Finance Management
BUSA-40439
Learn the key concepts, terms and tools associated with the financial world. Topics include: analysis; management of working capital and short-term financing; time value of money and valuation of corporate securities; capital budgeting and long-term financing; risk management, investment and capital markets.
Students successfully completing this course will earn quarter units which may be eligible to be used towards the CA Board of Accountancy's educational requirement for CPA Exam eligibility and licensure. For more information contact unexbusa@ucsd.edu or https://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/
Format: This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. There are no set meeting times, however, students follow a weekly schedule and there will be deadlines to meet in terms of course requirements. This course cannot be completed at an accelerated rate. UCSD Extended Studies operates in Pacific Standard Time and therefore any deadline is considered 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
Textbooks:
Fundamentals of Financial Management 16th
by Brigham, E., Houston, J.
ISBN / ASIN: 9780357517574
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 7/1/2025
Schedule:
| Date | Day | Start | End | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 7/11/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 7/18/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 7/25/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 8/1/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 8/8/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 8/15/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 8/22/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 8/29/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
| 9/5/2025 | Fri | 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 8980 DES Building, 8980 Villa La Jolla Drive, La Jolla |
Instructor:
Bijan Massrour, DBA
Adult Educator
Bijan Massrour, DBA, has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in various finance topics for the last 20 years. He is involved in identifying investment opportunities for foreign investors by providing market research and investment analysis. His current profession involves the designing of financial and economic forecasting models.
