Online Course – University of Melbourne’s Certified Professional Specialization in Corporate Finance

Corporate Finance Fundamentals. Learn the basics of accounting, financial analysis, and measuring value creation.

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Professional Certificate

Intermediate level

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Time management skills
  • Troubleshooting
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Communication skills
  • Critical thinking
  • project management
  • Organizational skills
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Professionalism and work ethic
  • Flexibility and adaptability to changes

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Corporate Finance Analyst
  • Finance Manager
  • Investment advisor
  • Risk Manager
  • Financial Data Analyst
  • Financial Project Manager
  • Market Analysis Specialist
  • Financial Planning Manager

Expertise – Series of 5 Courses

Course Description

  • In-depth understanding of corporate finance
  • Accounting principles and financial analysis
  • How value is created in global markets
  • The decisions that companies face when making financial decisions
  • Risk attitude

Final project

The specialization ends with a final project that will allow you to apply the skills you learned during the courses.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

The language of financial analysis

Course 1

  • 10 hours
  • 4.7 (1,341 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn

In this course, participants will learn the fundamental principles of accounting and financial management, develop an understanding of the relationships between the two disciplines, and how measures of value creation work at the company level. This is the first in a series of courses designed for corporate financial analysis and management decision-making majors, created in collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).

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The role of global capital markets

  • 17 hours
  • 4.6 (612 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn

In this course, participants will learn how different markets around the world can work together to create value and effectively manage risk for corporations and their stakeholders. This is part of a corporate finance pathway created in collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).

Watch a promotional video of the course here: http://tinyurl.com/j7wyowo

Corporate financial decisions for value creation

  • 11 hours
  • 4.7 (458 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn

In this course, participants will learn about the key financial decisions faced by modern companies, as well as alternative methods that can be employed to optimize the value of a company’s assets. This is part of a corporate finance track created in collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).

Alternative approaches to value and investment assessment

  • 16 hours
  • 4.7 (297 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn

In this course, participants will develop an understanding of the intuitive foundations of asset and investment valuation, and how alternative valuation techniques can be used in the field. This is part of a corporate finance pathway created in collaboration between the University of Melbourne and Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon).

Watch a promotional video of the course here: http://tinyurl.com/h75pzt6

The skills you will acquire

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  • Ratio analysis
  • Category: Financial Analysis
  • Financial analysis
  • Category: Financial Ratio
  • Financial ratio
  • Category: Balance Sheet
  • balance

A summary course of the fundamentals of corporate finance

  • 9 hours
  • 4.7 (118 ratings)
Course Details
What you’ll learn

The final project is the final part of the “Fundamentals of Corporate Financial Analysis and Management Decisions” track. The final project is designed to allow students to integrate the skills they have acquired and the knowledge they have gained during the previous four courses by taking on the role of financial analysts advising a wealthy private client on a significant strategic investment in a large public company operating worldwide.

Watch a promotional video of the course here: http://tinyurl.com/j9fqv25