Core Curriculum
Financial Analyst Bootcamp
Through interactive lessons, you'll explore various key financial concepts, including interest rates, stocks vs. bonds, options, and risk-return calculations. You'll also gain practical insights into key statistical tools, such as regression analysis and discounting, to apply financial principles effectively.
The bootcamp is structured for flexibility—most lessons are online and organized by topic. Before diving in, you'll complete a self-assessment to identify your strengths and focus on areas where you need a deeper understanding. This personalized approach ensures you start the program with confidence and a strong financial foundation!
Financial Modeling & Data Analytics
In the world of finance, Excel is your best friend. After this course you will know the ins and outs of this program and know how to use it to your advantage in different financial contexts. You'll effortlessly implement financial models, analyze the data and turn it into informed decisions that put your company on the path to a bright future. With this knowledge, you'll walk smoothly through the curriculum and have a workable foundation for any consulting project.
Empirical Research in Finance
With a critical eye, you'll make sure the chosen financial method is the right one. We take you through some of the most popular empirical research methods that help you critically analyze and evaluate financial concepts. This will prepare you to predict market trends, evaluate financial products and develop new financial models, bridging the gap from theory to practice.
Entrepreneurial Finance
Private investments are booming. Investments in young, small, private firms follow different rules than investments in public equities. This course discusses the main differences with investing in public equities, as well as the most important concepts used by Venture Capitalists. These range from business model KPIs, over pre-money valuation, to discussing prevalent contractual clauses.
Company Valuation
How much is your organization worth? And how do financing and ownership play a role in that? This can be determined in a variety of ways, and there are just as many factors that influence this estimate. This course explores the various dimensions and models of business valuation, and how to make reasonable estimates of cash flow and cost of capital.
Emerging Trends in Global Finance
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the latest developments within the finance industry and their impact on it. This understanding of emerging trends will turn you into an agile finance professional who is always one step ahead of these movements. And thanks to the many group discussions, presentations and essays, you'll know how to communicate your findings in a clear and focused way.
Investment Analysis
Dive into key investment strategies and review them in an analytical way. We’ll cover things like picking the best portfolio, understanding how assets are priced, valuing bonds and stocks, and measuring performance. It’s not just about theory— you will also learn how to apply real-world data and practice some of the most popular methods. You will mainly be using R programming, a tool that’s commonly used in the industry for analysis.
Portfolio and Risk Management
No investment without risk. But to keep those risks as small and as calculated as possible, we will present the ideal mix of financial risk management and models and techniques from the derivatives market. Add to that a solid knowledge of statistical and financial modeling software, and you will walk out with the know-how to guide your organization smartly through the investment landscape.
Law for investors
This course is intended to make you familiar with the regulations that you, as a financial professional, are likely to come across in practice. We discuss the laws, institutions, and regulatory structures that support and frame the markets. We won’t turn you into a lawyer, but we’ll make sure you have the knowledge to work with them, when necessary.
Master Project
The Master Project is the culmination of your education, where everything comes together. One research question is all you need to prove that you are ready to tackle complex financial issues, both inside and outside the classroom. Sink your teeth in this all-encompassing project and apply all your theoretical knowledge and practical skills to arrive at a concrete, workable solution.
Note: This curriculum is subject to change.
