Baruch College, The City University of New York [紐約市立大學 - 柏魯克分校] - 開授EMBA/行銷碩士/財務碩士/在職進修碩士班

財經管理碩士班 - 教學特色

FINANCE PROGRAM FEATURES

Baruch's one-year Executive Master of Science in Finance has been uniquely designed to help financial executives around the world master cutting-edge financial analytical tools and strengthen their judgment to use these tools effectively. This program can provide finance professionals with the critical strategic advantage needed for career advancement.

This innovative program blends theory with advanced financial management problems and delivers essential, timely knowledge currently in use by the most successful finance professionals.

CFA 組織推薦 Baruch Finance 的課程

A number of colleges and universities have adopted portions of the CFA Program curriculum as a part of their own degree programs in finance. Participating in one of these degree programs is a great advantage for individuals who wish to pursue a college degree while preparing for the CFA Examinations. Recognized by the CFA Institute, finance programs at Baruch College are well-organized and provide a basis for the CFA preparation and is highly recommended by finance professionals.

EMSF 擁有獨步領先全球的財經課程設計，能夠有效的協助財務主管充分掌握財經界最新的財務分析技巧以及運籌能力。同時課程更能夠提供財經專才在職場上絕佳的策略性優勢。課程包括目前最熱門的「企業併購 (M&A) 」、「財務計量分析」、「選擇權與期貨」…等等。領先而創新的課程融合理論以及最新的管理個案分析，提供大師級財經專家當前所使用最精華，最先進的財務知識。

FINANCE CURRICULUM (3 credits each) - 課程簡介

Course Title and Description
Click the course title to view the course description (點選課程標題可瀏覽課程內容)

Core Courses (all four courses are required and will be offered to each cohort)

ECO 9705 - Managerial Economics 管理經濟學

This course offers an introduction to economics for managers, with a strong emphasis on fundamental principles. The course analyzes economic forces relevant to managerial and financial decision making and is designed to develop the students’ ability to apply fundamental economic concepts to business decisions. Economic fundamentals such as demand, supply, cost and profit functions are analyzed. The course also examines the effects of market structure and competition between industry participants as well as the impact of macroeconomic conditions and government policy on business decisions. The topics covered in the course match Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Economics curriculum.

FIN 9771 - Corporate Financial Theory & Applications 企業財務理論與實務

This course offers an introduction to corporate finance, with a strong emphasis on fundamental principles. Topics include the time value of money, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, external financing, as well as bond, stock, and company valuation. The topics covered in the course overlap with Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Quantitative Methods, Corporate Finance, and Equity: Industry and Company Analysis curricula.

FIN 9772 - Quantitative Tools for Finance 財務計量分析

This course offers an introduction to key probability concepts and statistical techniques used in the analysis of financial data. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression, and basic time series analysis with an emphasis on model formulation and interpretation of results. The use of spreadsheets to facilitate analysis will be developed. The topics covered in the course match Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Quantitative Methods curriculum.

FIN 9773 - Investment Theory & Applications 投資理論與應用

This course offers an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of investment. Concepts such as the relation between risk and return, no-arbitrage pricing, and diversification will be developed and applied. A variety of financial instruments and their valuation will be explored. Principles of portfolio selection and asset allocation will be examined. The topics covered in the course overlap with Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Quantitative Methods, Portfolio Management, and Equity Securities Markets curricula.

