Finance

General education knowledge: 50 CREDITS

Course	Credits
1. Marxist-Leninist Philosophy	3
Marxist - Leninist Philosophy module provides students with the most general knowledge of development and movement as a scientific basis for evaluating and solving problems arising in life. The module includes the basic contents: dialectical materialism, materialistic dialectism and historical materialism. Dialectic materialism provides learners with a scientific worldview as the basis for a positive and creative attitude to life. Dialectic materialism provides learners with a method of dialectic thinking to correctly recognize and solve problems in life. Historical materialism provides learners with a correct understanding of the existence and social development as well as the scientific methodology to recognize and solve social problems.
2. Marxist-Leninist Political Economics	2
The Marxist - Leninist Political Economy course is used for non-specialized political theory, studying the basic principles of Marxism-Leninism about the production of goods, the market and the role of actors in the economy. market economy. Research produces surplus value in a market economy, associated with it is the problem of capital accumulation and reproduction, along with manifestations of surplus value. The subject also studies competition and monopoly in the market economy. Study of the socialist-oriented market economy and economic interest relations in Vietnam. Study the strategy of industrialization, modernization and international economic integration of Vietnam.
3. Scientific Socialism	2
It is one of three constituent parts of Marxism-Leninism, a compulsory subject in the training program of universities and colleges in the country. The scientific socialism subject (social science) for the undergraduate degree without majoring in political theory equips students with the core content of the following specific issues: The process of formation and development of socialism; Working-class history mission; Socialism and the transition to socialism; Socialist democracy and a socialist state; The social-class structure and class alliances, class in the period of transition to socialism; Ethnic and religious issues in the transition to socialism; The family problem in the transition to socialism. On that basis, it helps students form their thinking, analytical skills, evaluate and identify the nature of socialism and the transition period to socialism in Vietnam, forming a school, Marxist-Leninist ideology, building appropriate social responsibility in employment and post-graduate life.
4. History of Vietnamese Communist Party	2
Equip students with the knowledge of objects, purposes, tasks, research methods, study of Party History and the basic, core, systematic knowledge about the birth of the Party (1920 - 1930), the process of the Party leading the struggle for power (1930 - 1945), leading two resistance wars against French colonialism and the American imperialist invasion, completing national liberation, reunification (1945) - 1975), led the country transitionally to socialism and carried out the reform (1975 - 2018). Thereby affirming the successes, raising the limitations, summarizing the experiences of the revolutionary leadership of the Party to help learners raise awareness, belief in the Party and the ability to apply the learned knowledge. into practical work, contributing to building and defending the Socialist Vietnam Fatherland.
5. Ho Chi Minh’s Ideology	2
The Ho Chi Minh Thought module consists of 6 chapters, providing students with basic knowledge of: Objects, research methods, meaning of learning subjects. ; on the basis, process of formation and development of Ho Chi Minh's thought; Ho Chi Minh's basic ideas about national independence and socialism, the Communist Party of Vietnam, about national solidarity and international solidarity, culture, morality and people.
6. General Business English	4
General Business English helps students: - Develop English language skills on the topics and contexts of work and business environments. - Have general knowledge of many fields such as careers, companies, selling, great ideas and stress. - Equip knowledge and skills to take the test for the international certificate of business communication English (TOEIC), contributing to achieving English output standards at level B1 (according to the European Framework of Reference, CFER).
7. English for Business 1	3
This module aims to enhance students' comprehension of academic language and literacy practices within the field of economics. The design of the module facilitates the integration of language learning with key content areas, enabling students to develop a profound understanding of how language functions in communicating subject matter. Consequently, students will be able to acquire essential language skills relevant to the field of economics. Students actively foster their learning experience through engaging in diverse learning activities such as case studies, role-plays, simulations, presentations, and group discussions.
8. English for Business 2	3
