2022-2023 Course List

2022-2023


FINA

Examination of the fundamentals of the insurance industry; the risk management process; and commercial insurance exposures and policies including commercial property, general liability, and workers' compensation.

Examination of personal insurance exposures and policies including auto, health, home and life.

Fundamental principles: valuation, brokerage, financing, law, property management, land descriptions and basic investment.

Prerequisites:
FINA 100 or FINA 362 

Trading practices and procedures utilizing these contracts in hedging and risk management policies for business.

Prerequisites:
FINA 362 

Fundamental concepts of commercial bank management: banking trends and performance evaluations. Managing the balance sheet and evaluating loan requests.

Prerequisites:
FINA 362

Study tours are led by Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty and provide students with opportunities to visit companies and attend lectures by renowned experts from key sectors of economy, government, and business.

Prerequisites:
Permission Required

Students are responsible for generating investment ideas consistent with the Maverick Fund Investment Policy Statement. Coreq: FINA 460

Prerequisites:
FINA 362.

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions.

Prerequisites:
Permission Required

Supervised experience in business, industry, state or federal institutions.

Prerequisites:
Permission Required

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Prerequisites:
Permission Required

FREN

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Goal Areas:
GE-08

An introduction, within a cultural context, to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 101 or equivalent 
Goal Areas:
GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context. Prereq: One year university French or equivalent

Prerequisites:
One year university French or equivalent 
Goal Areas:
GE-08

Grammar review, oral practice, written composition and development of reading and listening skills within a cultural context. Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 201 or equivalent 
Goal Areas:
GE-08

Visits to the major churches, cathedrals, castles, monuments, museums and neighborhoods in and around Paris. Prereq: FREN 101, 102, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 101, FREN 102, or equivalent 

Practice in intermediate-level conversational skills. Prereq: FREN 101, 102, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 101, FREN 102, or equivalent 

Introduction to contemporary French civilization. Prereq: FREN 101, 102, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 101, FREN 102, or equivalent 

Preparation for study in France.

Systematic development of conversational idiom and vocabulary. Intensive work on pronunciation. May be taken by majors and minors up to three times. Prereq: FREN 201, 202, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 201, FREN 202, or equivalent 

This course explores a wide range of cultural topics such as race, gender, human rights, social conflict, mythology, imaginary worlds, etc. Topics vary every semester and will be explored from a global perspective involving at least 4 cultures (e.g. Dakota, German, Francophone, Scandinavian, Hispanic, Lusophone, etc.). The course is taught in English through the lens of literary and cultural criticism with a focus on French and Francophone studies, and exposes students to international and diverse points of view that prepare them to be global citizens.

Goal Areas:
GE-06, GE-08
Diverse Cultures:
Purple

Topics will vary. Study for credit must be approved by the department prior to departure. Prereq: FREN 101, 102, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 101, FREN 102, or equivalent 

Systematic review of French vocabulary. Prereq: FREN 201, 202, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 201, FREN 202, or equivalent 

Review of grammar and vocabulary. Practice in descriptive, narrative, and expository prose. Prereq: FREN 201, 202, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 201, FREN 202, or equivalent 

Systematic review of French grammar. Prereq: FREN 201, 202, or equivalent

Prerequisites:
FREN 201, FREN 202, or equivalent