Finance

This 15-credit-hour certificate is designed to provide professionals with competencies in the area of Finance either as a post-graduate degree or as a post-baccalaureate degree that may lead to a graduate business degree.

Students seeking careers in corporate finance, investments, banking, and international finance will develop a set of competencies that include: the ability to analyze financial data, make inferences about a firm’s financial performance, determine the value of a firm and its assets and liabilities, understand how domestic and international financial markets affect a firm’s operations, and assist managers deciding how to allocate scarce resources.

Faculty advisors for the program are Drs. Diallo, Moeller, and Tessema

The Certificate:

*Choose five from the following:*
FIN 540	International Finance (3)
FIN 615	Financial Markets and Institutions (3)
FIN 620	Financial Administration Policies (3)
FIN 625	Securities Analysis (3)
FIN 660	Advanced Financial Management (3)
FIN 670	Risk Management with Derivatives (3)
FIN 699	Independent Study (3)

Total credit hours		15

FIN 502 Financial Principles is a prerequisite for these courses and ACC 501 Accounting Principles is a prerequisite for FIN 502.

Offered by the Faculty from the Department of Accounting and Finance