FIN240
CORPORATE FINANCE
- Department
- Finance
- Terms offered
- 9
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and analytical techniques of corporate finance. The goal of the course is to help the student understand financial markets and decisions made by financial managers. Topics covered in this course include the financial statement analysis, advanced valuation of corporate investments, risk and return, cost of capital, capital structure and mergers and acquisitions. The course focuses on the more practical application of these topics, although important theories and models are to be introduced to explain why the practical applications make sense. Most of the topics covered are based on quantitative analyses. The student is expected to be competent in basic arithmetic and algebra in order to do well in the course. *This class was formerly MGMT240. Students who completed MGMT240 should not take this class.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2021–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 50% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Department course count falling about 5% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 35% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department faculty is about 20% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 54% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Department course count falling about 3% per year. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 37% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department faculty is about 22% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 63% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 39% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 6 fall terms since 2021. Department faculty is about 21% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 72% chance, low confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2022. Department course count rising about 4% per year. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM JC101 2026
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Carlson Hall CH231 2026
- Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF222 2025
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 35 of 30 enrolled | 24796 |
| Spring 2026 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 36 of 30 enrolled | 31686 |
| Spring 2025 | Sitikantha Parida | Lecture | 1 | 17 of 30 enrolled | 31686 |
| Spring 2024 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 8 of 30 enrolled | 31686 |
| Fall 2023 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 30 enrolled | 21894 |
| Spring 2023 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 40 enrolled | 31686 |
| Fall 2022 | Ruixiang Wang | Lecture | 1 | 32 of 40 enrolled | 21894 |
| Spring 2022 | Michael J. Lynch | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 40 enrolled | 31686 |
| Fall 2021 | Zhenyang Tang | Lecture | 1 | 36 of 40 enrolled | 28462 |