Finance Specializations
Focus on a career in finance with courses that expose you to the major areas of the financial industry.
Available finance specializations
You’ll need to take three elective courses within one specialization area to graduate with a specialization in that field.
Finance Specialization 1
Finance
The finance function is indispensable across every business and a career in the field can reap great rewards. This specialization will give you insight and skills into topics like funds and cost analysis, investments, the formulation of financial operating policies, and financial technology. You’ll be armed with the skillset to assist companies with budgeting and forecasting toward success using financial data.
Specialization skills include:
Sample specialization courses include:
- Investment Banking
- Global Strategic Valuation
- Fintech
- Corporate Finance
- International Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Introduction to Bitcoin & Blockchain Technologies
- Behavioral Economics & Decision Making
- Private Equity
Finance Specialization 2
Transactional Finance & Investments
Corporate transactions (or Mergers & Acquisitions), where companies buy other companies or sell their own subsidiaries, are a huge chunk of the finance industry. Concentrate on the skills you need to get a job in Investment Banking transaction services, PE & Buyout Funds, or "Big 4" transaction advisory. You’ll be able to analyze and value companies, decide on how to finance the acquisition, execute transaction process through mergers & acquisitions, and, in cases of private equity, also understand leveraging finances.
Prospective career paths: Investment Banking, Financial Analyst
Sample specialization courses:
- Business Analysis & Valuation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
Finance Specialization 3
Financial Technology (Fintech)
Prepare for a career in fintech or in the financial services sector. Gain in-demand qualitative, quantitative, and analytical skills, including coding and programming capabilities. Engage in a comprehensive approach that merges the entrepreneurial, corporate, and investment perspectives of applying modern technologies to financial services. Globally, One-fifth of GDP is created by financial services and customers are more and more dependent on technology solutions. Fintech offers new career avenues but also is ever more present in more traditional business roles.
Prospective career paths: Business Development, FinTech, Financial Analyst
Sample specialization courses:
- Fintech
- Introduction to Bitcoin & Blockchain Technologies
- Cryptocurrency: Investing as an Asset Class
Not all specializations or elective courses will be available at every campus
Specializations or elective courses are subject to change
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