Basic Corporate Finance
X430.1 (2 semester units in Business Administration)
The foundation course for the Certificate Program in Finance, this course serves as a prerequisite for most of the other finance courses offered by UC Berkeley Extension.Students are introduced to the concepts and methods financial managers use to make effective investing and financing decisions and begin an exploration of the ways in which value is created and measured. Specific attention is devoted to the financial management context; the time value of money; risk and return, the cost of capital, and the valuation of stocks and bonds; capital budgeting decision analysis tools; the impact of financial leverage on cost of capital and valuation; dividend policy; and an overview of financial statement analysis.
Prerequisites: One course in economics and one in financial accounting, or consent of instructor. Recommended: Basic Financial Mathematics and Financial Calculators, or possess equivalent skills.
There are currently no sections open for enrollment.
Sections closed for enrollment
Tues. May 19, Online
MARC HYMAN, M.B.A., is experienced in commercial lending, credit management, and corporate finance. He was a financial advisor on a USAID project in Poland and a banking consultant in Estonia, and is an adjunct professor of finance at Golden Gate University. He holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Michigan.NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.
- Online course: Internet access required
- May 19 to Aug. 11
- $730 (EDP 845214)
Proctored final exam;
Note: This section is FULL and no longer open to enrollment.
Tues. June 2, San Francisco
TONY D. YEH, M.B.A., M.Engr., brings more than 18 years of experience in the corporate boardrooms and the financial markets into the classroom after having worked in corporate finance, portfolio risk management, derivatives trading, and quantitative research. He is a founding partner at Pacifica Strategic Advisors LLC, a firm specializing in capital market intelligence and shareholder value advisory.
- 10 meetings
- June 2 to Aug. 4: Tues., 6-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 806, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $650 (EDP 315192)
Wed. June 3, Berkeley
ALEXANDER J. REYES, B.Sc., M.B.A., received his bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School and his graduate degree in finance from Golden Gate University. He heads Reyes Capital Management. He was co-portfolio manager at Golden Gate Partners, Ltd., and a mutual fund analyst at Charles Schwab.NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.
Thurs. Sept. 3, Berkeley
PETER H. LOU, M.B.A., CFA, Honored Instructor for 2008, is a director of Portfolio Analysis & Risk Management at Wells Fargo Wealth Management. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his advanced studies include master's and doctoral programs at the University of Iowa.
- 10 meetings
- Sept. 3 to Nov. 5: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm
- Berkeley: 107 Genetics and Plant Biology Building, UC campus
- $690 (EDP 311449)
Tues. Sept. 8, Online
MARC HYMAN, M.B.A., is experienced in commercial lending, credit management, and corporate finance. He was a financial advisor on a USAID project in Poland and a banking consultant in Estonia, and is an adjunct professor of finance at Golden Gate University. He holds a master of business administration degree from the University of Michigan.NOTE: This section is temporarily closed. Please notify me when this section opens.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Sept. 8 to Dec. 1
- $730 (EDP 841296)
Proctored final exam;
Note: This section is full. The online section with Brad Fox is open for enrollment; please enroll in EDP 841304.
Tues. Sept. 8, Online
BRAD FOX, M.B.A., is assistant director of learner services for the University of Tennessee's Distance Education and Independent Study Organization, a finance instructor at St. Mary's College, and an online course designer and instructor.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Sept. 8 to Dec. 1
- $730 (EDP 841304)
Proctored final exam
Wed. Sept. 9, San Francisco
RICHARD LEHMAN, M.B.A., has an investment advisory practice specializing in options. He has been involved in options since his initial days on Wall Street with E.F. Hutton, which he joined in 1976. He is the founder of CoveredWriter.com.Revised class schedule in red.
- 10 meetings
- Sept. 9 to Nov. 18: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting Nov. 11); also
Nov. 23: Mon., 5:30-8 pm
- San Francisco: Room 803, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $690 (EDP 311506)
Note: Class on Mon., November 23 will meet in Room 801.
Thurs. Oct. 8, San Francisco
WAYNE LEE PRICE, M.B.A., is president of Price Graves & Company, which conducts security analyses and valuations. He is also an advisor in security issuances and investment portfolio asset allocations.
- 10 meetings
- Oct. 8 to Dec. 17: Thurs., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting Nov. 26)
- San Francisco: Room 804, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
- $690 (EDP 311514)
