Corporate Finance
The MBA option in corporate finance provides training for students in financial and investment decisions at the firm level. These decisions include raising capital, capital budgeting, risk management, corporate governance and international financial management.
Overview
The corporate finance MBA culminates in a capstone course in the market for corporate control where students develop the ability to conduct analyses and valuation of transactions in this market.
Almost all businesses — public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit — rely on financial analysis and management to operate and succeed. These skills translate well across industries, geographies and business functions.
Graduates from this program are well suited for careers as analysts, financial managers, commercial and investment bankers, corporate controllers or within investor relations.
What you’ll learn
You'll appraise the risk profile of firms, and specifically, be able to estimate the costs of capital, including debt and equity capital using financial data.
You'll develop the skills to assess corporate capital structure and its implications on value and performance.
You’ll estimate the value created in mergers, and evaluate the costs and benefits of corporate acquisitions.
You’ll identify corporate agency conflicts and evaluate governance structures to address those conflicts.
You'll have access to a Bloomberg Terminal and the opportunity to earn your Bloomberg certification.
You'll analyze operational and financial risks and apply appropriate hedging strategies, and you'll evaluate multinational corporations to strategically manage foreign exchange exposures.
Ways to attend
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
Experience a flexible blend of online coursework and in-person sessions. In-person meetings are held at the Robertson Collaborative Life Sciences Building on Portland's South Waterfront, typically scheduled on a weekday evening from 6 to 9 p.m.
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