Prerequisite: None

Exam Type In Class

This 1-unit course is designed to provide students with no prior coursework in finance an introduction to core concepts and calculations of corporate finance. This section of the course will meet over four days in the week prior to the start of the upper-level fall term classes. The following topics will be introduced: time value of money, spreadsheet functions used in finance calculations, discounted cash flow methodology, analysis of investment decisions, measuring return for individual assets and portfolios, effect of diversification, capital asset pricing model, measuring cost of capital.

The course will be relevant for students in the Law and Business program of study, and to others who wish to prepare for careers in capital markets, corporate transactions, commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and other related areas. The course will be graded on a Credit/Fail basis.

Note: This 1-unit course meets on four consecutive days before the start of upper-level classes, on Tuesday, September 1 through Friday, September 4, 2026, from 1:00pm to 4:15pm, followed by an exam given during the first week of Upper Level classes.

This course is not available for cross-registration.