FIN5301

STOCK & BOND VALUATION

Department
Finance
Terms offered
34
Data refreshed
Sep 1, 2026

Description

Section information text: This course provides an introduction to investment theory, portfolio management, and security valuation. We begin with Markowitz portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model. Equity valuation models include dividend discount models, cash flow models, and ratio models. Learn the basics of bond valuation: interest rate term structure, clean and dirty pricing, interest rate risk and duration. Hands on experience using internet sources for company analysis and stocktrak for portfolio selection. Open to MBA and MSA students only.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2006–2016

2001
2016
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. 2028 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 spring terms since 2016. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. 2027 Spring: 9% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2016 Not offered 2 sections Not offered No data for this term
2015 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2014 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2013 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2012 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2011 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2010 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2009 1 section 2 sections Not offered No data for this term
2008 3 sections 2 sections Not offered No data for this term
2007 2 sections 2 sections Not offered No data for this term
2006 2 sections 2 sections 1 section No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Tue, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Graduate Management Center 2012201120102009-12009-22008-2 +2 more Also offered in Fall 2007, Fall 2001
  • Wed, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 20112002-2
  • Tue, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Carlson Hall CH120 2010
  • Mon, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 20092008-32003-2
  • Mon, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Carlson Hall CH120 2008-12007-22006-22003-22003-12003-3 +1 more Also offered in Spring 2002
  • Thu, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Carlson Hall CH120 2008-22008-12001-1
  • Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Carlson Hall CH120 2007-22006-22005-22004-2
  • Wed, 1:20 PM–4:20 PM Carlson Hall CH128 2007-1
2015–16 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2016Richard B. SpurginSeminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled33022
Spring 2016Richard B. SpurginSeminar/Proseminar0.5 22 of 40 enrolled34881
2014–15 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2015Richard B. SpurginSeminar/Proseminar0.5 13 of 40 enrolled33022
Fall 2014Richard B. SpurginSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 40 enrolled24124
2013–14 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2014Moustafa Abu El FadlSeminar/Proseminar0.5 7 of 40 enrolled33022
Fall 2013Moustafa Abu El FadlSeminar/Proseminar0.5 28 of 40 enrolled23263
2012–13 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2013Gopala VasudevanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 14 of 35 enrolled32394
Fall 2012Anthony AielloSeminar/Proseminar0.5 26 of 35 enrolled22599
2011–12 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2012Matthew D. IngramSeminar/Proseminar0.5 5 of 40 enrolled31521
Fall 2011Matthew D. IngramSeminar/Proseminar0.5 28 of 40 enrolled21684
2010–11 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2011Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 40 enrolled40364
Fall 2010Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 27 of 30 enrolled28390
2009–10 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2010Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 40 enrolled37878
Fall 2009Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 30 enrolled26575
2008–09 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2009Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 40 enrolled37058
Spring 2009Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 7 of 40 enrolled36769
Fall 2008Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 19 of 30 enrolled25812
Fall 2008Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 35 of 35 enrolled25913
Fall 2008Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 35 of 35 enrolled25914
2007–08 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2008Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 22 of 30 enrolled36274
Spring 2008Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 30 enrolled36292
Fall 2007Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 30 enrolled25095
Fall 2007Julie TamarkinSeminar/Proseminar0.5 36 of 40 enrolled23670
2006–07 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2006–07
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2007Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 33 of 40 enrolled34653
Spring 2007Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 34 of 40 enrolled34659
Fall 2006Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 27 of 30 enrolled23725
Fall 2006Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 42 of 40 enrolled23670
2005–06 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2005–06
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2006Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 30 enrolled11785
Spring 2006Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 40 enrolled34653
Spring 2006William F. MosherSeminar/Proseminar0.5 35 of 40 enrolled34659
Fall 2005Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 25 of 30 enrolled23725
Fall 2005Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 43 of 40 enrolled23670
2004–05 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2004–05
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2005Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 30 enrolled11378
Spring 2005Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 29 of 30 enrolled32817
Spring 2005Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 30 enrolled32829
Fall 2004Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 39 of 40 enrolled22672
Fall 2004Ruth E. RowanSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 30 enrolled22704
2003–04 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2003–04
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2004Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 29 of 30 enrolled11020
Spring 2004Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 25 of 30 enrolled31825
Fall 2003Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 20 enrolled21777
Fall 2003Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 43 of 40 enrolled21735
2002–03 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2002–03
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2003Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 20 of 40 enrolled10497
Spring 2003Joel SternbergSeminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 30 enrolled37761
Spring 2003Michael K. FenollosaSeminar/Proseminar0.5 20 of 30 enrolled37845
Spring 2003Richard B. SpurginSeminar/Proseminar0.5 35 of 30 enrolled37804
Fall 2002Alan C. SimpsonSeminar/Proseminar0.5 4 of 30 enrolled27180
Fall 2002Julie TamarkinSeminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 40 enrolled26915
2001–02 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of FIN5301, 2001–02
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2002Julie TamarkinSeminar/Proseminar0.5 19 of 40 enrolled10257
Spring 2002Scott P. MackeySeminar/Proseminar0.5 26 of 30 enrolled36496
Spring 2002Michael K. FenollosaSeminar/Proseminar0.5 8 of 40 enrolled36542
Fall 2001Michael K. FenollosaSeminar/Proseminar0.5 27 of 30 enrolled25716
Fall 2001Michael K. FenollosaSeminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 30 enrolled25767
Fall 2001Michael K. FenollosaSeminar/Proseminar0.5 11 of 30 enrolled25776