我的考量因素：
课程设置：我的兴趣方向在 CORPORATE FINANCE（后面简称 CF），所以比较看重学校对
于此方向的研究
地理位置：大城市，金融中心首选
实践性：学校是否注重实践能力的培养。
UCLA
LOCATION
位于美国西海岸加利福尼亚州南部的洛杉矶，是当今美国仅次于纽约的第二大城市，也是全
球经济与城市体系中一颗耀眼的明星。现在的洛杉矶，已成为美国石油化工、海洋、航天工
业和电子业的最大基地。它是美国科技的主要中心之一，拥有科学家和工程技术人员的数量
位居全美第一，享有“科技之城”的称号。近年来，洛杉矶的金融业和商业也迅速发展，数百
家银行在洛杉矶设有办事处，包括许多著名的国际大财团，如诺思罗普（Northrop），罗克
韦尔（Rockwell）等，洛杉矶已成为仅次于纽约的金融中心。
Disciplines
Providing Thought Leadership in the Classroom and Workplace
The mainstay of UCLA Anderson's high-quality management education programs is its esteemed,
international faculty. Each year, UCLA Anderson faculty members publish papers in leading
scholarly journals, receive recognition for research excellence, provide leadership in and beyond
UCLA, and serve as inspirational teachers and mentors.
At UCLA Anderson, a specialization in Finance includes an examination of the funding markets
and processes for financing enterprises, as well as the effects of prices and interest rates on assets
and liabilities.
PROFESSORS
在金融专业的二十四位教授中，有九位是研究 CF 的，且相关的学术论文也很多。
Antonio Bernard
Antonio Bernardo is a professor of economics and finance at UCLA Anderson where he has held
an appointment since 1994. His research interests are in the areas of corporate finance,
information in financial markets, and asset pricing. Professor Bernardo has published papers in
many leading academic journals including the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of
Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, and
the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization. Professor Bernardo is currently Associate
Editor of the Review of Financial Studies. He is also an award-winning teacher.
Interests
Corporate Finance, Information in Financial Markets, Contracts, Asset Pricing
Recent Publications
Antonio E. Bernardo, Jiang Luo, and James Wang. (2006). A Theory of Socialistic Internal Capital
Markets. Journal of Financial Economics , 80, 485-509
Antonio E. Bernardo, Hongbin Cai, and Jiang Luo. (2004). Capital Budgeting in Multi-Division
Firms: Information, Agency, and Incentives. Review of Financial Studies , 17, 739-767
Antonio E. Bernardo, and Ivo Welch. (2004). Liquidity and Financial Market Runs. Quarterly
Journal of Economics , 119, 135-158
Working Papers
Antonio E. Bernardo, Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Amit Goyal. (2006). "Growth Options, Beta, and
the Cost of Capital," forthcoming in Financial Management. [ Link ]
Antonio E. Bernardo, Hongbin Cai, and Jiang Luo. (2006). "Motivating Entrepreneurial Activity
in a Firm."
Bruce I. Carlin
Bruce Carlin is an Assistant Professor of Finance at UCLA. Professor Carlin teaches Corporate
Finance at UCLA, and was awarded the 2008 Dean W. Robbins Award for teaching excellence. He
has been recognized previously for his teaching acumen at both Duke University and the
University of North Carolina. His primary research interests are in the areas of theoretical
corporate finance and consumer finance.
Interests
Corporate Finance, Household Finance, Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Organizational
Economics
Recent Publications
Bruce I. Carlin, Miguel Lobo and S. Viswanathan. (2008). Episodic Liquidity Crises: Cooperative
and Predatory Trading. Journal of Finance , 62: 2235-2274 [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin and Simon Gervais. (Forthcoming). Work Ethic, Employment Contracts, and Firm
Value. Journal of Finance [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin. (Forthcoming). Strategic Price Complexity in Retail Financial Markets. Journal of
Financial Economics [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin, Florin Dorobantu, and S. Viswanathan. (Forthcoming). Public Trust, the Law, and
Financial Investment. Journal of Financial Economics [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin and Rafael Rob. (Forthcoming). A Welfare Analysis of Regulation in Relationship
Banking Markets. Review of Finance [ Link ]
Working Papers
Bruce I. Carlin and Simon Gervais (November 2008) "Legal Protection in Retail Financial
Markets." [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin and Gustavo Manso (December 2008) "Obfuscation, Learning and the Evolution
of Investor Sophistication." [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin and David Robinson (December 2008) "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence
from Blackjack Tables." [ Link ]
Bruce I. Carlin, Bhagwan Chowdry, and Mark Garmaise (November 2008) "Investment in
Organizational Capital." [ Link
Bhagwan Chowdhry
Professor Chowdhry has also taught at the University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago,
the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the Indian School of Business. He
received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago. He
also has an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Iowa and a B.Tech. in Mechanical
Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology.
