Corporate Finance
The MBA track in corporate finance provides training for students in financial and investment decisions at the firm level. These decisions include raising capital, capital budgeting, risk management, corporate governance and international financial management.
Overview
The corporate finance MBA culminates in a capstone course in the market for corporate control where students develop the ability to conduct analyses and valuation of transactions in this market.
Almost all businesses — public and private, for-profit and not-for-profit — rely on financial analysis and management to operate and succeed. These skills translate well across industries, geographies and business functions.
Graduates from this program are well suited for careers as analysts, financial managers, commercial and investment bankers, corporate controllers or within investor relations.
What You’ll Learn
You'll appraise the risk profile of firms, and specifically, be able to estimate the costs of capital, including debt and equity capital using financial data.
You'll develop the skills to assess corporate capital structure and its implications on value and performance.
You’ll estimate the value created in mergers, and evaluate the costs and benefits of corporate acquisitions.
You’ll identify corporate agency conflicts and evaluate governance structures to address those conflicts.
You'll have access to a Bloomberg Terminal and the opportunity to earn your Bloomberg certification.
You'll analyze operational and financial risks and apply appropriate hedging strategies, and you'll evaluate multinational corporations to strategically manage foreign exchange exposures.
Ways to Attend
Attend in-person in Corvallis and attend your classes in Austin Hall, one of the crown jewels of the OSU campus.
Study through Ecampus online an make your degree as convient as you need it to be.
A mix of in-person classes in Portland and online classes you can take anywhere.
Take Your Skills to the Next Level
Deepen your understanding and explore specialized areas within business analytics with these continued education courses.
