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FINANCE
Our programs provide finance professionals with the skills to remain
highly valued to employers, those in careers outside finance the
know-how they need to advance, and individuals the knowledge essential
to manage the financial aspects of their lives. We cover the
gamut of topics in finance from the essentials of each discipline to
current issues and advanced concepts. Whether you work in a
Fortune 500 company or a small business, our courses and professional
certificates provide the knowledge to keep you current. NYU’s
location in New York City—one of the world’s leading financial centers—gives
you a direct line to the latest developments, practices,
and trends in finance as well as a faculty of leading practitioners.
Our offerings in Finance include:
• Noncredit courses ranging from fundamental concepts in a wide
range of disciplines to advanced and highly specialized areas of study.
• Summer Intensives: Finance and Accounting Intensive for Graduate
Students (this page), Finance Intensive for Graduate Students (this
page), and Credit Training (page 3).
• Professional certificate programs: Behavioral Economics and Finance
Theory (page 2), Business Finance Fundamentals (page 2), Credit
Analysis (page 3), Financial Analysis and Advanced Financial Analysis
(page 5), Financial Planning (page 6), Financial Risk Management and
Advanced Financial Risk Management (page 9), International Business
and Finance and Advanced International Business and Finance (page 10),
Investment Banking and Advanced Investment Banking (page 12), and
Portfolio Management and Advanced Portfolio Management (page 13).
• Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management offered through
the M.S. in Management and Systems program.
For more information, visit scps.nyu.edu/finance, or call (212) 998-
7200.
INFORMATION SESSION
Finance
Tuesday, 6–8 p.m., May 10
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
Information Sessions include discussions on industry
news and career opportunities, presentations on
curriculum, and a chance to ask questions of faculty
and staff. No RSVP is required, but please be punctual.
For more information, call (212) 998-7200.
SUMMER INTENSIVES
Finance and Accounting Intensive
for Graduate Students
FINA2-CS1204/$995
M Sec. 201: Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–6 p.m., July 25–29 (5 sessions).
John F. Mahoney, CPA, former vice president of finance and controller; and
Alan Anderson, FRM, assistant professor of finance, Western Connecticut State University.
Current and prospective M.B.A./M.P.A./master’s degree students who must take a
finance or accounting course during their studies benefit from this intensive covering
the essentials of finance and accounting. Students develop a strong base in these subject
areas before they begin the finance or accounting coursework required in their graduate
programs. Topics include the compilation of financial statements, as well as the essentials
of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow analysis. Concepts such as
quality of earnings, ratio analysis, capital structure and methods of financing, financial
management, discounted cash flow analysis, long- and short-term debt policy, and leasing
are among the areas covered in depth.
Finance Intensive for Graduate Students
FINA2-CS1207/$995
M Sec. 201: Mon.–Fri., 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Aug. 8–12 (5 sessions).
Alan Anderson, FRM, assistant professor of finance, Western Connecticut State University.
Go to graduate school a step ahead of the game. This course covers the essentials of
finance and accounting to give students a solid background in related coursework for
their graduate programs. The week-long course covers risk and rates of return; time
value of money, markets, and interest rates; stock and bond valuation; the cost of capital
and capital budgeting; leasing and investment analysis; cash flow estimation and risk
analysis; capital structure, distributions to shareholders, and working capital management;
multinational financial management; and mergers and acquisitions.
For details on all our Summer Intensive programs, visit scps.nyu.edu/summer
or call (212) 998-7200.
CONTENTS
Finance Preparation Courses 1
Behavioral Economics and Finance Theory 2
Business Finance Fundamentals 2
Credit Analysis 2
Economics3
Financial Analysis 4
Financial Planning 5
Personal Finance 6
Financial Risk Management and Derivative Instruments 7
International Business and Finance 9
Investment Banking 11
Portfolio Management 12
FINANCE
PREPARATION
COURSES
Finance for Nonfinance Professionals
FINA1-CE9642/$750
N Sec. 1: Thurs. 6.30–9 p.m., May 26–July 14
(8 sessions). John Stoltzfus
Designed for managers and professionals
who have no background in finance, this
course provides an introduction to the financial
field. Students gain familiarity with
financial definitions, securities used by corporations,
common and preferred stock,
convertible features, bonds, long-term debt,
and the tools used for analysis. Students
learn how to analyze methods of financing
using corporate or outside funds.
Finance Math/Statistics: A Skill
Enhancement and Review Course
FINA1-CE9151/$395
N Sec. 1: Mon. 6.30–9 p.m., June 6–July 11
(5 sessions).
Gain a better understanding of the mathematics
crucial to success in NYU-SCPS
quantitative courses. Brush up on skills and
key mathematical ideas required for the finance
curriculum. Content emphasizes
basic tools of calculation and their application
through specific examples. Students
are introduced to concepts commonly used
in finance such as present value, expected
value, and compound interest rates, along
with key statistical concepts. No prior exposure
to statistics required. Course content contains
no review or discussion of calculus.
Estimated time to complete the primary instructional
path is 15 to 20 hours.
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