His research interests, on which he has published several papers in finance and economics journals,
are in International Finance and Corporate Finance and Strategy. He is on the editorial board of a
number of finance journals. He teaches International Finance, Corporate Finance and Financial
Institutions at Anderson. He has also organized and taught Executive Education programs on
Financial Derivatives, Corporate Risk Management and Valuation in Los Angeles, Singapore,
Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.
Interests
Corporate Finance, International Finance, Strategy
Recent Publications
Antonio E. Bernardo, Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Amit Goyal. (Forthcoming). Growth Options,
Beta, and the Cost of Capital. Financial Management [ Link ]
Chowdhry, Bhagwan, Richard Roll and Yihong Xia. (2005). Extracting Inflation from Stock
Returns to Test Purchasing Power Parity. American Economic Review , 95, 255-276.
Working Papers
Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Mark Garmaise. "Organizational Capital and Intrafirm Communication."
[ Link ]
Bhagwan Chowdhry, and Amit Bubna. (January 2007). "Franchising Microfinance." [ Link ]
Bhagwan Chowdhry. (February 2008). "Possibility of dying as a unified Explanation of (i) why
we discount the future, (ii) get weaker with age, and (iii) display risk-aversion." [ Link ]
COURSES
主要列举了 CF 方向的课程
Management 220A Intermediate Accounting I
Management 222 Management Accounting
Management 231A Profit Sector Financial Policy
Management 234B Financial Management of Multinational Corporations
Management 231D Takeovers, Restructuring and Corporate Governance
Management 231E Financing the Emerging Enterprise
Management 238 Valuation
Management 239D Risk Management
除会计方面的课基本都是我没学过但比较感兴趣的
课余实践
Transforming Fundamental Knowledge into Applicable Practices in the Global Economy
The Laurence and Lori Fink Center for Finance & Investments represents a true unification of
research and practice in the field of finance. The Fink Center sponsors research, teaching and the
application of financial knowledge in the global corporate and investment community. The Fink
Center expands UCLA Anderson's capability to publish and disseminate world-class research to
the public. It takes a leadership role in recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty and scholars.
The Fink Center also supports promising Ph.D. and MBA students in their efforts to understand
the issues and challenges in finance that arise from a rapidly evolving global and technological
environment.
The Fink Center has three main areas of emphasis:
·Investment Management
·Corporate Finance
·Financial Engineering
Corporate Finance encompasses research and education related to topics important to individual
firms, such as:
·Mergers and acquisitions
·Corporate governance
·Capital structure
·Taxation and regulation
·Bankruptcy and financial distress
·Venture capital and entrepreneurship
Partnerships
Charitable Giving
Many corporations choose to support UCLA Anderson School of Management with charitable
gifts. Among the various ways to provide support are:
·Corporate Partners
·Student fellowships
·Faculty teaching and research as well as academic and outreach programs
实践活动很多，实习机会也很多，比较贴合我的目标
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The Full-time MBA program provides the opportunities of New York City and the support of a
collaborative, tight-knit community. This two-year program, including the opportunity for a
summer internship, is designed for students interested in making a career change or enhancing
their career. The customizable curriculum offers courses, taught by world-renown faculty, that
leverage New York City and innovatively combine real-world learning and academic theory.
Students have unbeatable access to top corporations, organizations and business leaders, more
than 75,000 alumni worldwide and top-notch career services.
基本上可以理解为是为有工作经验的人提供的。。。
PROFESSORS
金融专业共有四十七位教授，师资力量比较雄厚
COURSES
The Department of Finance curriculum provides an understanding of the finance decision-making
process and offers insight into how financial markets function. The department provides part of
the necessary education for students seeking finance positions in industry, in financial institutions,
or in government or nonprofit institutions.
Courses in finance are divided into two broad categories. One category focuses on microfinance
issues-corporation finance and investments. The second category focuses on macrofinance
issues-financial markets and the international financial system. All finance courses apply
economic analysis, accounting, and quantitative methods to the financial problems encountered.
MBA SPECIALIZATIONS
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Banking
For the Banking Specialization, students are required to take 9 credits from among
the courses indicated, with the added requirement that at least 6 credits have a B40
prefix.
Corporate Finance
For the Corporate Finance Specialization, students are required to take 9 credits
from among the courses indicated, with the added requirement that at least 6 of
these credits have a B40 prefix.
Finance
For the general Finance Specialization, students are required to take 9 credits in
courses with the B40 prefix. Any set of B40 courses totaling 9 credits will satisfy the
general Financial Specialization.
Financial Instruments and Markets
For the Financial Instruments and Markets Specialization, students are required to
take 9 credits from among the courses indicated, with the added requirement that at
least 6 of these credits have a B40 prefix.
