Demystifying corporate financial decision-making
Level up your finance expertise and gain a solid understanding of how corporations make finance decisions with our four-course certificate in Corporate Finance.
We designed this certificate for you to gain the skills needed for financial planning, budgeting, project management, and plant management.
The result: a solid understanding of the complexities of finance decisions inside businesses.
Explore financial reporting instruments, managerial finance, corporate investment & financing decisions, and financial strategy in the four-course series.
Want to keep going? Credits you earn can count toward the Iowa MBA.
At a glance
Delivery
Online, with occasional in-person courses in Des Moines.
Curriculum
Complete four required courses
Format
Primarily 8-week courses, meeting one night a week, no Fridays or weekends.
Time to complete
As little as 1 year, depending on course availability.
Cost
$9,000 (Four courses at $2,250 each)
Admission
No entrance exam required.
Certificate curriculum
Four courses are required to earn your concentration. Courses are subject to change.
Required courses:
- Corporate Financial Reporting*—MBA:8140
- Managerial Finance*—MBA:8180
- Corporate Finance—FIN:9300 (previously Corporate Investment and Finance Decisions)
- Corporate Financial Strategy—FIN:9310 (Prerequisites: FIN:9300 and MBA:8180)
- Note: Course 2 needs to be taken before courses 3 and 4.
* If you're waived from one of these courses, you'll take Financial Modeling & Firm Valuation—FIN:9150 in its place. If both courses are waived, you'll also take Real Estate Finance & Investments—FIN:9230.
Take the next step
Find out what you’ll need to apply for your Corporate Finance Certificate, when to submit your application, and more.