The principal aim of this module is to enhance students' cognitive mastery of the intricate interplay between academic language and the specialized discourse conventions within the field of economics. The structural framework of the module strategically facilitates the integration of linguistic acquisition with the foundational subject matter, thereby endowing students with the capacity to cultivate a profound comprehension of the nuanced role of language in the dissemination of specialized knowledge. Consequently, students will acquire and develop essential language competencies that are intrinsically pertinent to the field of economics. Students will be involved in various interesting activities like studying real cases, acting out scenarios, doing simulations, giving presentations, and having group discussions to make their learning experience exciting and valuable.
9. Introduction to Psychology	2
The objective of the field of psychology is to understand how the mind and brain interact with the external world to shape behavior. This course is designed to be an introduction to the science of psychology, which focuses mainly on the study of mind, emotion and behavior in humans. The course will provide basic knowledge that helps students build foundations in psychology. Furthermore, students will also understand how the knowledge of psychology is applied in management, economics, marketing, consumer behavior, technology management, and other fields. The contents of this course will include 3 modules: (1) Module 1: Introduction to psychology, (2) Module 2: psychological processes and behaviors, (3) Module 3: Correcting individual and social behaviors.
10. Sustainable Development	2
The course "Sustainable Development" introduces students to the key principles, concepts, and challenges of sustainable development with a focus on the context of Vietnam. As a rapidly developing nation, Vietnam faces complex social, economic, and environmental issues that require sustainable solutions. This undergraduate-level course aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable development theory, its application, and the role of various stakeholders in achieving sustainable outcomes. Studying "Sustainable Development" is essential for students to develop a holistic understanding of the challenges facing the world and to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills needed to contribute positively to a sustainable and equitable future. The course fosters critical thinking, global awareness, and responsible citizenship while providing a pathway to meaningful and impactful careers in a world that increasingly values sustainability.
11. Design Thinking	2
Design thinking is a problem-solving method that puts the user at the center of the process. It provides a dynamic framework for approaching idea formation, creative exploration, and divergent thinking. The Design Thinking course provides knowledge of principles, tools, and methods that promote creative thinking, such as Empathy Map, Persona/ User profile, Journey Mapping, How might we …?, Value Chain Analysis, Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Story Telling, Problem Statement, Concept Development, Assumption Testing, Rapid Prototyping, Customer Co-Creation, Prototype to test, Experience Testing, Learning Launch….. Students will learn purposeful use of tools and alignment with process to solve real-world situations. They will develop skills in teamwork, critical thinking, presenting and expressing ideas. Students will learn how to communicate effectively, give and receive feedback, respect the ideas and perspectives of others.
12. Microeconomics	3
Principles of microeconomics is an introductory course for students of Economics - Business and Management majors, teaching about the basic principles of microeconomics. This course will help us make decisions and understand how the world works by studying the behavior of economic actors in the market toward making decisions about allocating scarce resources. The subject focuses on the motives, how actors make decisions, and the interactions that affect other actors as well as the economy as a whole. The course also addresses market failures, which underlie government regulatory measures for optimal efficiency under competitive general equilibrium.
13. Macroeconomics	3
Macroeconomics studies the economy at the aggregate level, including: Describe and measure macroeconomic variables including output (GDP, GNI, GNDI), inflation, employment and unemployment. Apply simple macroeconomic models to explain the relationships between macroeconomic variables, for example those between government budget and economic growth and inflation, those between money supply and interest rate and exchange rate. Analyze short-run macroeconomic fluctuations, issues of business cycles, supply and demand shocks, the roles of fiscal and monetary policies in stabilizing the economy.
14. Mathematics for Economics and Management	3
This subject covers the basics of Advanced Math (Linear Algebra and Calculus), including: + Matrices and Its Basic Operations. + Determinants and Its Properties. + Inverse and Rank of Matrices. + Systems of Linear Equations and and Its Economic Applications. + Functions of Single Variable and Its Economic Applications. + Multivariate Functions and Its Economic Applications. + First Order and Second Order Differential Equations.
15. Applied Statistics for Business and Economics	3
