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With or without prior finance experience, the
Financial Analysis Certificate prepares students to perform analysis in
a personal or business setting. The Certificate includes a combination
of techniques including analysis planning, budgeting, forecasting and
consolidation. The Certificate is ideal for students planning for a
professional career that involves creating or understanding financial
projections, valuing businesses and securities, making investment
decisions or analyzing financial alternatives. The College of Business
is among only a few institutions which offers access to the Bloomberg
System Database, allowing students access to real time financial
information that combines news, data, and analysis for more than 3.7
million securities worldwide.
Objectives of the Financial Analysis Certificate includes: |
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 Understanding of financial and investment
concepts and how different areas of finance specialization are
inter-related
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Applying financial concepts and tools to new
problems
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Being well-informed about recent developments in
the financial marketplace
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Building technical skills, including the use of
spreadsheets and software packages
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Building a better sense of direction for a
future career
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Risk and return
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Investment process
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Portfolio management and efficient
diversification
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Stock evaluation methods
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Investment performance analysis
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Course Requirements: |
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Required:
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FIN 370 –Financial Management-Theory &
Application
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ACT 310 – Financial Statement Analysis (ACT 311
for Accounting majors).
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FIN 355 – Investments-Securities
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