Develop the financial literacy needed to lead organizations to success
Managing money can be complicated; that's why so many turn to finance professionals for help. The same is true for organizations. Companies rely on corporate finance professionals to help make complex financial decisions to sustainably run and grow their businesses.
Finance professionals play a critical role in assessing an organization's financial health. They analyze and evaluate risk and formulate sound financial strategies to help steer them toward positive outcomes. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that business and finance jobs will be in demand from 2022 to 2032, with more than 900,000 annual openings on average.
Through the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance, you'll explore a comprehensive curriculum covering key aspects and foundations of corporate finance, including capital budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, financial strategy and more.
Interested in earning your Master of Business Administration degree? At CSU’s College of Business, you can start with a certificate and finish with an MBA. The credits earned in this certificate can be applied toward the College’s Online MBA or Evening MBA programs, but please note that completion of this certificate does not guarantee admission into the MBA program.
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
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‡Additional prerequisite coursework may be required.
What You'll Learn:
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Solid understanding of financial statements and critical concepts underlying their development and interpretation
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Tools and techniques for assessing the financial health of a firm and strategies it employs to create shareholder value
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The foundation of basic accounting, valuation concepts, capital budgeting and selected advanced topics.
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Basics of financial decision-making in organizations to help them develop ways to apply
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Understanding of how to create quantitative approaches to valuing companies and projects
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Discuss the causes and consequences of globalization and international transactions and analyze arbitrage opportunities, real-world exchange rate changes and international investment returns.
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
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| Courses and curriculum: |
Download your course roadmap |
‡Additional prerequisite coursework may be required.
Admissions, Deadlines and Financial Aid
Learn more about admissions requirements to enroll in our spring or fall sessions. Visit tuition and aid for information on the latest tuition benefits available to you.
- Fall
AdmissionApply by July 31
- Spring
AdmissionApply by Jan 1
Curriculum
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