Statistics for Economics and Business course provides in a systematic way statistical methods including gathering data on economic; business phenomena and processing collected data into useful information which are used as facts for making decisions for the management of the economy and society. These methods include descriptive statistics, statistical inference, index-number, forecasting ... To introduce students to popular and easy to use packages as a tool to support statistical treatments to save time, effort and increase the accuracy of the results, helping students familiar with outputs from the packages.
16. The Legal Environment of Business	3
This course equips students with the economics and law majors at UEH with basic legal knowledge to operate in the business environment in Vietnam, focusing on comparison with advanced countries. The subject consists of two parts: Part One Outline of the law in the business environment. This part focuses on teaching learners who have basic understanding / knowledge of law, including: nature of law, existence of law and legal subjects. From there, help learners approach specific issues of the law of a businessman in the future, including: constitutional law protecting freedom of business, management and supervision of the state with business activities. business and legal liability of business entities. Understanding the law and its role, judging the law and having an attitude of law is the main objective of this section.Part Two Laws for business people. This section equips students with basic knowledge about the formation, existence and operation of an enterprise such as setting up a business, entering a market, conducting a business and withdrawing from the market. The main contents of this section include: law on property, corporate law, law on business contracts, law on dealing with disputes in business, law on corporate bankruptcy. Understanding, evaluating, analyzing and applying the provisions of the law on entering, operating and withdrawing from the market is the key objective of this section.
17. Principles of Accounting	3
The principles of accounting module help students to understand and awareness the basic theoretical knowledge of accounting, as a foundation for application and research into the next professional subjects of the economic sector such as administration, business, finance, banking, accounting, auditing, ...
18. Data Science	2
This module aims to equip learners with basic knowledge of data science, heritage problems and methods; includes methods of math-statistics and computing, and application of DS for practical socio-economic problems. In addition, the module helps learners have necessary knowledge and skills on the application of new technologies in data collection and analysis in the fields of marketing, supply chain management, financial analysis and credit activities.
19. Soft skills	2
Soft skills course generates the foundation knowledge of soft skills, applicable to the workplace environment. The goal of learning is to combine the major knowledge with content and implementation of core soft skills techniques, giving students more effective access to the work environment after graduation. The core soft skills include Critical thinking; Problem-solving skills; Adaptability to the working environment; Effective communication and presentation skills; Service Oriented, Self-positioning skills, Feedback and Coaching.
20. Entrepreneurship	1
Career orientation is always a very important thing for students when entering university lecture halls and they only succeed in their careers when they have a passion and have self-efficacy (self-efficacy) to follow. Pursue your professional career goals. However, igniting, creating awareness and shaping the intention of starting a business is important in shaping students to become business owners operating in their field or major. Receive training instead of a career as an expert, administrator or economic policymaker in public institutions and that is why the course is offered to students in all branches. Starting a business is, in the most common sense, starting a business project by starting a business that operates in different forms under the Enterprise Law and being an entrepreneur and they need it. There must be appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes to minimize the risk of failure. In general, the basic knowledge that an entrepreneur needs to have generally includes general knowledge of the business and business planning, industry and customer knowledge, and knowledge of business models and knowledge business environment awareness; Besides, the skills of identifying business opportunities, network interaction and innovation are always essential elements to support entrepreneurs; and in the end, the risk-taking and self-confident attitude will allow them to venture into attractive but potentially risky business projects. In order to equip the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for future entrepreneurs, the module covers the basics such as: (1) Start-up ecosystem (to help students know the support of internal and external actors to support the startup project); (2) The relationship between innovation, innovation and entrepreneurship from the results of innovation and innovation (innovative entrepreneurship); (3) Identifying business opportunities; (4) Business model; (5) Legal issues to be taken such as protection of intellectual property rights resulting from creation, fulfillment of tax obligations and compulsory employee insurance and selection of business formula; (6) Business Planning & Start-up Financing

