BUS 138: INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; activity, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): BUS 133 with a grade of C- or better or BUS 132 with a grade of C- or better; BUS 106 or ECON 134. A survey of international financial institutions and the financial factors that affect the modern multinational corporation. Covers trade and international investment theories and empirical analysis. Topics include the international financial systems, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, measurement of foreign exchange risk, hedging, international asset pricing, and trade financing.
Average GPA: 3.14
Grade distribution records: 1,044 students across 20 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 36 | 3.4% |
| A | 186 | 17.8% |
| A- | 192 | 18.4% |
| B+ | 175 | 16.8% |
| B | 172 | 16.5% |
| B- | 95 | 9.1% |
| C+ | 51 | 4.9% |
| C | 62 | 5.9% |
| C- | 25 | 2.4% |
| D+ | 8 | 0.8% |
| D | 14 | 1.3% |
| D- | 6 | 0.6% |
| F | 18 | 1.7% |
| S | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 3 | 0.3% |
Based on 1,044 student grade records across 20 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Greg Richey 273 students, Average GPA 3.33
- Zeynep Altintig 173 students, Average GPA 3.16
- Hamid Vaezi 169 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Ali Talebi 85 students, Average GPA 1.87