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GPP Meeting Fall 2014 Department of Finance Highlights

GPP Meeting Fall 2014 Department of Finance Highlights. Career Prep = General + Specialties. Corporate Finance – Investment Banking , M&A, Consulting, Capital Planning , Project Management , Investor Relations

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GPP Meeting Fall 2014 Department of Finance Highlights

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  1. GPP Meeting Fall 2014 Department of Finance Highlights

  2. Career Prep = General + Specialties • Corporate Finance – Investment Banking, M&A, Consulting, Capital Planning, Project Management, Investor Relations • Investments – Investment Management (mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity), Risk Management, Trading, Economic Analysis • Energy • Insurance • Real Estate

  3. Department of FinanceFacultyFacts • Faculty have doctorates from: Chicago, Stanford, Northwestern, Michigan, NYU, LSE, and others • Most of the senior faculty have previously taught at Top-10 business schools • Clinical faculty are senior executives in the energy and the financial management industry (e.g., former Global Treasurer, Exxon-Mobil Chemicals).

  4. Ranked #8 in the U.S. in terms of scholarly productivity by The Chronicle of Higher Education (2007) • Produce research that is widely published in leading finance, economics and management journals. • Faculty are frequently interviewed by the local, national and global news media to provide expertise on the economy, jobs and energy. Department of Finance Faculty Facts

  5. Traditional “Finance” tracks: • Corporate Finance (financial management, controlling, budgeting, etc.; mergers and acquisitions; private equity; investment banking; commercial banking) • Investments and Capital Markets (pricing of securities: equity, fixed-income, derivatives, commodities, etc.; design and valuation of securities innovations; construction, management and performance evaluation of investment portfolios) • Experiential learning: Cougar Investment Fund • Large (and growing) Energy Finance curriculum • Large (and growing) Real Estate Finance curriculum Curriculum Highlights

  6. Finance Course Structure

  7. Investment Banking/Corporate Finance Internship Schedule

  8. Investments/Risk Management Schedule

  9. Cougar Fund (“Graduate Certificate in Financial Services Management”) • Energy Finance Certificates (Graduate) • Real Estate Certificate • Numerous specializations in Finance are available (typically require 3 electives in a designated area) Special Programs & Focus Areas

  10. FSM Certificate / Cougar Fund • Experiential learning • Student-managed investment fund • Assets under management currently over $9million • Overseen by faculty and professionals • Powerful training for: • Valuation Skills • Investor and Customer Interface Skills

  11. Energy Certificates • Unique Curriculum • Combines high level finance and accounting training with industry focus • Students take courses with top-level finance faculty and senior executives from the energy industry • Specialized skills: • Energy project evaluation and management • Valuation of energy firms and assets • Trading and risk-management • Oil & Gas accounting

  12. Finance Career Tracks • Corporate Financial Managers • FINA 7A10 (Valuation) • FINA 7A30 (Advanced Corporate Finance) • FINA 7A33 (Mergers & Acquisitions) • Investment Banking • FINA 7A10 (Valuation) • FINA 7A20 (Capital Markets) • FINA 7A30 (Advanced Corporate Finance) • FINA 7A33 (Mergers & Acquisitions) • FINA 7326 (Private Equity and Investment Banking) • Cougar Investment Fund

  13. Finance Career Tracks • Portfolio & Money Management • FINA 7A10 (Valuation) • FINA 7A20 (Capital Markets) • FINA7A23 (Portfolio Theory & Practice) • FINA 7A97 (Fixed Income) • FINA 7A97 (Personal Financial Planning) • Cougar Investment Fund • Commercial Banking • FINA 7A10 (Valuation) • FINA 7A20 (Capital Markets) • FINA 7A30 (Advanced Corporate Finance) • FINA 7341 (Commercial Banking)

  14. Finance Career Tracks • Trading & Risk Management • FINA 7A10 (Valuation) • FINA 7A20 (Capital Markets) • FINA7A23 (Portfolio Theory & Practice) • FINA 7350 (Derivatives I: Options) • FINA 7351 (Derivatives II: Forwards, futures, Swaps) • FINA 7397 (Financial Risk Management)

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