BMGT345

Prerequisite: BMGT210 or BMGT220. Restriction: Must not have completed BMGT340; and must not be a major in the R.H. Smith School of Business. Credit only granted for: BMGT345 or BMGT340. Additional information: Course does not apply to a Smith School degree. BMGT340 may substitute for BMGT345. Provides students an overview of financial management. Students will understand how a business allocates financial resources in an uncertain environment to maximize shareholder value. In addition students will learn the following: how to apply accounting principles to corporate finance; how to value assets, projects, companies and investment securities; understand the relationship between risk and return and how it impacts investment and corporate decisions; how to calculate a company's cost of capital, and develop an intuitive comprehension of financial concepts and analysis. Restricted to General Business Minors.