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The Bendheim Center for FINANCE
Undergraduate Certificatein Finance (UCF)
Sophomore Open HouseProgram epresentati!e" #acine Ait$Saha%ia
Program Administrator" &e%anie Heane'$Scott
April 4, 2014
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How to Apply
www.princeton.edu/bcf/undergraduate/application
**APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 31ST
Electronic Application via SharePointaccess is granted to the Class of 2016 on April 1, 2014
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What is finance?
• How are financial securities such as stocks, bonds, currencies and
derivative assets priced?
• How to manage a portfolio of financial and real assets?
• How should a corporation or other business finance its real assets?
• How should corporations be organized?
•hat should businesses invest in?
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!arketable "kills
#le$ible %
allows &ou tohave an& ma'or
!ultidisciplinar& %courses across
departments
Why should I do it?
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(conomics,)#(
oodrow ilson,
+olitics
(ngineering, +h&sics,
!ath,
!olecular iolog&
-rchitecture, !usic,
eligion, Histor&,
(nglish, -rt
Certificate in Finance
Who Can Apply? Every Major
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What does the certificate accomplish?
• he certificate attests to &our proficienc& in finance
• pon graduation &ou will receive &our degree
0e.g. -.., .".(.1 as well as this certificate
• 2ou enter the program in &our 'unior 0and in special
cases, senior1 &ear
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How do I obtain an UC?
• +rere3uisites 4 !athematics
4 +robabilit& and statistics
4 !icroeconomics
• wo re3uired core courses in finance
• hree additional electives
• "enior thesis must be finance related or separate
finance independent work
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+rere3uisites:!ath
"tatistics 5!icroeconomicsB- average*
(6) 789%787
7 (lectives:> C+ average
!rade re"uirements
5 - ; in -+ "tats
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(6) 7>
(6) 99/!- 999/)#9@;/
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!->C; or higher
D!-9> A 99 or !- 97 A 9@E
#rere"uisites
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ECO202"tatistics and
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Microeconomics and Mathematics
• ECO 310: Microeconomic Theory: A Mathematical Approach
• MAT 175: Mathematics or Economics!"ie #ciences$or hi%her&or e'ample, MAT 201 an( MAT202 0r MAT 203 an( MAT204)
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ECO 3*2:+inancialn-estments Fall Term Only
ECO 3*3:Corporate +inance
an( +inancialnstit.tions
Spring Term Only
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"ist 1 Electi-es
At least 2 for Eco/Orfe;1 for all others
"ist 2 Electi-es
ota% of e%ecti!es
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$ist % & inancial Applications• 6)" @@;: Ietworks, (conomics and 6omputing• (-+ @9: he Japanese #inancial "&stem• (6) 9C: #inancial -ccounting• (6) 798: (conomics of the Fnternet: he @: Fntroduction to (conomic
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$ist % 'cont()
• )# 77;: Fntroduction to #inancial (ngineering• )# 7;: -nal&sis of ig : "pecial opics in +ublic -ffairs• " ;9@: -dvanced !acroeconomics
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$ist * & !eneral Methodolo+y for inance
• -+6 7;: Fntroduction to
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$ist * 'cont()
• (B( @L>: High%ech (ntrepreneurship• HF" 78@: Fnternational (conomic Histor& in the 9th 6entur&
• !- 79;: -nal&sis F: #ourier "eries and +artial : !athematics in (ngineering F 0)
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Course ,ubstitution Approval for Electives
6ourses not listed ma& be taken as an electiveif &ou submit the re3uest in writing 0e%mail1 to
+rofessor -it%"ahalia and prove that it forms
part of a coherent program in finance
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-ot all courses are offered every year
6heck with the relevant department to
confirm course offerings
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.ypical Course Map for the inance Certificate
• #reshman: #all (6)>, !-9> or >C;
• #reshman: "pring (6)>>, !-99
• "ophomore: #all (6)99
• "ophomore: "pring (6)7>
• Junior: #all (6)789, elective0s1
• Junior: "pring (6)787, elective0s1
• "enior: elective0s1, thesis / indep. work
**"ee website for details on electives: http://www.princeton.edu/bcf
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,enior .hesis
Ff &ou are an ECO or ORFE ma'or
/ 2ou must write a senior thesis in &our
ma'or department which containssignificant finance content which will beverified with &our thesis advisor in -pril of&our senior &ear
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Independent Wor/
Ff &ou are NOT an (6) or )#( ma'or:
• 2ou are encouraged to integrate finance into &our 'unior
independent work or senior thesis or • 2ou can submit an independent paper 0appro$imatel& >9%>; pgs1.
his can be written in con'unction with (6) 789 0fall1 or (6)787
0spring1 or as a separate independent paper with significant
finance content
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.rac/s0 How to ,elect Electives
"election of electives is based upon:
• Fndividual needs and preferences
• #ollowing a suggested track, wherein the courses form acoherent group
4 !ath #inance rack
4 6orporate #inance rack
4
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Mathematical inance .rac/
• 6onsider this track if &ou are interested in financial
engineering or the design of financial securities that
help manage risk
• 2ou will stud& the mathematics of financial asset
pricing
4 stochastic calculus 4 application of stochastic calculus to arbitrage and
e3uilibrium in d&namic economies
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1erivatives #ricin+ and
2is/ Mana+ement .rac/
• 6onsider this track if &ou are interested in risk
management and financial engineering
• 2ou will learn
4 how to price options, futures and other derivative securities
4 how to use these securities to manage risk
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Investment Mana+ement .rac/
• 6onsider this track if &ou are interested in appl&ing
macroeconomic anal&sis and statistical forecasting
techni3ues to portfolio management
• 2ou will learn about
4 the design and functioning of securities markets
4 the behavior and determinants of the returns or profits onthese securities
4 how to construct optimal portfolios of securities
4 how to manage these portfolios
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Information .echnolo+ies for
inance .rac/
• 6onsider this track if &ou are interested in appl&ing
computer%based technologies to the financial and
business world
• 2ou will stud&
4 the design of efficient trading s&stems
4 the securit& of computer networks
4 managing large databases
4 parallel processing
4 algorithms, multimedia and web interfaces
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Corporate inance .rac/
• 6onsider this track if &ou are interested in working for
a corporation or starting &our own business
• 2ou will learn 4 how to choose and finance investment pro'ects
4 about financial restructuring % is there an optimal debt%e3uit&
ratio 0capital structure1
4 merger and ac3uisition anal&sis 4 what determines dividend polic&
4 about management and regulation of banks/financial
institutions
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How to Apply
6omplete the application at.+FI6()I.(
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How to obtain more information
• .../rincetn/e$!cf!$nerra$ate
• 6ontact +rofessor -it%"ahaliaemail: &acineQprinceton.eduphone: 9;K%@>;office: endheim 9@, 98 +rospect -venue
• 6ontact !elanie Heane&%"cott
email: mheane&Qprinceton.eduphone: 9;K%L@office: endheim 97, 98 +rospect -venue