS–F 370 Integrated Business Core—Finance Component (3 cr.) P: Must have completed all I-Core prerequisites with grade of C or better. Students enroll in BUS-BE 375. The finance component provides a conceptual framework of a firm's investment, financing, and dividend decisions; includes working capital management, capital budgeting, and capital structure strategies. Includes a cross-functional case done in teams. Credit not given for both BUS-F 370 and (BUS-F 300, BUS-F 301, BUS-F 304).
• BUS-F 390 Finance Topics Abroad (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit Finance elective course completed on a Kelley School of Business approved study abroad program. Approved courses earn direct IU credit.
• BUS-F 400 Investment Banking Workshop II (1.5 cr.) P: BUS-F 310. This course continues the intense preparation for investment banking careers. The course further develops skills relevant to the industry and provides experiential activity. The course emphasizes professional development skills for success, and students are expected to attend industry networking sessions. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS–F 402 Corporate Financial Strategy and Governance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. Provides an advanced treatment of corporate financial management topics. The course covers all major areas of corporate financial policy: capital budgeting, dividends, capital structure, cash flow projections, discounted cash flow valuation methods, relative valuation methods, mergers and acquisitions. The application of theory is illustrated using cases.
• BUS-F 411 Capital Markets & Banking Workshop II (1.5 cr.) P: BUS-F 311. This course continues the intense preparation for capital markets and commercial banking careers. The course further develops skills relevant to the industry, and provides experiential activity. The course emphasizes professional development skills for success and students are expected to attend industry networking sessions. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS-F 412 Investment Management Workshop II (1.5 cr.) P: BUS-F 412. This course continues the intense preparation for investment management careers. The course further develops skills relevant to the industry and provides experiential activity. The course emphasizes professional development skills for success, and students are expected to attend industry networking sessions. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS-F 416 Wealth Management Workshop (3 cr.) This course introduces the process of synthesizing and applying the various elements of comprehensive financial planning. It helps the student to be able to perform all functions of the financial planning process and apply the CFP Board's Practice Standards. Most of the course focuses on analyzing and presenting case studies. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS–F 419 Behavioral Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. Examines how human psychology influences the decisions of investors, markets, and managers. Learn how to avoid systematic investment errors, critically evaluate evidence of apparent anomalies in financial markets, and how to escape decision traps that afflict corporate managers.
• BUS–F 420 Equity and Fixed Income Investments (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. A detailed examination of the management and valuation of equity and fixed income securities. The analysis of individual securities, the grouping of these securities into portfolios, and the use of derivative securities to modify the return/risk profiles of more traditional stock and bond portfolios will be discussed.
• BUS–F 421 Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. This course provides an in-depth examination of the institutional details of the derivative security markets and derivative security valuation. Additionally, speculative and risk management uses of derivatives are studied in detail.
• BUS-F 432 Financial Data Analytics (1.5 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with minimum C- grades; C: BUS-S 432. Students enroll in BUS-BE 432. This is the second course of a two-course sequence. It uses the programming language Python to analyze live, real-world financial data. Financial applications include textual analysis to large financial documents, identifying trader "sentiment" in Google search data, financial analysis of corporate filings and disclosures, and back-test trading strategies, etc.
• BUS–F 446 Banking and Financial Intermediation (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. This course covers the broad area of financial intermediation. The main topics studied are (i) the economic role of financial intermediaries--with an emphasis on commercial banks; (ii) the management of financial intermediaries; (iii) the regulation of commercial banks and other financial institutions.
• BUS-F 455 Topics in Finance (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Finance.
• BUS-F 470 Finance Topics Abroad (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit Finance elective course completed on a Kelley School of Business approved study abroad program. Approved courses earn direct IU credit.
• BUS–F 490 Independent Study in Finance (1 - 5 cr.) Supervised individual study and research in student's special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Consent of instructor and written report required.
• BUS–F 494 International Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 303 and BUS-F 305 with grades of C- or higher. Covers the international dimension of both investments and corporate finance. Develops strategies for investing internationally, estimating a corporation's exposure to real exchange rate risk, adjusting to client preferences and home currencies, evaluating performance, and hedging risk. Also covers international capital budgeting, multinational transfer pricing, and international cash management.

Real Estate:

• BUS-R 155 Topics in Real Estate (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Real Estate.
• BUS-R 255 Topics in Real Estate (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Real Estate.
• BUS-R 271 Global Business Analysis (1.5 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with a grade of C or better. F271 extends the knowledge gained in D270, Global Business Environment. This class concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms. Students are placed in the role of the decision-makers responsible for solving the myriad of practical problems resulting from a globalized and highly interconnected business environment.
• BUS-R 272 Global Business Immersion (3 cr.)  P: BUS-D 270 with a grade of C or higher. The Global Business Immersion course includes international travel. It extends the knowledge gained in Global Business Environment, D270 and concentrates directly on the management of multinational firms. An application is required to be a part of this course. See more information about Global Business Immersion.
  
• BUS–R 300 Principles of Real Estate (3 cr.) P: Must have a class standing of Sophomore or higher and not be a student in the Kelley School of Business. 
• BUS–R 305 Introduction to Real Estate Analysis (3 cr.) P: (ECON-E 201 or ECON-B 251 with a grade of C or higher) and admission to the Kelley School of Business. Designed for students who may intend to take additional real estate courses. Topics include real estate law, brokerage, property management, appraising, mortgage finance, and investment analysis. Emphasis is placed on the analytical techniques applicable to real estate.
• BUS-R 314 Commercial Real Estate Workshop I (1.5 cr.) This course provides students with intense preparation for commercial real estate careers. The course develops skills relevant to the industry and provides experiential activity. The course emphasizes professional development skills for success, and students are expected to attend industry networking sessions. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS-R 315 Commercial Real Estate Workshop II (1.5 cr.) P: BUS-R 314. This course continues the intense preparation for commercial real estate careers. The course develops skills relevant to the industry and provides experiential activity. The course emphasizes professional development skills for success, and students are expected to attend industry networking sessions. An application is required for this course. See more information about Kelley Undergraduate Workshops.
• BUS–R 355 Topics in Real Estate (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Real Estate.
• BUS-R 390 Real Estate Topics Abroad (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit Real Estate elective course completed on a Kelley School of Business approved study abroad program. Approved courses earn direct IU credit.
• BUS–R 440 Real Estate Appraisals (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or better, and P/C: BUS-R 305. Offered in fall semester only. This course provides an understanding of the theory and techniques of income property valuation. It covers the material required by the Appraisal Foundation for general appraiser certification as well as material that is included in more advanced courses that prepare students for an appraisal designation.
• BUS–R 443 Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 370 or BUS-F 304 with a grade of C or better, and P/C: BUS-R 305. Offered in spring semester only. Case studies in effective techniques of real estate analysis by managers of business firms or real estate specialists. Selection, development, financing, and investment analysis of commercial, industrial, and residential real estate.
• BUS–R 455 Topics in Real Estate (1 - 5 cr.) Variable topic, variable credit course in Real Estate.
• BUS–R 490 Independent Study in Real Estate (1 - 5 cr.) Supervised individual study and research in student's special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Written report required.