This certificate will provide a solid background in corporate finance for MBA students, working professionals and eligible students in other disciplines. Students will complete selected graduate level courses in finance and accounting. The accounting courses provide requisite financial literacy knowledge that is foundational for the other courses that hone financial acumen skills in financial decision making and valuation with an international focus.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Use financial ratio analysis to assess the financial health and performance of a company.
- Use discounted cash flow models to value stocks and bonds.
- Analyze risk and return properties of equity and fixed income securities.
- Estimate the cost of capital for a publicly held firm.
- Apply time value of money techniques to analyze capital budgeting projects.
- Understand and apply basic concepts and tools of international financial management.
Effective Spring 2022
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 614 | Accounting Concepts | 2 |
| BUS 616 | Financial Reporting and Analysis | 2 |
| BUS 640 | Financial Principles and Practice | 2 |
| FIN 605 | Enterprise Valuation | 2 |
| FIN 606 | Fundamentals of International Finance | 1 |
| Program Total Credits: | 9 | |
*This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course maybe counted only in one certificate.