Subjects of Major: 30 CREDITS

Course	Credits
21. Financial Economics	3
This course provides the background knowledge of money and the financial system including the money issues, payment system, money supply and economic growth, as well as the overview of financial instruments, financial markets and financial institutions. Besides, this course also delivers core knowledge about the relationship between interest rates, the term of interest structure and major instruments in the financial markets including stocks and bonds. In addition, learners will be equipped with rudimentary knowledge about exchange rates, the formation and factors affecting exchange rates. Finally, students will get to know more about banking, banking governance, the role of the central bank, the money supply process and the implementation of monetary policy in the economy.
22. Corporate Finance	3
The course of Corporate Finance aims to equip students with the knowledge of making financial decisions within corporation or organization. The content of this course deals with the nature of the three important corporate financial decisions: capital budgeting decision, financing decision, and decision related to managing short-term assets and liablities on the daily basis. This course also provide financial fundamentals that are needed for financial managers and investors in real world such as financial ration analysis using financial statements, the nature of debt and long-term financing, alternative dividend policies and firm value, short-term financial planning... Upon a completion of this subject, students can grasp the basic and modern knowledge of corporate finance for in-depth study of other subjects in finance or study at higher level of education.
23. International Finance (EN)	3
The international finance course provides learners with analyses of the relationships between three important and closely related macroeconomic issues in an open economy: exchange rates, trends of capital movements, and financial crisis. This course will not only provide knowledge on classical theories in international finance related to macroeconomic variables (such as inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates), but also covers factors affecting exchange rates, government implementation of exchange rate policies, as well as financial crises that have occurred in the past few decades.
24. Research Methods in Finance	3
This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge of how to conduct research in finance, write a research proposal, analyze literature reviews, and develop interesting research questions. Learners can then apply different quantitative analysis and regression techniques at a basic level to test the proposed research hypotheses and examine possible relationships among variables in the fields of corporate finance, international finance, financial investment, and more. In addition, students will also be able to use historical data to forecast trends of important financial variables in the future, which today have many important real-world applications. This course also introduces students to several popular computer software programs such as Stata, R-studio, and others, which are widely used by financial analysts and academic researchers to handle econometric financial models in both academic research and their future professional work.
25. Financial Accounting	3
This course is designed for users of financial reports in making economics decisions. This course provides students with the basic knowledge and skills that make them understand the process of recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing the basic elements of financial reports. As a result of this, students gain a complete understanding of financial information.
26. Investments (EN)	3
This course covers theories and practices related to financial investment management. With the fundamental and specialized knowledge as well as necessary skills accumulating from the course, students are expected to meet the demands of future careers in the investment industry. The course concentrates on basic knowledge of the investment environment, types of investment assets, investment funds, and how securities are traded in the market. Furthermore, the specialized topics associated with risk - returns, asset allocation, and asset pricing are extensively explored. Students will know how to construct and manage an investment portfolio in alignment with the objectives and constraints of individual and institutional investors in financial markets.
27. Corporate Governance and Ethics in Finance (EN)	3
The course is specially designed to equip students with two blocks of knowledge that are important for anyone in the financial sector and also for CFA exam requirements: 1) Corporate Governance is a system of corporate policy, regulation, rules and practices through which it governs and determines how a corporation is directed, controlled and operated. The students are equipped with fundamental knowledge and skills to evaluate the quality of corporate governance at firm level, and how the power is balanced among top management and company stakeholders, and hence, the impact of corporate governance on firm value. This course introduces students to the basics of the corporate governance from various perspectives in terms of ownership structure, the structure and independence of the board of directors, the system of rules and policies that balance the power among top management, shareholders, creditors, employees, governments, other stakeholders, and even the media. The course also focuses on evaluating the effectiveness, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in overseeing and enhancing the quality corporate governance. 2 Ethics in Finance is designed based on the ethical issues that managers and investors are responsible for their decision making, especially, when financial behavior is not controlled and regulated completely by laws and regulations. Financial practices based on ethical standards are very important. It is because of the potential benefits that financial activities can bring to investors. And hence, companies and organizations are encouraged to break the rules and act immorally, causing serious consequences. The course aims to equip students with the knowledge of the fundamentals of financial ethics, ethics in customer relationship, ethics in investment, ethics in the financial markets and ethics in corporate financial management
28. Bank strategy & Management	3
Bank strategy and management provide students with basic knowledge of banking business strategies in a new environment affected by legal changes, technology and globalization. It helps students to understand how to formulate and execute a bank strategy including: strategies in product, pricing, size and organizational structure and business model of the bank.
29. Tax Planning	3
The module provides the basic principles of tax planning and control over the cash flows of business and investment. The module explores the tax environment in business and investment. The module focuses on the application of the tax research process in business and investment by qualitative research. The module equips the ability to plan an optimal tax in business and investment to ensure taxpayers achieve the highest value of cash flow within a compliance framework.
- Elective: Select 1 out of 3	3

