Certificate in Financial Management
The Certificate programs within the School of Business and Management are not accepting new enrollments after February 1, 2024.
In the Certificate in Financial Management (CBFM), learners will develop the necessary skills to support financial resources through capital generation, asset planning, and asset management. They will master theoretical and technical concepts associated with investing in marketable securities including risk-return trade-off, modern portfolio theory with efficient diversification, asset allocation, futures, options, and derivative security markets.
Learners will become versed in how to manage return and risk in financial institutions such as commercial banks, savings and loan associations, investment banks, and insurance companies. Learners will explore markets, institutions, laws, regulations, and techniques through which bonds, stocks, and other securities are traded, interest rates are determined, and financial services are produced and delivered worldwide.
They will analyze how psychology impacts the decisions and judgments of corporate managers regarding valuation, capital budgeting, real options, capital structure, payouts, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Learners will apply accounting information in organizational planning, control, and special decision-making.
Program Learning Outcomes
The objectives of the Graduate Certificate Programs are to:
- Promote the incorporation of practical business experience with formal academic learning so that shared experiences can create integrated learning.
- Foster growth in intellectual accomplishment and an opportunity to develop an executive level perspective on business practices.
- Encourage learners to develop the ability to use quantitative and qualitative tools to identify and address business problems and opportunities.
- Encourage learners to gain an appreciation of ethical principles and its application to the business environment.
- Provide working professionals the chance to experience graduate study without committing to a full graduate program.
- Enable personal growth and the ability to gain academic experience and a credential in a specific discipline.
- Provide the option of pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree upon successful completion of the certificate program.
- Facilitate the acquisition of practical knowledge with an understanding of the integrated nature of business functions.
- Provide the tools to evaluate the issues that characterize the contemporary business environment.
Required Courses (18 Total Credits Required)
This program is not designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification required for employment in an occupation. As such, CalSouthern has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.
While California Southern University, as a member of the AIU System, is part of a Title IV eligible institution offering Title IV eligible programs, CalSouthern has elected and designated this program as not participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. This means students enrolling in this program may not use Federal Student Aid to help pay for this program. Instead, it offers a variety of zero interest payment options for students.