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Corporate Finance
Provided by: HSG
(EQF level: 8)
It is strongly recommended that students have successfully passed a Corporate Finance course before registering for
the doctoral course Corporate Finance.
Learning objectives
The course covers the main topics of Corporate Finance. Students learn to recognize and intuitively understand the most important problems in the context of financing a corporation. In addition, they learn to apply tools to solve these problems. The course also focuses on teaching the students how to conduct research in Theoretical Corporate Finance.
Course content
The course Corporate Finance covers the most important concepts of Theoretical Corporate Finance. The lecturer first explains the basic problems related to the financing of corporations. Theoretical solution concepts are then developed in class to solve these problems. The lecturer also works through illustrative examples and practical applications to make sure that the students understand the main ideas of the models. Finally, the course explores the current research boundaries in Theoretical Corporate Finance and provides guidance for new research projects in this field.
General information
Please see this website for information on how to participate in the course. Please write to [email protected] by September 7, 2025 and request the form that is needed to register for an individual course participation at the doctoral level.
Learning objectives
The course covers the main topics of Corporate Finance. Students learn to recognize and intuitively understand the most important problems in the context of financing a corporation. In addition, they learn to apply tools to solve these problems. The course also focuses on teaching the students how to conduct research in Theoretical Corporate Finance.
Course content
The course Corporate Finance covers the most important concepts of Theoretical Corporate Finance. The lecturer first explains the basic problems related to the financing of corporations. Theoretical solution concepts are then developed in class to solve these problems. The lecturer also works through illustrative examples and practical applications to make sure that the students understand the main ideas of the models. Finally, the course explores the current research boundaries in Theoretical Corporate Finance and provides guidance for new research projects in this field.
General information
Please see this website for information on how to participate in the course. Please write to [email protected] by September 7, 2025 and request the form that is needed to register for an individual course participation at the doctoral level.
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Fall term 2025/26
Course start date 2025-11-11Course end date 2025-12-16Language EnglishCredits 4 (ECTS)Grading scheme: 6,0: Excellent 5,5: Very Good 5,0: Good 4,5: Satisfactory 4,0: Marginal 3,5: Unsatisfactory 3,0: Poor 2,5: Poor to very poor 2,0: Very poor 1,5: Very poor to useless 1,0: Useless