Applied Investment Analysis Graduate Certificate
The Applied Investment Analysis Graduate Certificate provides students with both a theoretical and a practical understanding of the portfolio construction and stock selection processes. Topics covered include financial statement analysis, fundamental analysis, and stock valuation.
Goal 1: Develop stakeholder value and functional understanding.
Outcome 1.1: Students will demonstrate understanding of financial concepts: the risk-return trade-off, the time value of money, cash flows vs. profits, efficient capital markets, and risk & diversification.
Goal 2: Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Outcome 2.1: Students will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and data as the basis for solving problems and making decisions.
Goal 3: Develop interpersonal and communication skills.
Outcome 3.1: Students will demonstrate the ability to correspond effectively and persuasively in a business format, communicate effectively with individuals and within teams, and present to both individuals and groups clearly and convincingly.
Goal 4: Students will develop an understanding of--and the ability to apply--the following Ignatian values: a commitment to rigorous education and lifelong learning; an insistence upon ethical decision making; a desire for social justice; and a care and concern for others.
Goal 5: Students will learn how to: measure risk and estimate expected returns; analyze and value fixed income, equity, and derivative securities; use derivative securities in risk management applications; and construct portfolios suitable for various investor characteristics and objectives.