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Overview
You’ll learn to evaluate investment opportunities and develop new insight into how shareholder value is created and the key role executives like you play in the process. The Finance for Executives program is offered at the Northwestern University.
In a highly collaborative and supportive learning environment, you’ll gain new knowledge and understanding in interactive classroom sessions led by senior Kellogg faculty, then spend time in working sessions with your instructors and fellow class members applying theory to practice with a heavy emphasis on real-life executive finance case examples.
Key benefits:
- Contribute more meaningfully to financial decision making
- Talk numbers with confidence
- Read, understand and interpret financial statements
- Evaluate investment opportunities
- Understand the implications of financial decisions on firm value
Programme Structure
The program focuses on the following areas:
Interpreting Financial Reports- Identify the conceptual underpinnings of corporate reporting
- Read and understand corporate financial statements
- Conduct a qualitative assessment of financial performance
- Evaluating Investments
- Understand investment evaluation criteria
- Estimate cash flows, including the consequences of product cannibalization, shared production facilities and inflation
- Apply discounted cash flow and multiples-based valuation methods
- Understand strategic acquisitions
- Expand your knowledge of financial markets
- Evaluate alternative sources of capital for short- and long-term financing
- Manage capital structure
- Estimate the cost of capital
- Understand how the stock market responds to financial decisions
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 6 days
- Part-time
- 6 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Blended
Campus Location
- Evanston, United States
Disciplines
Finance View 127 other Short Courses in Finance in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who Should Attend:
- Executives who make or contribute to decisions with significant financial implications
- Managers with profit-and-loss responsibility in marketing, operations, human resources, engineering and other nonfinancial areas
- Note: No background in finance is required
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents11500 USD / full≈ 11500 USD / full - Out-of-State11500 USD / full≈ 11500 USD / full
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Domestic
Applies to youIn-State11500 USD / full≈ 11500 USD / full
Living costs
Evanston
United States
1100 - 1500 USD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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