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Berkeley Global
Look at the financial industry and practice within the context of behavioral theory to understand individuals' psychological aspects and reactions to financial markets and economic conditions. More than three decades of academic research on how human behavior and psychology affect financial decisions and markets is beginning to enter the public domain. Learn how this new approach either supports or refutes conventional wisdom.
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Sections
Summer 2025 enrollment opens on March 17!
This course applies to the following programs:
Certificate Program in Business Administration
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Required Courses
- Essentials of Business
- Applied Economics for Business
- Marketing Management
- Organization and Management
- Managerial Accounting
- Basic Corporate Finance
Electives
- Behavioral Finance
- Business Communication: Writing and Speaking
- Essentials of Management
- Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives
- International Finance
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Marketing Strategy
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
Certificate Program in Finance
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Required Courses
- Introduction to Risk Management and Financial Derivatives
- Corporate Financial Analysis and Modeling
- Intermediate Corporate Finance
- International Finance
Electives
- Basic Corporate Finance
- Behavioral Finance
- Business Valuation
- Financial Securities Analysis
- Investment Portfolio Management
- Presenting Quantitative Data Effectively
- Enterprise Risk Management
Certificate Program in Personal Financial Planning
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Required Courses
- Survey of Personal Financial Planning
- Income Taxes and Personal Financial Planning
- Investments in Personal Financial Planning: General Principles and Methods
- Behavioral Finance
- Insurance in Personal Financial Planning
- Employment Benefits and Retirement Planning
- Estate Planning
- Personal Financial Planning Capstone
Electives
- Stock Compensation and the Management of Concentration Risks and Opportunities
- Real Estate Investments for Financial Planners
- Retirement Income Planning
- Taxation for Corporations and Other Flow-Through Entities
Instructional Types
- Live Online
- Live Online courses provide an interactive learning experience with scheduled synchronous online sessions held via Zoom video conferencing (Pacific Time). Learn more about the Live Online format.
- Online, Start Anytime
- Continuous enrollment course begins when you enroll. You have a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of 180 days to complete the course.
- Online, Fixed Date
- Enroll in this course by its start date and complete it by its specified end date. There are no live sessions, but plenty of opportunities to collaborate with your classmates and instructor.
- Classroom
- Take classes in-person at one of our buildings or partner locations.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
All of our courses are taught in English. If English is not your first language, please use the following test scores as guides in order to be successful:
- TOEFL: 90
- IELTS Academic Format: 7
- DAAD: C1
- TEM-4 or TEM-8: Level 70
- Duolingo: 125
Note: You do not need to submit test scores.