30. Management	3
This course will introduce students to general management principles and theories and complements students with basic knowledge and skills so that students would become knowledgeable employees or an efficient member of a team and a successful manager. This course will provide knowledge and skills appropriate to all economics and business students regardless of majors or individual career planning. In this course, we emphasize a combination of theory and practice. Students will be guided on how employees and managers of an organization can use theories and management principles to develop as individuals, excel in their work, and understand their organization. Many of the concepts and principles that would be taught in this course are very useful for the student's life as well as the students’ workplace. Those will help students improve their cognitive and behavioral skills to quickly achieve their career goals in an increasingly dynamic, diverse, and competitive business environment of the 21st-century.
31. Enterprise Law	3
This course is intended to provide learners with in-depth knowledge on two important groups of issues in public governance, law on public property management and law on public investment. The content of the subject includes the following issues: Public property management: participants will have access to theories and the rationale for constructing regulations on public property identification, the role of public property and the need to manage public assets. Students also have access to regulations on public property management in administrative and non-business areas, public property in infrastructure serving national interests, community interests, and asset management. management at enterprises, financial management of land and other resources, management of property established under the ownership of the State, management of state reserves. Public investment: participants will have access to theories and the rationale for building regulations on public investment, the role of public property, and the need for public investment. Students also have access to regulations on public investment management in projects in which the state is an investor.
32. Managerial Accounting	3
This course will equip students with the fundamental knowledge of the nature, function and methods of management accounting so that financial and non-financial information is best communicated within a business, leading to help managers to effectively plan, evaluate, control and make decisions. As a result, this course focuses on training students in management accounting techniques for preparing the financial report, planning, controlling and making business decisions. At the same time, students will be familiarized with the business language, the role of a manager and the profesional ethics of a managerial accountant. The topics of this course include an overview of management accounting; cost classification; cost - volume - profit relationships; master budgeting; performance measurement in decentraliszed organizations; product and service pricing and relevant information for the decision-making.

