Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions and Corporate Policy

About the course

Short-term Professional Development Program Abroad

Program Theme

Transforming strategic financial decisions into shareholder value.

Target

Post-graduate professionals with managerial experience. Attention: this course is exclusive to professionals who have postgraduate degrees.

Objectives

The student will study concepts and advanced cases of financial management, to plan and implement actions in your organization, from a global perspective.

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions and Corporate Policy

Benefits for scholarship holders participating in this program:

  • Free inperson English course in California
  • Guidance and documents for obtaining the US Visa

  • Academic preparation and logistics for the program

Why should I attend this course?

  • Study at an American University with a Scholarship
  • Courses taught by PhD professors from the university, possessing significant executive experience within an exchange program;
  • Two meetings with local executives within the activity grid and optional visit to the port of Los Angeles; 
  • Learn how to transform strategic financial decisions into shareholder value; 
  • Plan and implement actions for your organization with an international view of the topics presented.

Check the opinion of our former students

Testimonials from IBS Americas students who attended University of La Verne

September - 2022

Geovano Ceratti

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions and Corporate Policy

July - 2022

Marina Conti

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions & Corporate Policy

January - 2020

Pelayo Rabat

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions and Corporate Policy

July - 2016

Ivan Plavac

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions & Corporate Policy

July - 2016

Claudia Romero

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions & Corporate Policy

January - 2016

Roque Freitas Nunes

Advanced Topics in Financial Decisions and Corporate Policy

Content

Capital Markets, Consumption, and Investment; Market Equilibrium: CAPM and APT; Option Pricing Theory and Evidence; Capital Budgeting: NPV, TIR, and Real Option Analysis. Company visits and Business Cases.

Performance Management and Incentive Design; Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital; Acquisitions, Divestitures, Restructuring, and Corporate Governance. Company visits and Business Cases.

The Term Structure of Interest Rate; Forward Contracts, and Futures; Volatility in Exchange Rates; International Financial Systems; Management of Foreign Exchange Risks; The Cost of Capital and Currency Risk.  Business Cases and Graduation Ceremony.

Frequently Asked Questions

The students will visit companies active in the local market or receive representatives at the university for lectures according to the course's area of study. It is expected that students have a very proactive attitude, asking interesting questions to the representative of the organization.

The Advanced programs are designed for graduate students with a minimum of 3 years of working experience in their field of interest.

We recommend that you bring your laptop to carry out academic activities and access digital materials. It will be useful both for assignments and for accessing the online library provided by professors.

PROGRAM COORDINATION IN BRAZIL
Professor Ricardo Britto

PhD in Business Administration from FEA/USP, he is one of the most experienced Brazilian professors in International Business.

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  • Location
    La Verne - United States
  • Next terms
    2025 and 2026
  • Dates
    2 or 3 weeks (January, July or September)
  • Investment
    U$ 8,450 + Enrollment: U$ 90
    Check opportunities for partial scholarships
  • Program Profile
    Full-time classes and visits to companies
  • Workload
    80 class-hours (lectures, talks and company visits)
  • Additional Activity
    Business English module included in the program with 27 class-hours.
  • Students per Classroom
    From 15 to 30
    students
  • Certification
    Certificate in Executive Management (ULV) and Business English (ELS)
  • Language
    English
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