Course Descriptions Course Descriptions Post-Master Certificate Program in Finance FIN 533 Financial Management Introduction to the institutions, instruments, theories and analytical tools of financial management.
Emphasis is placed on return versus risk valuation tradeoff.
Topics include capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, cash management, accounts receivable, short-term debt, financial statement analysis, international financial management and financial forecasting. This course provides a comprehensive coverage of investments, with a particular emphasis on the practical valuation of stocks and bonds. International investing, portfolio management, mutual funds, options, futures, hedging, trading, taxes, ethics, and market efficiency topics are also covered. FIN 633 Advanced Financial Management Expands on the theories introduced in FIN 533. Topics include capital budgeting under uncertainty, agency theory, financial signaling, leasing, capital restructuring and cash management.