ucf sophomore open house presentation 4 2014

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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@;/

+H27> A +H27>9/+)B 7@;/

+"29;>/")67>/"779

!->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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-bout 6# "tudentsP..


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ECON 135 110 )1 110 ** 10' 112 11' 113 11* ** 12) 124 13* 134 123

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 200' 200( 200) 200* 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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&MANITIES 0 2 4 ' ) 2 12 10 ( ' 5 * ( ' ( 3

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WWS!POLITICS 1 5 5 ( 11 12 23 14 * 10 5 4 4 ( * *

TOTAL&CF 5( )2 )( 12' 113 125 15) 12* )5 )) '3 (* (4 (* 11) 105


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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

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