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Financial Management Specialization

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Course Features

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Duration

8 months

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Limited Access

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Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Intermediate

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Effort

4 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This specialization covers all aspects of strategic financial management including investments and financial accounting. This Specialization will teach you how to evaluate investment and corporate decisions, as well as how to view capital markets and institutions from an economic perspective. You will also learn how to create a framework for financial management that is value-based and help you make financial decisions. The University of Illinois iMBA Program includes the Financial Management Specialization. This Specialization fulfills part of the University of Illinois requirements that may earn you college credit. The Financial Management Specialization will give you a solid foundation for developing a framework that supports strategic financial decision-making. You will have a solid understanding of financial statements and all financial information. Also, you will be able to critically analyze and analyze cash flow statements. Understanding portfolio management and valuation techniques is key. Learn how to include uncertainty and risk in investment decisions, and how companies finance and invest.

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Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Account for fixed assets

Explain the tradeoffs between risk and return

Form a portfolio of securities and calculate the expected return and standard deviation of that portfolio

Understand accounting for liabilities

Understand main financial statements and the financial information they provide

Write a financial transaction in financial accounting language and understand how this impacts main financial statements

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