Corporate and Personal Finance

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides an integrated introduction to both corporate and personal finance, examining how financial principles apply across individual and institutional decision-making. Four main objectives. First, to give participants a foundation in core financial concepts including valuation, risk management, and capital structure decisions. Second, to develop financial literacy skills for personal financial management including saving, investing, borrowing, and retirement planning. Third, to analyze how behavioral biases affect both corporate managers and individual investors. Fourth, to explore how financial markets and institutions serve both corporate and household needs, and how policy interventions can improve financial outcomes.