International Finance
For the International Finance Specialization, students are required to take 9 credits
from among the courses indicated, with the added requirement that at least 6 of
these credits have a B40 prefix.
Quantitative Finance
For the Quantitative Finance Specialization, students are required to take 9 credits
from among the courses indicated in the specialization detailed description.
MBA Assistantship Positions
The Department of Finance has openings for a number of MBA assistantships
MBA Core Course Assistantships
Help faculty member prepare and distribute materials; do some grading; hold office
hours in the Teaching Assistant Center (TAC). Additional regulations can be found
here.
Undergraduate Core Course Assistantships
Help faculty member prepare and distribute materials; do some grading; help
administer the special course supplement; hold office hours in the Teaching
Assistant Center (TAC). Additional regulations can be found here.
Department Administrative Assistantships
To keep the Department operating at the professional level one should expect from
one of the world's top finance departments, we need a number of mature and
flexible assistants who can take on tasks ranging from handling our front-desk
operations, to maintaining our recruiting databases, to helping faculty on research
tasks, to office support.
Advanced Course Assistantships
Help faculty member who has a class of more than eighty students prepare and
distribute materials; do some grading; hold office hours in the Teaching Assistant
Center (TAC); these assistants will have taken some finance electives beyond the
core.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
In its 2009 rankings, U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Colleges rated Illinois as the
number 10 public university and the number 40 national university.
A world leader in research, teaching and public engagement
Distinguished by the breadth of our programs, broad academic excellence, and internationally
renowned faculty
排名不错，比较注重学术
LOCATION
位于伊利诺州，该州是全国主要的农业州之一。
地理位置不占优势。
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners
Outstanding athletes, including Olympic medalists
astronauts and scientists
leaders of international corporations
Learn more about the rich experiences we offer beyond the classroom, from the best performing
arts to Big Ten Conference sports.
Excellence, Innovation, Tradition
Established in 1958, the Illinois MSF is among the longest running programs of its type in the
world. The curriculum, which can be completed after 12 months of rigorous, full-time study, is
taught by internationally recognized finance faculty and provides an opportunity to study with an
International peer group at one of the premier public research institutions in the world.
The College of Business is proud to provide MSF students with a new home beginning in Fall
2008. The Business Instructional Facility is a sustainable, environmentally efficient building. The
Market Information Lab within the new facility, sponsored in part by the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange, provides students with state-of-the-art tools and software products, bringing real-world
exposure to their academic experience.
One Year to a Brilliant Career
MSF Career Services provides a suite of products and services for students and recruiting firms,
including personalized coaching on job strategy and negotiation, as well as access to top recruiters,
alumni, and career resources. ILLINOIS MSF graduates are sought after by hundreds of
companies who recruit students from the College each year.
PROFESSORS
金融专业二十一位教授中，有四位主攻 CF 方向。
COURSES
The MSF program begins in June with an intense, core summer curriculum. Over summer
term, students master fundamental techniques in financial statement analysis, financial
modeling, stock and firm valuation, statistical analysis, regression analysis, and time series
analysis.
The two summer core classes are Corporate Finance and Valuation and Quantitative Methods
for Finance. Moving beyond the traditional lecture format, students practice technique
applications through the use of software tools during regular class meetings and in weekly
review sessions.
C ONTENT
Key content features of the summer curriculum are:

Corporate Finance and Valuation - introduces students to fundamental tools in
corporate finance such as:

o
Financial statement analysis
o
Estimating a firm’s cost of capital
o
Project analysis and the use of investment decision rules
o
Stock and firm valuation techniques
o
Monte Carlo simulations analysis
Quantitative Methods for Finance - introduces financial applications of quantitative
techniques covered in areas such as:
o
Analysis of time series data on stock returns and bond yields
o
Analysis of cross-section firm or bank data
o
Applications of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), and the Fama-French
model in investments and corporate finance

In-class teaching of financial modeling techniques with Excel
o
Forecasting financial statements
o
Project analysis and the use of NPV and IRR decision rules
o
Valuation techniques (Discounted cash flow valuation, multiples valuation,
adjusted present value)
CAREER OUTLOOK
MSF Job Placement by Area of
MSF Job Placement by Geographic
Specialization
Distribution
Worldwide
US only
可以看出 CF 所占的比例逐年增加
总结：
UCLA>UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS>NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
理由：从地理位置上，UCLA 和 NYU 不相伯仲，但 UCLA 的课程设置及课余活动更符合我
的需求，且 NYU 对工作经验的要求较高，综合考量，UCLA 为首选。UI 虽然地理位置不占
优势，但强大的师资及研究能力，可以相应弥补地理位置的不足，且看就业方向上 CF 的逐
年增长，也让我的 CF 方向更有希望。