Subjects of Minor: 33 CREDITS

Course	Credits
33. Econometrics for Finance	3
The Econometrics for Finance course supplements students' knowledge of quantitative research in finance, enabling them to understand and apply regression analysis techniques to various research models, especially time series analysis techniques. In addition to equipping students with advanced estimation techniques to address endogeneity issues when performing regressions using panel data, deal with sample selection bias, and conduct event studies, the course also introduces techniques for modeling volatility in nonlinear time series, analyzing Markov switching models, and applying other nonlinear time series analysis methods to financial research. This course also aims to equip students with practical quantitative techniques to support financial decision-making in the real world, including techniques for analyzing financial data using real-time data to value financial assets and forecast important financial variables in the fields of financial investment, corporate finance, international finance, and risk management. The various econometric models discussed in this course have many practical applications in the fields of economics and finance, whether students plan to apply them in business or academic research.
34. Advanced Corporate Finance (EN)	3
The content of this unit presents deeply theories of the financial decisions, theories and techniques of managing capital resources to maximize shareholder wealth in public corporation, organization, and investors. Upon a completion of this course, students are expected to have advanced understanding of the concepts and techniques of financial management in the modern public corporations which has not been discussed in Corporate Finance course but is very practical in reality and crucial in doing comtemporary research. The unit presents the MM theory with bankcruptcy cost, agency problem, asymmetry information and the limit to the use of debt; efficient market and behavioral finance; long-term financing and raising capital; options, futures, and corporate finance. Finally, this unit also provide in-depth knowledge of financial distress which is an important financial concept but hard to define precisely and now a day in Vietnam there is a variety of events befalling firms under financial distress but the issues remain unidentified and problematic to many Vietnamese firms.
35. Quantitative Finance	3
This course refers to various financial models that bring the knowledge learned from textbooks to real life when financial decisions are made reliably. The basics of information technology and statistics are combined with financial theories to develop quantiative models for decision making in the field of corporate financial management, investment and portfolio management, and assest pricing. With the support of computer software, the ability to calculate and process data in financial models is implemented quickly and efficiently. Therefore, the subject is very practical as its apllication in reality has a great potential in industries. The subject of financial modeling focuses on the application of Excel, VBA and MatLab to develop: (1) Corporate finance models (2) Portfolio management models and Monte Carlo Simulation. 3) Option pricing models and Monte Carlo Simulation. 4) Models for Bond valuation, immunization strategies and term structure of interest rates.
36. Multinational Corporate Finance (EN)	3
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of international financial markets in which multinational companies operate, and the risks the latter might face in a global environment. In particular, this course focuses on the financial decisions of multinational corporations, including measuring exchange rate exposures, taxes, short-term investment and financing decisions, investment activities and cross-border mergers and acquisitions issues, evaluation of international investment projects, international capital structure and cost of capital.
37. Financial Analysis	3
This subject is very practical as it aims to equip students with the knowledges to meet the requirements of corporate managers, market investors, bankers, credit analysts, and among others. This course introduces various topics for analyzing the financial situation of a company. Given that the analysis process is mostly based on the company's financial statements so the analysis of the financial statements is an important part of evaluating the quality of the firm's earnings which leads to the firm’s profitability and the sustainability of the firm’s income, and hence the financial strength of the company. In addition, financial analysis also emphasizes the firm's future prospect by forecasting the firm's performance. This analysis process helps investors determine the intrinsic value of the firm’s share of stocks for important decisions making in corporate financial management or investments. The structure of this unit therefore includes four main issues: (1) an overview of financial statement analysis; (2) Accounting analysis; (3) Financial analysis; and (4) Prospective analysis. In details, this unit presents the role of financial statement analysis in different types of business, the importance of accrual accounting for the analysis. This unit also emphasizes the process and methods of financial analysis including profitability analysis, analysis of sources and uses of fund, and risk analysis. Based on those analyses, forecasting of financial statements and equity valuation can be made.
38. Financial Risk Management	3
This course is designed to apply theories and methods to the needs of financial risk management. With the development of the financial market and many global financial crises occurring in recent years, financial risk management today is playing an increasingly important role to help financial managers understand types of financial risks and how to deal with them. This course will introduce several strategies to manage financial risk through the use of derivative products including futures, futures, options, and swaps for hedging and managing all kinds of risks due to fluctuations in commodity prices, exchange rates, securities prices, interest rates ... that have adverse effects on performance of businesses and financial institutions. Apart from risk hedging, trading strategies based on the above derivatives are also covered in this course. In addition, the course will present some of the basics of financial risk management techniques and related applications.
39. Capital Budgeting	3
This course is developed to equip students with the advanced knowledge of capital budgeting in related to long-term financial decisions, as well as how to analyze the projects with hidden real options and implement project risk management using scenario analysis and Monte Carlo simulation. Besides, this unit also provides an understanding of three alternative approaches for capital budgeting for a levered firm. In particular, we describe and discuss the adjusted present value (APV), the flow to equity (FTE), and the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) approaches. Techniques of examining and making decision on whether the firm should lease or should buy the assets are also presented and discusssed. Throughout the course, students are expected to be able to analyze the trade-off between returns and risks of capital investment decision from the perspective of corporate shareholders to maximize the firm’s long-term value.
40. Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Restructurings	3
This course is designed for undergraduate students of University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, who would like to have knowledge of mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate restructuring. Completing the course, students are expected to be able: ● to distinguish different types of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A); ● to have knowledge of M&A history; ● to describe and explain different M&A strategies; takeover tactics; as well as anti- takeover measures; ● to describe and explain different motives and different measures of corporate restructuring.
- Elective: Select 3 out of 7	9

