BUSN 351 Financial Management

This course focuses on activities that maximize stakeholder value. Topics include financial statement analysis, working capital management, financing, valuation models, capital budgeting, the cost of capital and capital structure management, and tax management. 

Credits

3

Prerequisites

ACCT 201; ECON 202; MATH 106 or MATH 111or a higher level math course; junior or senior standing

Offered

Fall, Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

1. To introduce you to the world of finance.
2. To apply basic financial concepts such as the time value of money and asset valuation.
3. To evaluate the risk profile of firms, including calculation of the costs of debt and equity capital.
4. To apply financial management concepts and tools to the decisions faced by corporate management in determining capital structure.
5. To define the factors that drive the stock price of a corporation and how the government, laws, and society can affect the price.