Finance
Hybrid Department
Major, Minor or Concentration
Rize's Hybrid Department Program in Finance provides essential support for institutions looking to strengthen existing finance programs. Students gain practical experience in financial analysis, forecasting, and valuation using Excel and industry-standard modeling techniques, while exploring emerging trends like fintech and AI integration. For departments, this means offering a competitive, technology-focused curriculum even when facing faculty constraints, ensuring graduates are prepared for today's finance roles that demand both analytical strength and technological fluency.
Finance
Courses
Courses & Curriculum
Rize programs leverage the courses you already have
Our Partnerships Team works closely with you to create a customized program that integrates your existing courses. A potential Project Management major could look like:
Example courses from your institution
- Macro & Micro Econ
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Principles of Managerial Accounting
- Business Statistics
- Introduction to Business
- Business Law
- Principles of Marketing
- Principles of Management
- Management Information Systems
- Business Communications
Courses
from Rize
- Financial Analysis with Excel
- Career Navigation and Exploration in Finance
- Financial Markets and Institutions
- Corporate Finance
- Investments
- Financial Modeling and Valuation
- Strategic Financial Analysis Capstone
- Portfolio Management
- Future of Finance
- Advanced Corporate Finance
Student Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Create comprehensive financial analyses and valuation models using industry-standard methodologies, including DCF analysis, comparable company analysis, and integrated financial modeling to support strategic investment and financing decisions.
- Evaluate investment opportunities and construct optimized portfolios using risk-return analysis, modern portfolio theory, and asset allocation strategies that align with investor objectives and market conditions.
- Analyze the role and function of financial markets, institutions, and regulatory frameworks in facilitating capital flows, while assessing the impact of monetary policy and economic indicators on financial decision-making.
- Design strategic financial solutions for complex corporate finance challenges, including capital structure optimization, merger and acquisition analysis, and advanced valuation techniques for firms with complex financing arrangements.
- Demonstrate professional competency in finance through effective communication of financial insights, strategic career planning, and application of emerging technologies and industry practices to solve contemporary financial challenges.
Certifications
Skills
- Financial Statement Analysis and Excel Modeling
- Discounted Cash Flow and Comparable Company Valuation
- Corporate Finance and Capital Budgeting
- Investment Strategy and Portfolio Construction
- Risk-Return Analysis and Asset Allocation
- Financial Markets, Institutions, and Monetary Policy
- Strategic Decision-Making through Financial Modeling
- Fintech and Emerging Technologies in Finance
- Capital Structure and Payout Policy Design
- Mergers, Acquisitions, and Advanced Valuation Techniques
- Career Planning in Finance and Professional Communication
Testimonials
Students give these courses rave reviews
"Rize courses have really helped me fall in love even more with my future profession that I want to go down."
Sean G.
Adrian College
“The class experience is amazing!”
Mary D.
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
“Throughout the class time in Rize, the teacher is going over exactly what we need to do… he gave us the freedom to think creatively, to do our own project and it helped us do what he was teaching us to do on our own.”
Cole B.
Walsh University
“Rize has given me an opportunity to add something to my degree. Something that I wanted to find at my school but wasn’t there.”
Chisunta C.
Albertus Magnus College
“My experience with Rize classes has been extremely positive. I think they’re really well structured, and the professors really care as well - they’re really out there to help you”
Daniel W.
Lasell University
