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The MBA at CSUDH provides a solid
qualification in business management with courses that are wide-ranging in
content, covering the essential areas of knowledge and skills required in
today's competitive business environment. The curriculum is focused on providing
students with the tools for solving business problems and making decisions
within the framework of a strategic plan. The MBA is designed not only to impart
the knowledge of accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing but
also to equip graduates with the foundation for effective team building,
quantitative and qualitative decision making, and creative problem solving.
The MBA can be completed entirely online through the MBA Online Program. Courses
feature a high level of interaction between faculty and students and between
students. Each class combines text materials, lecture videos, case studies,
group interaction among students, threaded discussions, interactive net meetings
and video conferencing.
Courses:
Advanced Topics in Multinational Finance
Financial decision making in a global setting: financial systems, Euro-currency
markets, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, risk measurement,
hedging and trade. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and
in groups.
Corporate Finance-Valuation Analysis
Covers selected topics in corporate finance such as valuation, cost of capital,
merger and acquisition, capital structure policy, warrant and convertible use
and valuation, and integration and extension of financial theory to analyses of
financial data. The course also covers topics such as projecting cash flows,
earnings, discounting, etc. Case analysis with written assignments done
individually and in groups.
Advanced Management of Financial Institutions
Examines the nature and role of financial institutions in the economy, money
markets, and capital markets, the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy,
the commercial banking system, thrift institutions, insurance companies, pension
funds, investment companies, and other major financial institutions. Case
analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.
Investments and Portfolio Analysis
Provides an overview of the investment environment for the institutional money
manager. The market mechanism, market equilibrium, the relationship between risk
and return, and the valuation of various investment instruments are
investigated. Also, this course analyzes contemporary theories and techniques of
security selection and management available to the institution portfolio
manager. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in groups.
Derivatives and Futures Markets
Considers futures markets; mechanics of buying and selling futures, options,
pricing of options, hedging, regulation of futures markets, stock index futures,
interest rate futures, interest rate and other swaps. Case analysis with written
assignments done individually and in groups.
Selected Topics in Finance
Intensive study of a specialized area in finance on a selected topic of
interest. Case analysis with written assignments done individually and in
groups.
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