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Corporate Financial Strategy

Learn how to raise and allocate capital for optimal financial management.

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After completing the course, you will be able to:

After completing the course, you will be able to:

  1. Understand an organization’s main activities: conducting operations, establishing goals and strategies, making investments, and obtaining financing

  2. Understand the core statements organizations prepare to measure and report on financial performance: balance sheet, cash-flow, and income statements

  3. Examine mergers and acquisitions, financial decision-making, debt, and corporate restructuring in a global context

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive credentials certifying completion from the University of Chicago, including a digital badge, and become part of the UChicago network.

Course Modules

  • Overview of Business Activities

  • Principal Financial Statements

  • Evaluating Business Performance

  • The Balance Sheet

  • The Income Statement

  • The Statement of Cash Flows

  • Financial Statement Analysis

  • Analysis of Profitability

  • Analysis of Risk

  • Pro Forma Financial Statements and Valuation

  • Corporate Investment and Financing Decisions

  • Calculating Present Values

  • Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria

  • Making Investment Decisions

  • The Value of Bonds

  • The Value of Common Stocks

  • Risk and Return

  • Risk and the Cost of Capital

  • Payout Policy

  • Valuation

  • Valuing Businesses

  • Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Private Equity Partnerships

  • Debt Restructuring

  • Corporate Restructuring

  • Risk Management

  • Financial Markets and Institutions

  • Ownership, Control, and Governance

  • Do These Differences Matter?

Learn corporate finance from industry insiders.

Financial roles hold four of the top ten positions in US News and World Report's Best Business Jobs for 2022: financial manager (#2), management analyst (#6), actuary (#7), and business operations manager (#9). High earning potential and opportunities to work on high-priority projects in a forever-changed business landscape are just some of the compelling career drivers in corporate finance today.

$113K

is the average annual base pay for a treasurer in the United States.
Source: Glassdoor

35%

of graduate-level business school students are interested in a career in finance.
Source: Graduate Management Admission CouncilTM

715K

new jobs will be created in business and financial operations from 2021 to 2031.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Our Approach to Online Learning

Our Corporate Financial Strategy course is designed to help you create successful blueprints that increase shareholder value by maximizing return on investment.

Flexible

Make the most of your time with a format that lets you study and complete coursework at your own pace. If you are unable to attend webinars or live sessions, you can access them later.

Interactive

Our interactive content includes videos from instructors at the University of Chicago and visual and graphic materials that provide real-life examples.

Personalized

The instructional assistant—a subject matter expert—will accompany you on your journey through the content, answering your questions and providing feedback on your work.

Meet Your Instructor

UCH Faculty Borislava Karageorgieva
Borislava Karageorgieva, CFA, MBA, PAHM

Senior Finance Professional

Unique Program Features

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Live Sessions
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Hands-On Learning

This course is an excellent fit for:

  • Accountants, analysts, auditors, and other practitioners interested in refreshing their knowledge

  • Current and aspiring business leaders who want to explore accounting and corporate finance

  • Professionals across industries who wish to approach corporate finance from a strategic perspective

Student Feedback

A highly recommendable course for those interested in expanding their knowledge in the field of corporate finance. It provides added value through its contents and instructors.
Celso Ch. Hernández
Managing Director
A very good experience, especially the way the course is structured with flexibility for professionals who do not have a fixed time each day to study. As for the material, it is well structured, which...
César Augusto Torres Gálvez
Managing Partner
Substantive, rigorous, and engaging, UChicago's Corporate Financial Strategy course equipped me with essential financial decision-making skills.
Gilbert Lichstein
Clinical Director

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