Department of Finance

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Development Characteristics
Finance plays an important role in management sciences, which may be classified into Corporate Finance, Investment, Financial Institutions and Markets, and Financial Engineering. Our comprehensive program includes exploration of fiscal and monetary policies, development and management of securities and financial markets, corporate governance, investment decision-making and portfolio management, risk management, and international financial management.

Goals
Department of Finance is a learning-, teaching-, and research-friendly environment for our students as well as our faculty members. To keep up with the rapid change of the financial markets and global economy, we conduct high-quality financial researches and cultivate well-trained finance graduates. Furthermore, we offer consulting services to help upgrade industries in the great Kaohsiung area. Our program emphasizes on theoretical studies as well as empirical analyses, providing comprehensive courses closely linked to practical financial and economic activities.

Postgraduate Opportunities

Advanced Degree Study

 

Graduates may choose to pursue an advanced degree program in Taiwan or abroad.

Career Opportunities

 

Graduates may get a job in the financial markets, such as financial institutions, corporations, consulting firms, academic research departments, etc.


Future Outlook
We aim to cultivate financial professionals with a solid foundation in both theory and practice of finance. Our blueprints for future development are as follows:

Short-Term Missions (5-year Goals)

 

Recruit outstanding finance instructors

 

Design and launch the optimal courses to train top financial analysts

 

Cultivate financial professionals equipped with academic theories and empirical practices

 

Provide on-the-job training for financial experts in the Kaohsiung area

Long-Term Mission (5-10 year Goals)

 

Recruit distinguished finance scholars

 

Design financial training courses suitable for both academia and business

 

Cultivate new finance professionals equipped with academic theories and empirical practices

 

Provide on-the-job training for upper-level financial experts in the Kaohsiung area

 

Support and coordinate with the university for teaching and research

 

Offer a doctoral program in finance to cultivate advanced financial research and teaching talents


Courses Offered 
■ Compulsory Courses

 

 

Freshman

 

Sophomore

 

Junior

 

Senior

 

 

Principles of Economics (1)(2)

Principles of Accounting (1)(2)

Calculus (1)(2)

Introduction to Computers (1)(2)

Principles of Management

Introduction to Civil Law

 

Statistics (1)(2)

Financial
Management (1)(2)

Investments

 

Futures and Options

Financial Institutions
and Markets

Seminar in Corporate
Finance

Seminar in Investments

International Financial
Management

 

Case Study in Financial
Management

Seminar in Financial
Institutions

Seminar in Risk
Management

 


■ Elective Courses

 

Freshman

 

Sophomore

 

Junior

 

Senior

 

 

Corporate Law

Contemporary
Businesses

 

Securities Exchange Law

Microeconomics

Banking Law

Macroeconomics

Intermediate Accounting (1)(2)

Marketing Management

Mathematical Finance

 

Bank Management

Fixed Income Securities

Working Capital Management

Cost Accounting

Financial Statement Analysis

Securities Analysis

Managerial Accounting

New Financial Instruments

Mutual Fund anagement

 

Corporate Governance
and Restructuring

Risk Management

Merger & Acquisition

Firm Valuation

Investment Banking

 

 

■ Remarks: Minimum number of credits for graduation: 130 (Undergraduate); 49 (Graduate)