Financial Management (Graduate Certificate)

The Financial Management Certificate equips current and aspiring professionals with the foundational and advanced knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage financial assets and make informed financial decisions for themselves and their organizations. Learners in this Certificate program will be required to study basic financial concepts such as capital budgeting and asset valuation, as well as be given opportunities to further learn functional areas and related advanced topics such as international financial management, financial modeling, and equity analysis, etc. This Certificate offers trainings of a mix of quantitative analysis, strategic thinking, and creativity. Career opportunities are abundant in virtually all fields of finance, including commercial and investment banking, corporate finance, portfolio management, risk management, real estate, and private equity, etc.

The certificate requires completion of four graduate-level courses (12 credits total).

Required Courses
ADMN 919Accounting/Financial Reporting, Budgeting, and Analysis3
ADMN 930Financial Management/Raising and Investing Money3
Elective Courses
Select two courses from the following: 16
ADMN 829
Corporate Financial Strategy
ADMN 830
Investments
ADMN 835
Financial Institutions
ADMN 838
Equity Analysis and Firm Valuation
ADMN 839
Applied Financial Modeling and Analytics
ADMN 846
International Financial Management
Total Credits12
1

Students that have already completed the two required courses through another certificate will select four electives instead of two.

Program Learning Outcomes

Core knowledge
  • Learners demonstrate knowledge of core content areas of finance
Quantitative Analysis
  • Learners demonstrate the ability to apply quantitative models, statistical measures, and financial statement variables in comprehensive analyses
Critical thinking and communication
  • Learners demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate business conditions and decisions, solve complex problems, articulate advanced issues in finance, and apply them in a business context
Ethical considerations in finance context
  • Learners demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of decision making in a global business environment