BUS 132: Foundations of Finance

2013-14 2014-15 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2015-16 → 2015-16 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; written work, 3 hours

Catalog page 142

Prerequisites: BUS 020; ECON 101 or STAT 048; ECON 102 or ECON 104A; upper-division standing

Description: Covers the mathematical and economic foundations of finance. Topics include intertemporal production and consumption, fisher separation, risk and return, two-fund separation, standard asset-pricing models, arbitrage, derivatives concepts and parity relationships, and international finance parity relationships.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

BUS 131 BUS 134 BUS 135 BUS 136 BUS 137 BUS 147
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Referenced in

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26  85/ 85  78/ 78  79/ 80 70/70 312/313
2024-25  74/ 74  80/ 80 68/70 222/224
2023-24  73/ 75  78/ 78 58/70 209/223
2022-23  70/ 76  75/ 79  72/ 78 23/70 240/303
2021-22  41/ 64  78/160  54/ 75 35/70 208/369
2020-21 111/150  93/155  66/ 76 47/70 317/451
2019-20 109/117  70/ 76 139/157 63/70 381/420
2018-19  96/123  79/141  63/ 75 29/70 267/409
2017-18  69/ 70  52/ 52 132/134 15/70 268/326
2016-17 125/132  77/120 20/70 222/322