BUS 507 - Foundations of Managerial Finance

Unit(s): 2-3

BUS 507 is an abbreviated version of BUS 370 that is intended to prepare students for the M.B.A. level course BUS 570 Seminar in Managerial Finance. It provides an introduction to the conceptual and analytical framework guiding financial decision-making within the business firm. Emphasis is placed on time value of money and discounted cash flow calculations, valuation of stocks and bonds, the evaluation of investment opportunities available to the firm, the essentials of the risk return trade-off, and estimation of the firm’s cost of capital.

Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): a B.A. or B.S. degree.