Asset Management Practicum II (FINC-457-0) Students enrolled in the Asset Management Practicum's (AMP) sequence of courses participate in managing a portion of the Kellogg School's endowment. Across five different portfolios, the Practicum manages around $19.5 million in total. In the practicum students will rotate across roles of industry analysts and portfolio managers. The AMP courses provides weekly exposure to leading asset management practitioners.
Students must take two of the three AMP courses: FINC-456, FINC-457 and FINC-458.
AMP requires students to have taken either FINC 431 Finance II or FINC 440 Accelerated Corporate Finance before enrolling in the Practicum.
Practicum students have the following additional requirements. Prior to, or during their first quarter of the Practicum, students must have taken or be simultaneously enrolled in one of the following classes: FINC 442 (Financial Decisions); FINC 444 (Value Investing); FINC 448 (M&As, LBOs and Corporate Restructuring); FINC 477 (Global Entrepreneurial Finance), or ACCT 451 (Financial Reporting and Analysis). Before their graduation: AMP students must take either FINC-450 (Capital Markets) or FINC-465 (Derivative Markets I). Some of these co-requisites can be waived based on a student's background.
Financial Accounting (ACCT-430-0) This course acquaints students with the process used to construct and understand the financial reports of organizations. The objective is to understand the decisions that must be made in the financial reporting process and to develop the ability to evaluate and use accounting data. Emphasis is placed on understanding the breadth of accounting measurement practices and on being able to make the adjustments necessary for careful analysis. The course highlights the linkages between accounting information and management planning, and decision making and control.
Course sections that end in "H" will be taught in a format that combines the convenience and flexibility of online learning with the social and instructional benefits of face-to-face classroom experiences. Online sessions are conducted synchronously with classmates and faculty.
Prior to beginning ACCT 430, students are required to complete a prep course based on their specific academic program.
Evening and Weekend Students are required to complete this ACCT 430 Pre-term and Assignment 0 Students must self-enroll in this course here to access the pre-term course and Assignment 0. Assignment 0 will count for 5% of the student's grade in ACCT-430.
1Y and MMM students are required to complete this ACCT 430 Pre-term and Assignment 0Assignment 0 will count for 5% of the student's grade in ACCT-430.