Marshall School of Business
MBA Certificate Programs, Concentrations,
and Electives Information Session
November 3, 2014
Welcome to the Information Session
On Certificate Programs,
Concentrations, and Elective Offerings!!
November 3, 2014
Agenda
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Overview of the Elective Course Guide – Professor Badame
Certificate Programs, Concentrations, and Electives
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Entrepreneur Program (BAEP) – Professors Mednick and Allen
Business/Management Communication (BUCO) – Professors Cardon
and Markwardt
Data Science and Operations (DSO) – Professors Bassok and
Rusmevichientong
Management and Organization (MOR) – Professors Adler, Mayer and
Weiss
Marketing (MKT) – Professors Frazier and Badame
Leventhal School of Accounting (ACCT) – Sara McLachlan, Graduate
Programs Academic Advisor
Finance and Business Economics (FBE) – Professor Nazarian
Q&A
The Elective Course Guide
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Your online resource to:
- Certificate programs and concentrations by
department
- Elective course descriptions
- Faculty advisors
- Teaching evaluation results
- Link to Graduate Electives Planning Matrix
- Link to Schedule of Classes
- Link to Policies and Procedures
Plan ahead because you 13 electives to complete to
earn your MBA Degree!!
http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/ecg/
Selection of Certificates, Concentrations and
Electives
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Talk to the experts, the faculty advisors, for advice.
Strengthen your toolkit by learning new skills in a variety
of departments.
Take at least two electives related to your desired
internship or permanent position in your chosen field in the
Spring of your first year of the MBA Program.
You don’t have to apply for a certificate program or
declare a concentration but it provides focus when
determining the electives you will be selecting.
Completion of certificates and concentrations are
impressive when viewed by future employers.
New 1.5 credit courses begin in Spring 2015.
Entrepreneur Program (BAEP)
Professors Steve Mednick and Kathleen Allen
BAEP 550: Entrepreneurship and Venture Management
1.5 unit course offered twice (first half/second half) in the Spring 2015
Monday/Wednesday 3:30 – 4:50 pm; Professor Knapp
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Introduction to entrepreneurship
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Opportunity recognition and finding pains
BAEP 550 is a course prerequisite for BAEP 552 Feasibility Analysis for full-time MBAs
BAEP 552: Feasibility Analysis
Not offered in the Spring 2015
Summer 2015
Wednesday 6 – 10 pm; Professor Mednick
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You will be able to develop an effective business concept that can be tested
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You will learn the feasibility process by which entrepreneurs assess and manage risk
BAEP 553: Cases in New Venture Management
Spring 2015 – Tuesday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Dann
Summer 2015 – Online, Monday, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, Professor Mednick
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Evaluate the challenges relating to new ventures
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Assess new venture opportunities
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Spring 2015 class – 50% focused on social entrepreneurship
BAEP 554: Venture Initiation
Spring 2015 – Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Belz
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Take your business concept developed in either BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 to business
launch in the marketplace
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Develop and test a business model for your business concept
Course prerequisite: either BAEP 552 or BAEP 556
BAEP 559: Investing in New Ventures
Spring 2015 – Monday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Nikkhoo
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Learn the the entrepreneurial skill set applied to new venture opportunities
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Focus on selecting opportunities, structuring the relationship, adding value and realizing
the value of that investment
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Course taught from the business plan reader's point of view
BAEP 560: Acquiring Your Own Business Opportunity
Spring 2015 – Monday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Hussey
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Learn the issues faced by the entrepreneur who wishes to acquire an enterprise;
appropriateness of an enterprise, understanding funding sources and valuation methods,
developing a plan for due diligence, negotiating and consummating the transaction
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Learn the acquisition process, approaches to valuation, and the roles of the various
parties in negotiating and consummating and acquisition of an existing business
BAEP 561: Entrepreneurship in Innovative Industries:
Life Sciences
New Course – 1.5 units
Spring 2015 second half – Thursday, 6:30 – 9:20 pm, Professor Schmid
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Learn the challenges of new venture creation in the biotechnology, medical device, and
healthcare areas
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Experience, evaluate, and analyze profits of current impact in the life sciences
BAEP 564: Investing in Impact Ventures
Spring 2015 – Thursday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Seegull
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Explore the field of social impact investing
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Learn how social entrepreneurs attract for-profit investors and how conscious investors
are utilizing investments to achieve social impact
BAEP 591: Social Entrepreneurship
Spring 2015 – Tuesday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm, Professor Wertman
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Learn how to lead and manage with entrepreneurial methodology for charities, nongovernment organizations, social oriented enterprises and not for profit organizations
USC Marshall Graduate Certificate in
Technology Commercialization
Your opportunity to differentiate yourself
 Required Courses
- BAEP 556: Technology Feasibility (Fall)
- BAEP 557: Technology Commercialization (Spring)
- BAEP 559: Investing in New Ventures
 One elective from a basket in business and engineering
Gain experience and skills from invention to market including
intellectual property, regulatory, and product development
BAEP 556: Technology Feasibility
Offered in the Fall Semester
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Experiential course in opportunity creation and business model
development
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Team taught by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists
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Take a business idea from conception to feasible, validated
business model in 15 weeks
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Gain experience in conducting a board of directors meeting and
pitching to VCs
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One of the required courses for the Certificate in Technology Commercialization
BAEP 557: Technology Commercialization
Offered in Spring Semester
 Experience making decisions as the CEO of a technology startup
 Wrestle with critical dilemmas and decisions from invention to
product development and go-to-market strategies
 Understand how to overcome the challenges of intellectual
property and regulated industries
 Hear from entrepreneurs as living cases who have dealt with
every step of the commercialization process.
