KAIST

Course Descriptions

The following courses are an example of what may be offered Spring Semester. The list is subject to change.  Students will be given a complete list of updated course offerings prior to their arrival in Columbus.

7215: Entrepreneurial Finance
This course covers advanced study of the roles of angel investing, business plans, and venture capital in entrepreneurial finance.

7216: Private Equity
This course covers advanced study of the roles of angel investing, business plans, and venture capital in entrepreneurial finance.

7218: Fixed Income Securities
This course is an introduction to the mathematics and evaluation of US Dollar denominated fixed income instruments. Students will learn the underlying terms and conditions used in the fixed income markets and apply Excel based mathematical models to evaluate the pricing, yield, risk, and return attributes in the market.

7221: Financial Modeling
This course covers the basic financial modeling techniques in EXCEL.

7222: Fixed Income Analysis
This course covers the Valuation of fixed income securities as well as measures of their interest rate and credit risk.

7223: Portfolio Management
This course covers advanced investment strategies needed for asset management and portfolio allocation.

7224: Trading and Markets
This action-based course covers advanced theories of market design applied in an interactive trading simulation.

7226: Behavioral Finance
This course covers the theories of behavioral finance, such as Prospect Theory, and their implications for investor behavior and markets.

7232: Derivatives Valuation & Application
This course covers advanced derivative, the Black-Scholes valuation model with applications to financial instruments, and other areas of financial engineering.

7234: Fin Tech
This course covers financial technology (FinTech) which is revolutionary and rapidly changing the financial services industries. This graduate course provides an introduction to FinTech such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin and Ethereum), alternative lending, machine learning, and robo-advising.

7240: Real Estate I
This course covers topics in real estate planning and development, property management, and related property laws.

7241: Real Estate II
This course covers advanced topics in real estate valuations with applications to mortgage-related instruments and REITs.

7250: International Finance
This course covers theories of FOREX, international capital markets, cross-border investments, and their implications for firms.

7252: Investment Philosophies
This course is designed to teach different investment strategies, reveal the beliefs that underlie each one, provide evidence on whether the strategies actually produce results, and what an investor needs to understand in order to implement a philosophy.  The strategies covered include value investing, growth investing, technical analysis, market timing, arbitrage, and fixed income.

7260: Financial Institutions (MBA)
This course covers the main roles of financial institutions used by firms such as commercial banks, investment banks, and insurance companies.

7290: Enterprise Risk Management I
This course teaches advanced theories of Corporate Risk Management, hedging strategies, and how to measure and apply Value at Risk.

7291: Enterprise Risk Management II
This class is an action-based graduate level course.  Students apply theories of risk management, hedging strategies, and value at risk to cases.