Finance
Specialization in Corporate Finance
The corporate finance and investment specializations cover the
historically largest employment areas for MBA students in finance:
corporate finance and investment management. MBA students graduating
with these specializations typically work as financial, investment, or
credit analysts in corporations, investment firms, or financial
institutions.
MBA graduates commonly start either as financial analysts for
corporations or as associates of corporate treasury departments.
Students in this area are also often sought by management consulting
firms. As financial analysts, they are often responsible for:
conducting analysis and providing recommendations on capital
investments and financing alternatives; analysis of new marketing and
product programs; generation and analysis of division and corporate
performance measures; preparation and coordination of annual budgets
and financial forecasts; analyzing and reporting on product and
customer profitability; and, the analysis of acquisition candidates.
In a corporate treasury department, common duties include: financial
planning for the corporation; structuring and arranging medium and
long-term financing including bank loans and public securities issues;
arranging funding for company capital projects; and assistance with
the acquisition and disposition of corporate assets.
Students interested in this area are especially encouraged to
participate in the annual Finance Tournament. In this competition,
teams of students analyze a financial case and present their solutions
to faculty and industry judges. Winners of the competition receive
scholarships provided by the sponsoring corporations. For additional
information on the Finance Tournament, see the Graduate Finance
Association website:
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/students/GFA/challenge.asp
Curriculum Requirements
FIN 394.1 Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance
FIN 397.1 Investment Theory & Practice
Finance Block
Choose at least three courses from the following:
FIN 390.1 Financial Markets and Institutions
FIN 394.2 Financial Strategies
FIN 394.3 Global Finance
FIN 397.2 Portfolio Management and Security Analysis
FIN 397.4 Financial Risk Management
FIN 397.5 Fixed Income Analysis
Accounting Block
One course from the following:
ACC 380K.7 Financial Statement Analysis (recommended)
ACC 380K.1 Financial Accounting Standards & Analysis
Link to Finance Specializations
Real Estate Finance
Private Equity Finance
Energy Finance
Investment Management
