CORPORATION FINANCE
Development of the theory, method and analytical techniques of financial management. Techniques of capital budgeting; valuation of projects and firms; theory of capital structure; dividend policy; cost of capital; mergers and acquisitions.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: FINANCE/ECON 300 , ACCT I S 301 , ( MATH 213 or 222 ) and ( GEN BUS 307 , 317 , ACT SCI 654 , ECON 400 , 410 , STAT/MATH 310 , STAT 312 , 333 or concurrent enrollment), or declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program Course Designation: Core GenEd - Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Set a capital budget Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate projects with discount cash flow valuation Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compute the appropriate cost of capital Audience: Undergraduate 4. Value whole firms with discount cash flow valuation Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify factors that determine an optimal capital structure of a firm and how debt impacts financial decisions Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the basics of mergers and acquisitions Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Set a capital budget Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate projects with discount cash flow valuation Audience: Undergraduate 3. Compute the appropriate cost of capital Audience: Undergraduate 4. Value whole firms with discount cash flow valuation Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify factors that determine an optimal capital structure of a firm and how debt impacts financial decisions Audience: Undergraduate 6. Explain the basics of mergers and acquisitions Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027