Siena Heights University
ECO 348
MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS
3
Introduces students to financial systems in our global economy. Systems include the market roles of
governments, central banks, businesses, consumers, financial intermediaries and capital sources. Students learn
what determines capital costs, how to forecast rates, where to raise money and how to manage financial risks in
money, fixed income, mortgage, venture capital and primary equity markets. Special emphasis is given to
managing banks and nonbanks as well as evaluating and selecting their services.
Prerequisite: ECO 221, ECO 222
Course is offered: Uncertain
ECO 350
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
3
This course explores global financial markets and the financial operations of a multinational firm. The first part of
the course covers concepts related to the foreign exchange markets, currency derivative markets, global risk
management, principles of hedging and arbitrage. The second part examines investment and financing decisions
of a firm within the international environment.
Prerequisite: ACC 240 and ECO 222
Course is offered: Uncertain
ECO 485
SPECIAL TOPICS
This course examines major microeconomic and macroeconomic issues such as unemployment, poverty, the
minimum wage, energy, government regulation, the federal deficit, and international imbalances. Various
viewpoints, including that of Catholic social teaching, will be considered.
Prerequisite: ECO 221, ECO 222, or permission
Course is offered: Uncertain
3
EDUCATION
EDU 201
PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING IN SCHOOL AND SOCIETY
3
A course that involves beginning prospective teachers in the real issues of schooling and education - issues such
as curriculum, methodology, politics, global perspectives, multicultural diversity, and State of Michigan
certification requirements. Students will encounter many opportunities to reflect upon the teaching/learning
process, develop tentative images of themselves as teachers, and experience the realities of elementary and
secondary classrooms. There are opportunities for microteaching on video, individual and cooperative learning
projects, attendance at school board meetings, and personal exploration of motives for teaching. Field
experience in schools at all levels is required.
Prerequisite: None
Course is offered: FA and WI Every Year
EDU 211
HEALTH AND MOVEMENT EDUCATION
3
Practical techniques and methods for teaching games and physical education activities at the elementary school
level, investigation of material covered in various elementary health education programs. Classroom observation
required. Required for elementary certification in Ohio and Illinois.
Prerequisite: None
Course is offered: WI Every Year
EDU 301
PERSPECTIVES IN AMERICAN EDUCATION
3
This course contrasts the history of the education of those in the American mainstream with the history of the
education of those in eight micro-cultures: African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans,
women, those in special education (exceptionalities), the impact of religious education, and education as it differs
by social class. Content covering the history of American education will also include: teacher unions and politics,
integrating multiple intelligences and learning styles, classroom management strategies and trends, local, state,
and national control of schools, and legal issues surrounding education. In addition, students consider how
educational philosophies are lived out in elementary and secondary classrooms and how these philosophies
have and do influence the education of the above micro-cultures.
Prerequisite: EDU 201 and Acceptance as a candidate to the Teacher Education Program
Course is offered: FA Every Year
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2016-2018
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