Assess the financial health of an organization
Corporate finance professionals play a critical role in organizations and help shape them for future success. Learn the concepts and tools that are essential to corporate valuation.
This 9-credit certificate provides a background in corporate finance for MBA students, working professionals and eligible students in other disciplines. Throughout the certificate, you’ll complete select 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.
All credits earned apply toward the College of Business Master of Business Administration (MBA) program after formal admission per University transfer policies. Successful completion of the courses or certificate does not guarantee admission to the degree program.
Certificate at a Glance
| Delivery: |
Online |
| Length: |
Courses are offered such that the certificate may be completed in 4 semesters |
| Tuition: |
$998 per credit for 2022-2023 |
| Credits: |
9‡ |
| Certificate awarded: |
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
|
‡Additional prerequisite coursework may be required.
Corporate finance professionals play a critical role in organizations and help shape them for future success. Learn the concepts and tools that are essential to corporate valuation.
This 9-credit certificate provides a background in corporate finance for MBA students, working professionals and eligible students in other disciplines. Throughout the certificate, you’ll complete select 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.
All credits earned apply toward the College of Business Master of Business Administration (MBA) program after formal admission per University transfer policies. Successful completion of the courses or certificate does not guarantee admission to the degree program.
What you'll learn
In a graduate certificate program in Corporate Finance, students can expect to learn:
- Financial Analysis: Master techniques for analyzing financial statements, evaluating company performance, and assessing financial health.
- Capital Budgeting: Understand how to assess and make investment decisions in projects, including methods for calculating net present value and internal rate of return.
- Risk Management: Explore strategies for identifying, measuring, and mitigating financial risks within an organization, including market, credit, and operational risks.
- Financial Modeling: Learn to build complex financial models to analyze business scenarios, forecast financial outcomes, and support decision-making.
- Corporate Valuation: Acquire skills in valuing companies, including the use of various methods such as discounted cash flow (DCF) and comparable company analysis (CCA) to determine their worth in mergers, acquisitions, and investment decisions.
Certificate at a Glance
| Delivery: |
Online |
| Length: |
Courses are offered such that the certificate may be completed in 4 semesters |
| Tuition: |
$998 per credit for 2022-2023 |
| Credits: |
9‡ |
| Certificate awarded: |
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance
|
‡Additional prerequisite coursework may be required.