 One of the required courses for the Certificate in Technology
Commercialization
BAEP 558: The Entrepreneurial Advisor: Problem
Solving for Early-Stage Companies
New Course - Tuesdays 6:30
 Work as entrepreneurial consultants with actual early-stage
companies solving difficult and complex problems
 Improve your ability to think about, frame, and conquer
wicked problems
 Enjoy a completely experiential class employing unusual and
creative exercises
 Employ multiple modes of thinking: critical, systems, design,
creative
Business Communication (BUCO)
Professors Pete Cardon and Daylanne Markwardt
2014 Corporate Recruiters Survey (Graduate Management Admission Council)
Center for Management Communication Spring 2015 Electives
Data Science and Operations (DSO)
Professors Yehuda Bassok and Paat Rusmevichientong
DSO Department Concentrations
Concentration
Faculty Advisor
Information Systems
Ann Majchrzak
Operations Management
Jonathan Yormark
Supply Chain Management
Jonathan Yormark
Sustainability Development and E-Business
Greys Sosic
Technology Development and E-Business
Omar El Sawy
DSO Department Electives
Courses
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DSO 510 – Business Analytics
DSO 522 – Applied Time Series Analysis for Forecasting
DSO 528 – Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Data Mining
DSO 529 – Advanced Regression Analysis
DSO 530 – Applied Modern Statistical Learning Methods
DSO 545 – Statistical Computing and Data Visualization
DSO 547 – Designing Spreadsheet-Based Business Models
DSO 551 – Digital Transformation in the Global Enterprise
DSO 570 – The Analytics Edge: Data, Models, and Effective Decisions
DSO 580 – Project Management
DSO 581 – Supply Chain Management
DSO 582 – Service Management: Economics and Operations
DSO 583 – Operations Consulting
DSO 586 – Global Healthcare Operations Management
DSO 599 – Operations Performance Analysis
GSBA 556 – Business Models for Interactive Digital Media & Services
More Information:
http://classes.usc.edu/term-20151/classes/dso
http://students.marshall.usc.edu/iom/video-page/graduate/graduate-elective-course-descriptions/
New DSO Electives for Spring 2015
DSO 599: Operations Performance Analysis
How to go underneath financial statements to get a
better handle on firm valuation?
 Instructor: Leon Zhu
 M & W: 9:30 – 10:50 @ JKP 210 Jan.-Mar.
 For students who plan to have careers as management
consultants, analysts and analyst-facing CEOs and
entrepreneurs, and private equity investors.
DSO 599: Key Concepts and Some Tools
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Operational indicators
Operational due diligence
Operational turnarounds
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ROA trees
Beneish model
Altman Z score
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Data envelopment analysis
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DSO 570: The Analytics Edge:
Data, Models, and Effective Decisions
Instructor:
Paat Rusmevichientong
T Th 12:30 – 1:50 @ JKP 102
Getting an edge: How to make effective decisions using
optimization models and methods?
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Supply Chain: Amazon.com fulfillment centers (FCs)
– Given the demands and transportation costs, how much of each product should
we stock in each FC to maximize profits?
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Airline: What is the price that airlines should charge for each seat on
the plane in order to maximize profits?