41. Behavioral Finance	3
This course is designed to provide systematic knowledge in behavioral finance. It concentrates on the irrational aspects of human behavior and their effects on investment and financing decisions. Key topics include the expected utility theory, the prospect theory, challenges to market efficiency, framing and mental accounting, heuristics and biases, overconfidence, rational managers, and irrational investors. After completing this course, students are expected to capture the limits of the arbitrage, challenges of the market efficiency, main assumptions and ideas of the expected utility theory and the prospect theory, and unusual phenomena that the classical financial theories have not been able to fully explain. Students could identify human behavioral biases and their impacts on the financial decisions of both investors and managers.
42. Corporate Valuation	3
This course of Corporate Valuation is designed for undergraduate programs of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, providing fundamental knowledge of corporate valuation. The course will help learners: ● Capture basic knowledge of corporate valuation, e.g. standards of valuation, a process to valuate a corporation, how to collect and process information for valuation purposes. ● Understand basic principles of valuation, both for private and public enterprises. ● Have fundamental knowledge of 3 valuation approaches: income approach, market valuation approach and asset-based approach: advantages and disadvantages of each approaches; their application in each specific cases. ● Understand importance of cost of capital, and know how to estimate cost of capital in various cases.
43. Private equity and Venture Capital	3
The course is focused on the analysis of private equity and venture capital business in the perspective of financial intermediaries dedicated to scouting, advisory, arranging and financing activities. Particular attention is given to provide students with a deep understanding of the mechanism underpinning the creation or the development of a firm and the financial sustain coming from the financial system. As a consequence of that, the course is divided into three main sections: market and competition; regulatory and legal issues; managementof a private equity and a venture capital fund or deal making. The presentation of a real-word case studies further enhances the link with the best practices observable in the market.
44. Real Estate Investment	3
This course provides learners knowledge on returns and risks associated with investing and financing both residential and commercial real estate. It is also supplies concepts and techniques which are used in many careers related to real estate, including investing, developing real estate finance, appraising, consulting, managing real estate portfolios, leasing, managing property, analyzing site locations, and managing corporate real estate. Therefore, learners will have ability of analyzing and making decisions effectively in real estate investment and financing.
45. Entrepreneurial Finance	3
The Entrepreneurial Finance course provides a general introduction to financial management as experienced by an entrepreneur. The course therefore focuses on specific financial planning and financial decision making needs of entrepreneurial ventures, particularly in stat up and development phase financial and management problems. The financial market for financing such entrepreneurs and private equity investing more generally differs fundamentally from capital markets considered in standard corporate finance: Start-ups are young, mostly unprofitable companies, with short operating histories, high degrees of uncertainty, and constraining financing. Besides, available capital markets for privately held companies are predominantly deal markets where terms and valuations are negotiated on a case-by-case basis, where investors can add value or are actively involved with the companies they finance.
46. Financial Technology	3
This course is designed to help learners understand the huge changes that fintech is taking place, which in turn affects other industries in the economy. The course offers detailed insights into financial services, modern technologies and business models that have emerged in recent years that have radically changed traditional business models. Besides, some global case studies are also presented from Europe, America, to emerging markets in Asia. The course also presents the respective eco-systems and legal frameworks related to Fintech in the economy
47. Implementing Enterprise risk management	3
This course introduces the concepts and basic skills to effectively design and implement an enterprise risk management program that is tailored to an organization's culture, governance structure, and current management processes. This course helps students explore common barriers to effective ERM implementation and learn techniques to overcome them. Internal and external influences on an organization's risk management approach are also examined. Students are introduced to enterprise risk assessment methods and facilitation techniques. Through the basic knowledge and techniques learned, the student will be able to apply to design a draft ERM program, including implementation plan and timeline.

General education knowledge: 50 CREDITS

Subjects of Major: 30 CREDITS

Subjects of Minor: 33 CREDITS

Graduation Internship: 10 CREDITS

Total credits: 123 CREDITS

UEH Standard programs in English (20% English)

General education knowledge: 50 CREDITS

Subjects of Major: 30 CREDITS

Subjects of Minor: 33 CREDITS

Graduation Internship: 10 CREDITS

Total credits: 123 CREDITS