Advanced Courses (a set of six courses will be offered from the following list)
Corporate Finance Courses 企業融資課程	Asset Management Courses 資產管理課程
FIN 9759 - Mergers and Acquisitions 企業合併與購併 Why and how firms merge and restructure and the effects on stock prices, capital structure (debt versus equity), and market power. The legal, ethical, and regulatory aspects of mergers will also be considered.	FIN 9786 - International Financial Markets 國際金融市場 Covers such topics as foreign exchange markets and their role in international movements of funds; Eurocurrency; Eurobonds; international stock markets; interaction among and integration of national and international money and stock markets; and regulation of Eurocurrency markets and flow of funds.
FIN 9774 - Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance 創投與創業財務 This course introduces students to the major concepts, models, theories, and research in the field of entrepreneurial finance. The course theme is how the entrepreneur can create value in setting up a new venture through financial, strategic, and operating decisions. The course develops the theoretical and practical tools essential to an entrepreneur and venture capital financier and is appropriate for students who intend to pursue a career in venture capital or entrepreneurship (e.g., whether in the finance area of a venture capital firm, or servicing entrepreneurs in a financial institution such as an investment bank, or as an analyst or portfolio manager, or in launching a new enterprise). The course might also serve students who want to develop analytical tools to evaluate strategic and investment decisions undertaken in small firms.	FIN 9789 - Equity Markets: Trading and Structure 證券市場的貿易與結構 The course is designed to give students a broad understanding of the operations of equity markets, and an in-depth knowledge of liquidity, market structure, and trading that will enable students to operate more effectively as industry professionals or to be better-informed retail customers. In equity markets around the world, investors are increasingly concerned with controlling transaction costs, and innovative trading technologies have been introduced. In this context, the course focuses on the operations of exchanges, trading systems, and broker/dealer intermediaries, and on the impact of computer technology and market structure regulation.
FIN 9776 - Real Estate Finance 房地產財務 This course is an introduction to the major concepts, principles, analytical methods, and tools useful for making investment and finance decisions regarding commercial real estate assets. The focus is on “institutional” (e.g., banks, life insurance companies, pension funds, REITs) real estate decision making regarding large-scale commercial property. The course rigorously integrates real estate finance topics with and builds its methodology upon a modern corporate finance and investments framework.	FIN 9793 - Advanced Investment Analysis 進階投資分析 Security valuation and portfolio management and analysis, empirical evidence, imperfections, and institutional implications. Applicable articles, cases, and problems will be assigned.
FIN 9788 - International Corporate Finance 國際企業財務 Study of the international financial decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs). Definitions of exposure to foreign exchange risk of the MNC are examined. Available methods dealing with foreign exchange risk, reasons for foreign direct investment (FDI), evaluation of the climate for FDI, determining cashflows and influence of inflation and currency fluctuations on these cashflows, capital budgeting, valuation, and optimal capital structure for international operations of the MNCs are studied.	FIN 9795 - Debt Instruments and Markets 債券工具與市場 This course analyzes debt instruments and their markets. The course begins with a survey of the various types of securities, their associated cash flow, and risk characteristics. The term structure of interest rates as embodied by spot, coupon, and forward yield curves is discussed within the context of traditional bond yield calculations and the price-yield relationship. The course then addresses risk management for floating rate notes and fixed rate notes using Libor-based derivatives such as interest rate swaps and Eurodollar futures. The course analyzes the impact of default risk on bond valuation and explores the application of credit derivatives in default risk control. The course also analyzes the use and complexities of Treasury futures and options. Interest rate and currency exposure management for international debt market investments is explored.
FIN 9792 - Advanced Managerial Finance 進階財務管理 Advanced analysis of special problems of financial management with particular emphasis on decision making under uncertainty. Applicable articles, problems, and cases will be assigned.	FIN 9797 - Option Markets 選擇權市場 Study of options, including the following topics: the structure and operation of organized exchanges, investment strategies under different market scenarios, arbitrage pricing, the valuation of options as a mechanism to price corporate securities, portfolio insurance as a trading strategy, and recent developments in the options markets.
FIN 9981 - Selected Topics in Corporate Finance 選修課程：企業財務 This course covers topics of current interest in corporate finance, such as developments in long-term financing, corporate risk management, mergers and acquisitions, international finance, financial restructuring, and ethics in the practice of corporate finance. Topics covered will vary from cohort to cohort. FIN 9981 - Corporate Restructuring 企業重組 FIN 9981 - Corporate Valuation 企業評價 FIN 9981 - Corporate Financial Policy 企業財務策略 FIN 9981 - Other 其他	FIN 9983 - Selected Topics In Investments 選修課程：投資學 The course covers topics of current interest in investments, such as recent questions concerning the efficiency of markets; current practices in investment management; institutional, legal, and tax constraints on portfolio management; evaluation of investment performance; trends in international investing; and ethical issues in investing. Topics covered will vary from cohort to cohort. FIN 9983 - Financial Statement Analysis 財報分析 FIN 9983 - Technical Analysis 技術分析 FIN 9983 - Equity Investments and Strategies 證券投資與策略 FIN 9983 - Financial Modelling 財務管理模式 FIN 9983 - Other 其他

*The University reserves the right to make changes if necessary

FINANCE FACULTY - 教授名單

Baruch's Finance Department faculty have been recognized internationally as experts in the field of financial theory and its application. The faculty will share with you their real-life experiences and insights to better prepare you for your future career as a financial expert.

Professor Dan Levin: Ph.D., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Professor Avner Wolf: Ph.D., Columbia University

Professor Roger Mesznik: Ph.D., Columbia University

Professor Gur Mosheiov: Ph.D., Columbia University

Professor Viktoria Dalko: Ph.D., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Professor Christopher Hessel: Ph.D., New York University

Professor Michael Carew: Ph.D., New York University

Professor Luis Hall: Ph.D., New York University

Professor Foued Ayari: Ph.D., City University of New York

Professor Joseph Yagil: Ph.D., University of Toronto

Professor Kenneth Mischel: Ph.D., Columbia University

Professor Reuven Horesh: Ph.D., Columbia University

Finance Faculty Description

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORMS

Updated: 11.22.2010