Retail: How should retailers price products over the entire selling
season in order to maximize profits? When should they offer
markdowns? How much?
DSO 570: Hand-on Experience with
Optimization Toolkits
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Linear Programming (LP)
– Shadow prices
– Linear optimization under uncertainty
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Nonlinear Optimization
Integer Programming
Dynamic Optimization Over Time
– Dynamic programming
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Applications in operations, airlines, supply chain, retail,
manufacturing, and finance
Management and Organization
(MOR)
Professors Paul Adler, Kyle Mayer and Allen Weiss
Strategy, Leadership, Change, and People Skills
are increasingly critical sources of competitive
advantage
Functional
competence
Ability to
negotiate &
persuade
Change
agent!!
Ability to
manage
X-functional
teams
Ability to
articulate
vision &
strategy
What knowledge and skills CEOs need:
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78%
53%
48%
24%
24%
19%
Strategy formulation
Human resource management
Marketing and sales
Negotiation
Accounting and finance
International economics and politics
(Fortune magazine)
MOR prepares you for careers in…
Strategic Management and Consulting
This path is for students interested in general management,
strategic management, strategy consulting, strategic planning,
entrepreneurship, investment banking and international business.
Leadership and Organization
This path prepares students for careers leading and managing
people; for careers in consulting on the design of effective
organizations and people systems; for careers orchestrating
organizational change; and for positions like HR generalist and
Internal Organizational Consultant.
Strategic Management & Consulting
Skills:
• Developing strategic
initiatives
• Valuation of companies
• Working across cultures
• Understanding high-tech
and entertainment
industries
• Building competitive
advantage through
innovation
Careers:
• General Management
• High Technology
Industries
• Management Consulting
• Business Development
• International Business
• Sports Management
Leadership & Organization
Skills:
• Motivating People
• Designing and
Developing
Organizations
• Implementing
Change
• Conflict Management
Careers:
• General Management
• Management
Consulting
• Human Resource
Management
• Organization Planning
Strategic Management & Consulting Courses
Basic Knowledge
MOR-557: Strategy and Organization Consulting (Fall, Spring)
Relevant Electives
MOR-542: Strategic Issues for Global Business (Fall)
MOR-554: Leading Innovation and Change (Summer)
MOR-559: Strategic Renewal and Transformation (Fall)
MOR-561: Strategies in High-Tech Businesses (Fall)
MOR-562: Strategic Choice and Valuation Analysis (Fall)
MOR 570: Leading Effective Teams (Summer)
MOR-588 (1.5 units): Corporate Strategy (Spring)
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Terance J. Wolfe
BRI 307F
213-740-0765
Additional Options
MOR-566: Environmental Sustainability and Competitive Advantage (Spring)
MOR-572: Leadership and Self-Management (Fall)
MOR-579: The Business of Sports Entertainment (Fall, Spring)
Leadership & Organization Courses
Basic Knowledge
MOR-571: Leadership and Executive Development (Fall, Spring)
Relevant Electives
MOR-548: Competitive Advantage Through People (Spring)
MOR-551: Human Capital Performance and Motivation (Spring)
MOR-554: Leading Innovation and Change (Summer)
MOR-555: Designing High Performance Organizations (Spring)
MOR-560: Managerial Judgment and Decision Making (Summer)
MOR-565: Alliances and Cooperative Strategy (Spring)
MOR-567: Interpersonal Influence and Power (Spring)
MOR-569: Negotiation and Deal-Making (Fall, Spring, Summer)
MOR 570: Leading Effective Teams (Summer)
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Robert Turrill
BRI 303D
213-740-0732
Additional Options
MOR-566: Environmental Sustainability and Competitive Advantage (Spring)
MOR-572: Leadership and Self-Management (Fall)
GSBA-555: Management and Organization of Creative Industries (Spring)
Marketing (MKT) Department
Professors Gary Frazier and Diane Badame
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
Description
 15 credits with GSBA 509A and B or GSBA 528 –
Marketing Management required course
 Remaining 12 credits can be taken from the list of any
MKT 500-level courses, including 1.5 credit electives
Requirements
 Complete the application online
 Must be in good academic standing
 Complete the 15 credits in graduate marketing courses
Result
 Certificate on your resume that makes you more
marketable to future employers!
