The Advanced Certificate in Global Finance and Investment (GFI) is a five-course, 15-credit program.

Building on a foundation of international accounting, financial management, quantitative analysis and multinational corporate environments, students will gain the knowledge and skills required to make sound financial decisions at multinational corporations; learn about the impact of worldwide economic, social and political issues on international markets and financial management decisions in a global environment; and, understand the complexity of multi-currency financial markets.

Students will focus on the expanded roles of chief financial officers and financial managers in international business and global investments and will acquire skills that will support both experienced and aspiring financial managers in their efforts to progress with global expansion of their corporations. The certificate is highly specialized, and therefore addressed to a distinctive but very rapidly growing market niche demanding an advanced and distance-learning based educational opportunity to become proficient in international transactions.

Program Delivery and Tuition Rate

This certificate program is delivered through online courses and is billed at the MBA rate.

Students may begin this 15-credit certificate in the fall or spring terms. The required courses and suggested sequence are as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FSMA 6080	International Accounting	3
MGMT 6065	Economics for Global Managers	3
MGMT 6075	International Financial Management	3
FSMA 6095	International Financial Law & Regulation	3
FSMA 7020	Global Financial Strategy	3
Total Credits		15

Program Prerequisites

Acceptance into the certificate program requires a foundational level of knowledge and/or experience in financial management and quantitative analysis. Applicant transcripts will be reviewed for relevant course work to determine eligibility prior to admission. Prerequisites include: 3 credits of accounting, 3 - 6 credits of economics (micro and macro), 3 credits of Corporate Finance/Financial Management, 3 credits of statistics, and experience in management information systems or the equivalent. Applicant transcripts will be reviewed for relevant course work to determine eligibility prior to admission.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Evaluate risk and funding strategies in international monetary relationships.
• Apply advanced international finance techniques relative to short- and long-term financing and investments.
• Assess the value of securities and methods for managing investment portfolios.
• Evaluate the forces of a global market on international investing.