Student is required to complete the entire core modules or to select one area of
specializations if he/she would like to receive a specialization.

Specialization A: Financial Management

Modules

• To learn the financial tools needed to make good business decisions
• The course presents the basic insights of corporate finance theory, but emphasizes the application of theory to real business decisions

• This module supports the student's study of the relationship between financial markets and companies, in particular the principle of shareholder value maximisation, and the implications of this for internal management of companies and business units
• It aims to facilitate the acquisition by students of a balance of skills and knowledge including skills in applying quantitative techniques; the ability to interpret and explain the results of these calculations; the ability to critically evaluate the techniques; and the capacity to relate these to the external contexts in which companies operate and in particular the influence of capital markets on corporate behaviour

• This class examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based start-up ventures, and the early stages of company development
• It addresses key questions which challenge all entrepreneurs: how much money can and should be raised; when should it be raised and from whom; what is a reasonable valuation of the company and how funding should be structured
• The subject aims to prepare students for these decisions, both as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists

• This course teaches how to make sound investment decisions through in-depth knowledge of the financial markets, rigorous analytical thinking and precise mathematical derivation
• Also, students gain hands-on experience with optimization, data analysis, and other quantitative techniques by completing the five group assignments

• The module provides an advanced level course into the nature and importance of the external financial reporting environment facing large corporations
• The course looks at alternative philosophical perspectives on the role of, and justification for, financial regulation, and explores attempts to develop conceptual frameworks for financial reporting.
• The module then looks at various theories for the recognition of income and value, within the framework of the current accounting and stock market regulatory requirements.
• The political and economic pressures on corporate governance and accountability in the UK are explored, before contrasting these with various international financial reporting regimes and current developments to I City Code and the convergence of UK and International Financial Reporting Standards
• Finally, alternative economic and sociological perspectives on financial reporting are investigated

• This course is an intensive introduction to the preparation and interpretation of financial information for investors (external users) and managers (internal users) and to the use of financial instruments to support system and project creation
• The course adopts a decision-maker perspective on accounting and finance with the goal of helping students develop a framework for understanding financial, managerial, and tax reports

• This module aims to support the student's development of his/her ability to select and apply relevant financial techniques in supporting the management of a business or non-business organisation, and to interpret and explain the results.
• It aims to facilitate the acquisition by students of a balance of skills and knowledge including skills in applying quantitative techniques; the ability to interpret and explain the results of these calculations; the ability to critically evaluate the techniques; and a recognition that management accounting, like other areas of management, is context-dependent, and has to be put into the context of the particular organisation and its own strategy, culture and management style

• This course objective is to introduce the most fundamental concepts, principles, analytical methods and tools useful for making investment and finance decisions regarding commercial real estate assets
• Key objective of this course is to recognize the unique features of real estate that distinguish it from so-called "mainstream" securities investments and corporate finance

• As the second in a two-course sequence, this course focuses on more advanced topics and the "macro" level, which pertains to decisions about collections of many individual real estate assets, that is, portfolio or firm level decisions and investment management considerations
• This course also introduces and surveys the major public capital market real estate vehicles, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS)
• Other topics treated include a selection among such subjects as real options, land valuation, development project financial analysis, corporate real estate, capital structure, portfolio strategy, equilibrium pricing of asset classes, investment performance measurement and benchmarking, investment management, and international real estate investing