Marketing Department Concentrations
Product Innovation and Brand Management
This concentration provides the tools that managers need to develop, introduce and
manage both new and existing product lines and individual brands to meet the everchanging needs of consumers and develop, maintain and enhance a brand's equity, and
build sales and market share.
Business Development & B-to-B Marketing
The differentiating feature of this concentration is the managerial focus on relationships
with and sales to institutions rather than individual consumers. Even a classic CPG
company such as Nabisco has billions in sales that derive from governmental, health
care, educational, military, law enforcement and other institutional customers.
Marketing Strategy and Analytics
This concentration enables managers to conduct analyses that inform the development
of marketing strategies for the firm and its product lines. Careers in this space can be
pursued both within an individual company, a business consultancy, or a specialized
marketing services firm. Analytic tools useful for making strategic decisions in
marketing are emphasized, and some of these can also be pursued in elective course
offerings from other departments, particularly Decision Sciences.
Product Innovation and Brand Management
Concentration
Relevant Courses – Select 4
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MKT 512 – Marketing and Consumer Research
MKT 525 – Consumer Behavior
MKT 526 – Advertising and Promotion Strategy
MKT 530 – New Product Development
MKT 533 – Branding Strategy
MKT 534 – Retail Strategy
MKT 536 – Pricing Strategies
MKT 543 – Market Demand and Sales Forecasting
MKT 556 – Internet Marketing
MKT 560 – Marketing Strategy and Policy
MKT 565 – Global Marketing
MKT 580 – Strategies for Fostering Creativity in Business
Faculty Advisors
 Professor Diane Badame
 Professor Dennis Rook
Business Development & B-to-B Marketing
Concentration
Relevant Courses – Select 4
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MKT 512 – Marketing and Consumer Research
MKT 525 – Consumer Behavior
MKT 528 – Sales Management: The Art and Science of Sales
MKT 534 – Retail Strategy
MKT 543 – Market Demand and Sales Forecasting
MKT 555 – Marketing Channels
MKT 556 – Internet Marketing
MKT 560 – Marketing Strategy and Policy
MKT 565 – Global Marketing
Faculty Advisors
 Professor Dennis Rook
 Professor Steve Martin
Marketing Strategy and Analytics Concentration
Relevant Courses – Select 4
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MKT 512 – Marketing and Consumer Research
MKT 525 – Consumer Behavior
MKT 530 – New Product Development
MKT 536 – Pricing Strategies
MKT 543 – Market Demand and Sales Forecasting
MKT 555 – Marketing Channels
MKT 556 – Internet Marketing
MKT 560 – Marketing Strategy and Policy
MKT 565 – Global Marketing
MKT 580 – Strategies for Fostering Creativity in Business
Faculty Advisors
 Professor Diane Badame
 Professor Joe Nunes
Leventhal School of Accounting (ACCT)
Sara McLachlan, Graduate Programs Academic Advisor
Acct 572
Corporate Accounting and Reporting
Professor Trezevant
T/Th 2:30-4:50 PM
 Focuses on collection, reporting, and disclosure issues of
financial accounting
 Explain and apply rules used to prepared and report
financial accounting information
 Discuss impact of external financial accounting
information on various stakeholders
Acct 584
Family Wealth Preservation
Professor Barcal
W 6:30-9:30 PM
 Tax planning class for students who have wealth, plan to
have wealth, or plan to advise those who have family
wealth and want to hold on to it from one generation to the
next.
 Class starts at zero – you do not need a tax background to
succeed in this class
Acct 559
Strategy and Operations through a CFO Lens
Professor Owens
T/Th 8-9:20 AM
 Highly participative course that examines the role of the
CFO in shaping the direction of a company
 Broad survey of industries with CFO guest speakers
Acct 581
Financial Statement Analysis
Professor Heitzman
T/Th 12:30-1:50 PM & 2-3:20 PM
Professor Louk
T 6:30-9:30 PM
 Deepen understanding of accounting methods,
opportunities for managerial discretion
 Analyze firm performance to understand management
implications and performance
 Forecast future firm performance by estimating firm value
in common valuation settings (IPO, acquisitions,
bankruptcy)
Acct 582
Financial Accounting for
Mergers and Acquisitions
Professor Trezevant and Wang
T/Th 9:30-10:50 AM
 Apply rules used to prepare and report financial statement
information related to M&A transactions
 Use rules for fair value accounting as they relate to M&A
transactions
 Analyze M&A transactions and evaluate implications on
financial ratios
Accounting Spring 2015 Electives
Prof. Tom Ryan
Tue & Thur 8-9:20AM
TERM 1
TERM 2
(Jan 12 – Mar 7)
(Mar 9 –May 13)
ACCT 528 Fair Value Accounting
Section: 14228
ACCT 558 Advanced Fair Value Accounting
Section: 14229
Prof. Jim Dowling
Mondays Only 3:30-6:20
TERM 1
(Jan 12 – Mar 7)
ACCT 587 Forensic Accounting
Section: 14298
Prof. Ces Jackson
Mondays 3:30-6:20 OR Wednesdays 3:30-6:20
TERM 2
(Mar 9 –May 13)
ACCT 562 Methods and Motivations of Financial
Reporting Fraud
Section: 14227 or 14240
Finance and Business Economics
Department (FBE)
Professor Fatemeh Ibrahimi Nazarian
Finance and Business Economics
Finance and Business Economics are rapidly changing fields.
