Finanzas corporativas Specialization Course Syllabus
Full curriculum breakdown — modules, lessons, estimated time, and outcomes.
Overview: This comprehensive Corporate Finance Specialization equips learners with essential analytical and strategic skills used in real-world business environments. The course blends theoretical foundations with practical applications, covering financial management, investment evaluation, capital structure, and business valuation. With a total time commitment of approximately 64 hours, the program is designed for working professionals seeking flexibility and hands-on learning. Each module builds toward a final project that integrates all concepts, culminating in a shareable certificate from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Module 1: Administración financiera y su función en la empresa
Estimated time: 10 hours
- Role of financial management in organizations
- Financial decision-making processes
- Objectives of financial management
- Interaction between finance and other business areas
Module 2: Matemáticas financieras
Estimated time: 12 hours
- Time value of money concepts
- Simple and compound interest calculations
- Annuities and their financial applications
- Loan amortization schedules
Module 3: Evaluación de inversiones en bienes de capital
Estimated time: 10 hours
- Capital budgeting techniques
- Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR)
- Decision-making under certainty and low uncertainty
- Practical evaluation of investment projects
Module 4: Estructura de capital y política de dividendos
Estimated time: 10 hours
- Sources of financing for corporations
- Debt vs. equity trade-offs
- Optimal capital structure theories
- Dividend policy formulation and implications
Module 5: Valuación de empresas
Estimated time: 10 hours
- Business valuation fundamentals
- Discounted cash flow (DCF) methodology
- Market multiples approach
- Application of valuation models in real cases
Module 6: Proyecto final
Estimated time: 12 hours
- Evaluation of a real investment project
- Development of financial models
- Integration of financial analysis tools
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of accounting principles
- Familiarity with financial mathematics
- Understanding of fundamental business operations
What You'll Be Able to Do After
- Apply financial mathematics to assess investment opportunities
- Analyze macroeconomic variables affecting financial management
- Make informed decisions in operations, investment, and financing
- Build financial models and interpret financial statements
- Value companies using DCF and market multiple methods