Enabling decision-making with strong financial management expertise.
Financial Management is a specialized major that prepares graduates for various financial roles, helping individuals, businesses, and organizations navigate financial challenges. It involves responsibilities such as managing cash flow, strategizing funding, setting short- and long-term goals, and supporting business growth.
Finance is essential for business operations, and financial management guides key decision-making.
Acsenda students will take a mix of theoretical and practical courses in areas like management, marketing, HR, accounting, international business, supply chain, and MIS, gaining a deep understanding of global economic interconnections, organizational functions, and their interactions in a globalized context.
Completion of the program requirement will prepare Acsenda students for the Certified Financial Planner and the Qualified Associate Financial Planner certification exams. Contact us at admissionsupport@acsenda.com if you have further questions about the financial management concentration.
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Concentration Courses
BIBM332
This course provides a comprehensive overview of international finance. Topics include multi-national financial management, international monetary system, foreign exchange markets, international parity conditions, foreign currency derivatives and swaps, transaction exposure, exchange and hedging, balance of payments, foreign exchange rate determination, translation exposure, operating exposure, global cost and availability of capital, multi-national capital budgeting, international trade finance, and corporate governance.
Prerequisites
BIBM101, FINC211 and ENGL101
FINC331
Investment Management is a course that examines financial markets from an investment decision-making perspective. It introduces a set of conceptual frameworks and analytical tools and provides students with an opportunity to apply them to investments across companies, securities, and institutions and to contribute to managerial decision making while exploring the competitive dynamics among investment organizations, products, and markets.
Prerequisites
FINC211, BADM311, ECON122
FINC402
FINC 402 Fixed Income Analysis-is a course that examines an advanced treatment of investments in the field of fixed income analysis and focuses on fixed income securities, fixed income portfolio management, and fixed income derivatives. Topics include securitization, the term structure of interest rates and portfolio management strategies, such as duration, convexity, and immunization, bond analysis, term structure of interest rates, management of interest rate risk, and mortgage-backed securities.
Prerequisites
FINC211, BADM311, ECON122, FINC331
FINC432
FINC 432 Corporate Finance is designed to empower students with the analytical skills for making corporate investment with regards to financial decisions and risk analysis. This course will introduce various theories including present value, the opportunity of cost capital, discounted cash flow analysis, valuation techniques, risk and return, capital asset pricing model, capital budgeting, corporate capital structure, dividend policy, short and long term investment management, and investment and financial decisions in a global context.
Prerequisites
FINC211, BADM311, ECON122, FINC331
FINC490
This course introduces the techniques used in financial and strategic decision making as well as the impact of both the financial decisions and strategy on the company’s overall financial performance. Students investigate the key financial choices of a corporation and their impact on the overall strategy of the firm, including financial analysis, capital structure choice, payout policy, value creation, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.
Prerequisites
BADM490, 15 credits of Financial Management courses (FINC211, FINC331, FINC402, FINC432, BIBM332)
FINC491
This capstone course aims to facilitate the practical application of Financial Management theory and best practices to real-world scenarios, enabling students to enhance their on-the-job skills and deepen their understanding of Financial Management concepts. Through a series of assignments, such as Equity Valuation and Cost of Capital, Capital Budgeting and Cash Flow, Dept Valuation and Cost of Capital, key Financial Performance indicators and Financial ratios, engaging in critical reflection, and assessing and proposing financial improvements for companies, students will actively contribute to enhancing the organization financial outlook and adding value to its operations. The Financial Management practicum project will serve as a platform for students to develop and apply their skills by conducting comprehensive analyses, offering recommendations, and providing valuable feedback in their respective project areas.
Prerequisites
BADM490, 15 credits of Financial Management courses (FINC211, FINC331, FINC402, FINC432, BIBM332)
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