AEM 2241

Finance

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The course is a survey of topics in finance. It focuses on the mathematics of finance, valuation, the economics of managerial decisions, corporate financial policy, and risk management. It also provides insight into investment management and personal finance issues, such as the analysis of mortgages and various types of loans. Key concepts include the time value of money; the mathematics of various types of annuities, loans, bonds stocks; net present value and internal rate of return; project analysis in relation to corporate decision-making; expected return as a function of risk; the security market line; as well as elements of financial modeling and the application of financial models to real-life problems.

Forbidden Overlaps REF-FA25 AEM 2240, AEM 2241, AEM 5241, HADM 2220, HADM 2250, NCC 5560

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Priority given to: Dyson minors, university-wide business minors, and CALS students. Only AEM 2240 will satisfy the Dyson major requirements. Students who will be applying for internal transfer to Dyson should not take this course. Satisfies finance requirement for the Dyson Business Minor for Engineers, the Dyson Business Minor for Life Sciences and the University-Wide Business Minor.

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Students will receive a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of corporate finance and acquire a set of quantitative tools that facilitate financial modeling.
• The course prepares students for more advanced optional courses in Finance, and gives them a head start toward successfully pursuing internships or full-time jobs in finance or consulting, or toward following a management track in their respective future professions.
• The course prepares students for the financial component of certifications like the CFA, CFP, CPA, as well as actuarial exams.

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