You will gain a firm understanding of corporate finance, including accounting principles and financial analysis, how value is created by global markets, the choices firms face when making financial decisions and defining attitudes towards risk. The Specialization concludes with a Capstone project that allows you to apply the skills you've learned throughout the courses.
Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
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Essentials of Corporate Finance Specialization
Essentials of Corporate Finance. Learn the foundations of accounting, financial analysis and the measurement of value creation.
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(1,312 reviews)
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Accounting
- Financial Modeling
- Risk Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Investment Banking
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Regulation
- Capital Budgeting
- Derivatives
- International Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Reporting
- Market Liquidity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Financial Analysis
- Capital Markets
- Balance Sheet
- Financial Management
- Financial Market
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Specialization - 5 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Balance Sheet
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Financial Reporting
Category: Accounting
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Income Statement
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Governance
Category: Business Risk Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Financial Market
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: International Finance
Category: Financial Management
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Governance
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Economic Development
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Business Risk Management
Category: Financial Regulation
Category: Risk Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: Risk Management
Category: Derivatives
Category: Investment Banking
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Equities
Category: Cash Flows
Category: Financial Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Portfolio Management
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Probability & Statistics
Category: Investments
Category: Capital Budgeting
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Risk Management
Category: Financial Statement Analysis
Category: Decision Tree Learning
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Capital Markets
Category: Market Liquidity
Category: Financial Modeling
Category: Corporate Finance
Category: Financial Statements
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Business Valuation
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Investment Banking
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Frequently asked questions
Each course in the Specialization is offered monthly, with an enrollment period of five days
A basic knowledge of statistics and an ability to employ simple algebra to solve straightforward problems. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel (or a functionally-equivalent spreadsheet program). Specifically participants should possess the ability to summarise data using the graphical tools contained within that program. A natural curiosity about not only how markets operate, but also how participants in those markets gather and then transform information so as to make financial decisions that maximise firm value.
We recommend taking the courses in the order presented, as each subsequent course will build on material from previous courses.
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