Investment Banking and Capital Markets Accounting

3 Credits

Achieving the objectives of complex finance transactions designed and executed on Wall Street requires consideration of specific accounting, financial reporting and tax requirements. Students majoring in finance, particularly those pursuing internships or careers in investment banking, consulting and related corporate finance fields, or the CFA certification, will benefit from enhancing their accounting knowledge in these areas. This class is specifically designed to provide finance majors with fundamental knowledge of the accounting and reporting implications for complex corporate transactions. Prerequisites: ( ACCT 151 or GBUS 401 or MBA 451 ) and ( FIN 125 or FIN 418 or FIN 433 or MBA 453 )