Effective and profitable business planning, consulting, evaluation of capital
investments, corporate strategies, securities investment analysis, advising, and trading
requires a thorough understanding of these disciplines.
FBE professors are among the leading authorities in microeconomics,
macroeconomics, corporate finance, investments, financial institutions, financial markets,
and real estate finance.
OUR MISSION
To help students develop the skills necessary to
• manage change,
• work at a high level of expertise in various areas of finance, and
• find creative, practical, and efficient solutions to the important financial
problems that practitioners face in the global economy.
Finance and Business Economics
• 8 Department Concentrations
• 40 Graduate elective courses!
• Certificate in Financial Analysis and Valuation
All of the information in this presentation is included in the FBE Graduate Elective
Course Guide: http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/assets/159/25865.pdf
FBE CONCENTRATIONS
1. Investment Banking
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate Finance
Asset Management
Sales and Trading
2. Private Equity
3. Hedge Funds
5. Venture Capital
6. Commercial Banking
7. Real Estate
8. General Financial
Management
4. Corporate (Company) Finance
1. INVESTMENT BANKING
Description – 4 Areas
• Mergers and Acquisitions
Provides strategic advice to corporate clients to enhance shareholder value
through mergers, acquisitions and restructuring.
• Corporate Finance
Provides financial advice to corporate clients and helps them raise capital.
• Asset Management
Manages money for individual and institutional investing clients.
• Sales and Trading
Sell and trade securities and other financial assets for investing clients and
proprietary trading. Provides research to investing clients.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Julia Plotts
2. PRIVATE EQUITY
Description
Private Equity engages in three types of investment activities:
 LBOs,
 minority equity investments, and
 subordinated debt or preferred stock
(mezzanine capital)
Faculty Advisor: Professor Duke Bristow
3. HEDGE FUNDS
Description
 Purchases minority positions in company stocks, bonds,
and other assets.
 Solicits money only from accredited investors.
 Minimal regulation.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Mick Swartz
4. CORPORATE (COMPANY) FINANCE
Description
As an integral part of a company’s management team, you will
strive to create shareholder value by:
 enhancing operating performance,
 optimizing the capital structure,
 improving investor understanding, and
 evaluating strategic initiatives and investment proposals.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Lloyd Levitin
5. VENTURE CAPITAL
Description
Equity investments in non-public companies to
 fund the launch,
 early development, and/or
 expansion of a start-up.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Duke Bristow
6. COMMERCIAL BANKING
Description
 Consumer and business banking,
 business loans,
 consumer lending, and
 asset management.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Fatemeh Ibrahimi Nazarian
7. REAL ESTATE
Description
 Real estate development,
 valuation and financing of real estate projects, and
 securitization of real estate assets.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Robert Bridges
8. GENERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Description
 Broadest exposure to finance.
 Most flexibility in course selection.
 Ideal for general financial management focus, or
 working in interdisciplinary teams to solve general
business or strategic problems.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Lloyd Levitin
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND VALUATION
Description
This Certificate offers students intensive instruction and training to successfully
compete in today's global financial markets.
 Formal application and admission REQUIRED.
 3 program tracks available – 15 units required for completion.
• Corporate Finance,
• Investment Management, &
• Student Investment Fund Program
 Units earned in the certificate can be applied to your MBA.
 Successful completion is documented on your USC transcript and
acknowledged with an official USC certificate.
Faculty Advisor: Professor Lloyd Levitin
Finance and Business Economics
• 8 Department Concentrations
• 40 Graduate elective courses!
