FIN 421. Advanced Corporate Finance. 3 or 4 hours.
Uses the case method to provide an in-depth treatment of corporate financial decisions pertaining to investment and financing choices, corporate policies, and valuation of businesses. Course Information: 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): FIN 320. Recommended background: Understanding financial statements, time value of money, rates of return, market efficiency, and basic concepts of risk, and discount rates. This class cannot serve as an introductory level course for unprepared students. For students who lack confidence in their mastery of the prerequisite material, self-study review of chapters 1–12 of Essentials of Corporate Finance by Ross, Westerfield, and Jordan, the required text for FIN 320, is strongly recommended.