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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED Or Equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

36 Hours

Course Duration

6 Months (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

6

Courses Offered In UNDERGRADUATE DIPLOMA

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • International Finance

  • The International Finance course provides a comprehensive introduction to the management of financing activities of a modern international company. The course content includes the treasury function, managing bank relationships, dealing in the international capital and money markets, managing currency and interest rate risks, and using various financial instruments including derivatives.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Financial Accounting

  • This course is designed to introduce you, to the fundamental principles and underlying assumptions of financial accounting. It introduces topics such as Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting for Sales, Interoperate Investments and Consolidations, and Financial Statement Analysis.

  • 6 Credits

  • Principles of Finance

  • The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the basic principles of financial decision taking and the theory of finance. It will help provide you with a good understanding of the principles underlying financial theory and reasoning and the ability to apply these principles in a practical context.

  • 6 Credits

  • Entrepreneurial Finance

  • This course focuses on the financing decisions of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial finance helps to find value and resource allocation, applied to new ventures. It is a field oriented to help you understand investment and financing decisions, from startup to harvest.

  • 6 Credits

  • Investments

  • Explore the theory and application of modern quantitative investment analysis from an engineering perspective. Learn how investment concepts are used to evaluate and manage opportunities, portfolios, and investment products including stocks, bonds, mortgages, and annuities. 

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction Financial Markets

  • The course strives to offer understanding of the theory of finance and its relation to the history, strengths and imperfections of such institutions as banking, insurance, securities, futures, and other derivatives markets, and the future of these institutions over the next century.

  • 6 Credits
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International Finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial goals and corporate governance.
    The international monetary system.
    The balance of payments.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    International parity conditions.
    Foreign exchange rate determination.
    The foreign exchange market.
    Foreign currency derivatives.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Transaction exposure.
    Operating exposure.
    Translation exposure.
    Global cost and availability of capital.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sourcing equity globally.
    Financial structure and international debt.
    Interest rate and currency swaps.
    International portfolio theory and diversification.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foreign direct investment theory and strategy.
    Political risk assessment and management.
    Multinational capital budgeting.
    International trade finance.
    Multinational tax management.
    Working capital management.

Introduction to financial accounting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Accounting: the language of business
    Measuring income to assess performance
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Recording transactions
    Accrual accounting and financial statements
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Statement of cash flows
    Accounting for sales
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Inventories and cost of goods sold
    Long-lived assets and depreciation
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Liabilities and interest
    Stockholder's equity
    Intercorporate investments and consolidations
    Financial statement analysis

Principles of Finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The financial environment: firms, investors and markets.
    Financial institutions and markets.
    Corporate securities: bonds and stocks.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Interest rate fundamentals.
    Time value of money.
    Risk and return.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Valuation.
    Financial statements and analysis.
    The firm and its financial environment.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Capital budgeting: cash flow principles.
    Capital budgeting techniques: certainty and risk.
    Cost of capital.
    Capital structure and dividends.
    Financial planning.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Short-term financial management.
    Investment information and transactions.
    How external forces affect firm's value.
    Investing in stocks.
    Investing in bonds.
    Mutual funds and asset allocation.
    Derivative securities.
    Corporate control and governance.

Entrepreneurial Finance

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial and economic concepts
    Financial management and planning
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial statements
    Analysis of financial statements
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Profit, profitability, and break-even analysis
    Forecasting and pro forma financial statements
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Working capital management
    Time value of money: using lump sum
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Time value of money: using annuities
    Capital budgeting
    Personal finance

Investments

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Buying and selling securities.
    Security markets.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Efficient markets, investment value, and market price.
    Taxes.
    Inflation.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The portfolio selection problem.
    Portfolio analysis.
    Riskfree lending and borrowing.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The capital asset pricing model.
    Factor models.
    Arbitrage pricing theory.
    Characteristics of common stocks.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Financial analysis of common stocks.
    Dividend discount models.
    Dividends and earnings.
    Investment management.
    Portfolio performance evaluation.
    Types of fixed-income securities.
    Fundamentals of bond valuation.
    Bond analysis.
    Bond portfolio management.
    Investment companies.
    Options.
    Futures.
    International investing.

Introduction Financial Markets

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why study financial markets and institutions?
    Overview of the financial system
    What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why do interest rates change?
    How do risk and term structure affect interest rates?
    Are financial markets efficient?
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Structure of central banks and the federal reserve system
    Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, and targets
    The money markets
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The bond market
    The stock market
    The mortgage markets
    The foreign exchange market
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The international financial system
    Why do financial institutions exist?
    What should be done about conflicts of interest in the financial industry?
    Banking and the management of financial institutions
    Commercial banking industry: structure and competition
    Savings associations and credit unions
    Banking regulation
    The mutual fund industry
    Insurance companies and pension funds
    Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms
    Risk management in financial institutions
    Hedging with financial derivatives
    Finance companies