• Certificate in Financial Analysis and Valuation
All of the information in this presentation is included in the FBE Graduate Elective
Course Guide: http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/assets/159/25865.pdf
Finance and Business Economics
Additional Information:
• Course descriptions
• Concentrations – Essential Course listings
All of the information in this presentation is included in the FBE Graduate Elective
Course Guide: http://classic.marshall.usc.edu/assets/159/25865.pdf
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
FBE 554: Trading & Exchanges
3 units, offered Spring semester only
“Trading and Exchanges” will introduce you to the theory and practice of securities and
contract trading at exchanges, in dealer networks, and among brokers. We will examine
 why and how people trade,
 who profits from investing and speculating, and when,
 the principles of proprietary trading and high frequency trading,
 why market institutions are organized as they are,
 how markets are changing in response to innovations in information technologies,
 the origins of liquidity, volatility, price efficiency, and trading profits, and
 the role of public policy in the markets.
To address these questions, we must understand why and how institutions, dealers, and
individuals trade. Understanding trader behavior and how market structure affects trader
behavior is the primary course objective.
Faculty: Professor Larry Harris
FBE’S LAW RELATED COURSES
FBE 557: Business Law & Ethics - (3, FaSpSm)
• Contracts/negotiation tactics; business torts and crimes; resolving business
disputes; and employment law overview (including wage and hour)
FBE 558: Legal Environment & Corporate Governance
• Selecting and forming business entities; corporate structures; credit, secured
transactions, bankruptcy, overview of mergers and acquisitions, securities;
competition law; employment discrimination; and, administrative law. - (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 588: Advanced Real Estate Law - (3, SpSm)
• Survey of current real estate law topics; contracts, brokerage, insurance,
commercial financing and leasing; and land use issues.
Faculty: Professor Kerry Fields
NEW LAW COURSE – SPRING 2015
FBE-599: Survey of International Business and
Transactional Law
Topics:
• international laws governing business contracts;
• resolving international contract disputes;
• forming trade contracts;
• financing, issues facing multi-national employers;
• marketing issues (including criminal liability); and
• competition laws.
Faculty: Professor Kerry Fields
1. INVESTMENT BANKING
• Mergers and Acquisitions
Essential Courses:
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FBE 529 – Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
FBE 560 – Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
ACCT 572 – Corporate Accounting and Reporting (3, FaSpSm)
ACCT 581 – Financial Statement Analysis (3, SpSm)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 515 –
FBE 523 –
FBE 527 –
FBE 557 –
FBE 558 –
Deals (3-4) (Enroll in LAW 815)
Venture Capital and Private Equity (3, FaSp)
Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
Business Law and Ethics (3, FaSpSm)
Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
1. INVESTMENT BANKING
• Corporate Finance
Essential Courses:
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FBE 524 –
FBE 531 –
FBE 532 –
FBE 535 –
FBE 559 –
Money and Capital Markets (3, Fa)
Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 527 –
FBE 529 –
FBE 533 –
FBE 558 –
Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance (3, Sp)
Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
1. INVESTMENT BANKING
• Asset Management
Essential Courses:
 FBE 535 – Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
 FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
 FBE 555 – Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
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FBE 524 – Money and Capital Markets (3, Fa)
FBE 527 – Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
FBE 540 – Hedge Funds (3, FaSp)
FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
FBE 571, 572, or 573 – Introduction to / Intermediate / Advanced
Financial Analysis: Practicum (3 ea, 571-FaSp, 572-Sp, 573-Sp)
1. INVESTMENT BANKING
• Sales and Trading
Essential Courses:
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FBE 535 – Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 540 – Hedge Funds (3, FaSp)
FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
FBE 554 – Trading and Exchanges (3, Sp)
FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 524 –
FBE 525 –
FBE 543 –
FBE 555 –
FBE 589 –
Money and Capital Markets (3, Fa)
Financial Institution Management, Strategy and Valuation (3, Fa)
Forecasting and Risk Analysis (3, FaSpSm)
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets (3, Fa)
2. PRIVATE EQUITY
Essential Courses:
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FBE 523 –
FBE 527 –
FBE 529 –
FBE 532 –
FBE 560 –
Venture Capital and Private Equity (3, FaSp)
Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 531 – Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 535 – Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 540 – Hedge Funds (3, FaSp)
FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
FBE 555 – Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
FBE 558 – Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
3. HEDGE FUNDS
Essential Courses:
 FBE 540 – Hedge Funds (3, FaSp)
 FBE 555 – Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
 FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 523 – Venture Capital and Private Equity (3, FaSp)
FBE 529 – Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
FBE 531 – Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 532 – Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 533 – CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance (3, Sp)
FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
FBE 560 – Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
4. CORPORATE (COMPANY) FINANCE
Essential Courses:
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FBE 529 –
FBE 531 –
FBE 532 –
FBE 558 –
FBE 560 –
Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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ACCT 572 – Corporate Accounting and Reporting (3, FaSpSm)
ACCT 581 – Financial Statement Analysis (3, SpSm)
FBE 515 – Deals (3-4) (Enroll in LAW 815)
FBE 527 – Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3,
FaSp)
 FBE 533 – CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance (3, Sp)
 FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
5. VENTURE CAPITAL
Essential Courses:
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FBE 523 –
FBE 527 –
FBE 529 –
FBE 532 –
FBE 555 –
FBE 560 –
Venture Capital and Private Equity (3, FaSp)
Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 531 – Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 533 – CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance (3, Sp)
FBE 540 – Hedge Funds (3, FaSp)
FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
6. COMMERCIAL BANKING
Essential Courses:
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FBE 524 – Money and Capital Markets (3, Fa)
FBE 525 – Financial Institution Management, Strategy and Valuation (3, Fa)
FBE 532 – Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
ACCT 572 – Corporate Accounting and Reporting (3, FaSpSm)
ACCT 581 – Financial Statement Analysis (3, SpSm)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 535 –
FBE 543 –
FBE 555 –
FBE 559 –
FBE 589 –
Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
Forecasting and Risk Analysis (3, FaSpSm)
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets (3, Fa)
7. REAL ESTATE
Essential Courses:
 FBE 589 – Mortgages and Mortgage-Backed Securities and Markets (3, Fa)
 FBE 591 – Real Estate Finance and Investment (3, FaSp)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 557 –
FBE 558 –
FBE 565 –
FBE 570 –
FBE 588 –
Business Law and Ethics (3, FaSpSm)
Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
Economics of Urban Land Use: Feasibility Studies (3, Sp)
Advanced Topics in Real Estate Finance (3, Fa)
Advanced Real Estate Law (3, SpSm)
8. GENERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Essential Courses:
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FBE 529 – Financial Analysis and Valuation (3, FaSp)
FBE 531 – Corporate Financial Policy and Corporate Governance (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 532 – Corporate Financial Strategy (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 555 – Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (3, FaSp)
FBE 560 – Mergers and Acquisitions (3, Sp)
ACCT 572 – Corporate Accounting and Reporting (3, FaSpSm)
Other Suggested Courses:
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FBE 523 – Venture Capital and Private Equity (3, FaSp)
FBE 524 – Money and Capital Markets (3, Fa)
FBE 525 – Financial Institution Management, Strategy and Valuation (3, Fa)
FBE 527 – Entrepreneurial Finance: Financial Management for Developing Firms (3, FaSp)
FBE 533 – CEO Pay, Corporate Governance, and the Politics of Finance (3, Sp)
FBE 535 – Applied Finance in Fixed Income Securities (1.5, Sp - 2 terms)
FBE 543 – Forecasting and Risk Analysis (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 553ab – Applied Portfolio Management (a: 3, Fa; b: 3, Sp)
FBE 554 – Trading and Exchanges (3, Sp)
FBE 557 – Business Law and Ethics (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 558 – Legal Environment of Business and Corporate Governance (3, FaSpSm)
FBE 559 – Management of Financial Risk (3, FaSp)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND VALUATION
3 tracks – 15 units each:
Corporate Finance
Investment Management
Student Investment Fund Pgm
Required Courses:
Required Courses:
Required Courses:
 FBE 529
 ACCT 572
 FBE 529
 FBE 555
Choose at least 2:
Choose at least 1:
 FBE 531
 FBE 532
 ACCT 581
 ACCT 572
 ACCT 581
Choose at least 1:
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FBE 527
FBE 531
FBE 532
FBE 558
FBE 559
ACCT 581
Choose at least 2:
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FBE 535
FBE 540
FBE 543
FBE 554
FBE 559
FBE 589
ACCT 572
ACCT 581
 FBE 529
 FBE 535
 FBE 553ab
Choose at least 1:
 ACCT 572
 ACCT 581
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Questions?
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Dr. Diane Badame for Answers