Finance
The course is a survey of topics in finance. It focuses on the mathematics of finance, valuation, the economics of managerial decisions, corporate financial policy, and risk management. It also provides insight into investment management and personal finance issues, such as the analysis of mortgages and various types of loans. Key concepts include the time value of money; the mathematics of various types of annuities, loans, bonds stocks; net present value and internal rate of return; project analysis in relation to corporate decision-making; expected return as a function of risk; the security market line; as well as elements of financial modeling and the application of financial models to real-life problems.
Topics
- Students will receive a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of corporate finance and acquire a set of quantitative tools that facilitate financial modeling.
- The course prepares students for more advanced optional courses in Finance, and gives them a head start toward successfully pursuing internships or full-time jobs in finance or consulting, or toward following a management track in their respective future professions.
- The course prepares students for the financial component of certifications like the CFA, CFP, CPA, as well as actuarial exams.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
AEM 2100 and AEM 2210; or equivalents.
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Catalogue variants
- Finance · 3.0 · Undergraduate