We recommend that students who may be interested in careers in investments select their electives from among the following courses: ECON 340 FI 344 FI 346 FI 347 FI 350 FI 352 FI 354 FI 355 FI 358 FI 360 FI 460 FI 463

International Trade and Finance
Fundamental Analysis of Securities
Derivative Markets
Financial Engineering and Risk Management
Portfolio Management
Technical Analysis of Securities
Wyckoff Method I
Wyckoff Method II
Technical Market Analysis Strategies
Behavioral Finance
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance and Investment

 

Corporate Finance Concentration — 18 units The range of electives associated with the corporate finance concentration provides an opportunity for you to add a final, specialized emphasis to your program. In the 12 units of required courses for the corporate finance concentration, you develop the skills essential for careers in financial management, from financial analyst to CFO. These courses examine the tools and techniques of managing short-term assets and liabilities, fixed assets and capital investments, and long-term financing. In addition, courses in international finance and in financial strategy provide a high-level management perspective on the relationship between financial decisions, both domestic and global, and value creation. A list of recommended finance electives that corresponds to the particular demands of corporate finance careers is suggested, but you are free to select other finance or economics courses if you wish.

 

Required Courses — 12 units
FI 312 Capital Budgeting and Long-term Financing
FI 314 Working Capital Management
FI 320 Financial Strategy
FI 343 International Corporate Finance

Electives — 6 units

Take two courses (six units) of 300- or 400-level FI/ECON prefix courses.

We recommend that you choose from the following courses: ECON 340 International Trade and Finance

FI 308 Management Control Systems

FI 317 Mergers and Acquisitions

FI 318 Venture Capital

FI 346 Derivative Markets

FI 360 Behavioral Finance

FI 382 Management of Banks
and Financial Holding Companies
Business Valuation

FI 428

Investment Management Concentration — 18 units The range of electives associated with the investment management concentration provides an opportunity for you to add a final, specialized emphasis to your program. The nine units of required coursework for the investment management concentration are appropriate for students who are planning careers as security analysts, portfolio managers and investment advisors. Building on the principles you acquired in your core investments course, work in portfolio management and derivatives exposes you to the most advanced technologies of the field. And you can choose between technical market analysis and fundamental analysis as you begin to refine your approach to security valuation. A list of recommended finance electives that corresponds to the particular demands of investment management careers is suggested, but you are free to select other finance or economics courses if you wish.

 

Required Courses — 9 units
FI 346 Derivative Markets
FI 350 Portfolio Management
One of the following:
FI 344 Fundamental Analysis of Securities or
FI 352 Technical Analysis of Securities

 

Electives — 9 units Take three courses (nine units) of 300- or 400-level FI/ECON prefix courses. We recommend that you choose from the following courses: ECON 340 FI 344 FI 347 FI 352 FI 354 FI 355 FI 358 FI 360 FI 463

International Trade and Finance
Fundamental Analysis of Securities
Financial Engineering and Risk Management
Technical Analysis of Securities
Wyckoff Method I
Wyckoff Method II
Technical Market Analysis Strategies
Behavioral Finance
Real Estate Finance and Investment

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