Finance Certificate (STEM)
Required coursework can be completed in as few as 10.5 additional credits.
Gain skills in financial analysis that will give you the knowledge and tools to take
the next steps in your career with a Certificate in Finance.
Financial Management is about decisions firms make in two broad areas: the investments
it makes and how it pays for them. The first involves expenditures for physical capital,
human capital, technological capability, brand capital, and so forth. The second involves
raising money in financial markets. In business decision making, the objective is
to maximize shareholder wealth. Why the emphasis on shareholders? Among stakeholders
generally (i.e., customers, employees, suppliers, government, communities, etc.),
shareholders alone possess a uniquely comprehensive and long-term view of the firm's
viability as an ongoing enterprise. This perspective arises from the residual nature
of shareholders' claim to earnings and assets. Wealth is created when the return from
investing business resources exceeds their opportunity cost. FINC 530 Financial Management provides an advanced discussion of the analytical techniques
used to assess the impact of business decisions on shareholder value. The course covers
these topics: PR: FINC 501, ACCT 515, STAT 510, GRBU 503 Offered every fall semester; prerequisites: FINC 501, STAT 501, ACCT 515 *Students will choose whether to take ISYS-610 or ISYS-611.Course Descriptions
PR or CONCURRENT: ECON 520
Within the context of data analytics, this course teaches students to manage information
as a strategic asset with the potential to create significant business value. Students
will be exposed to various approaches to managing the capture, retention and disposition
of information. Special emphasis will be placed on the legal/regulatory, ethical,
risk management and cybersecurity requirements of managing information. Topics include
the role of information systems in an organization, information systems governance
(which is designed to ensure that IT investments create organizational value), data
governance (which seeks to ensure that organizational data meet the standards for
quality data), and strategies for identifying measurable sources of ROI. Offered in an online modality every summer semester; prerequisites: None