Duke的课程设置(二)关于Finance,financial management,金融专业介绍 问:问Duke&Darden的Finance~~ 答:参考US News 2005商学院的Finance分项排名: 1 University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 2 University of Chicago 3 New York University (Stern) 4 Columbia University (NY) 5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) 6 Stanford University (CA) 7 Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL) 8 University of California¨CLos Angeles (Anderson) 9 Harvard University (MA) 10 University of California¨CBerkeley (Haas) 11 Duke University (Fuqua) (NC) 12 University of Michigan¨CAnn Arbor 13 University of Rochester (Simon) (NY) 14 Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 15 Cornell University (Johnson) (NY) 16 University of Texas¨CAustin (McCombs) 17 Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH) 18 University of Virginia (Darden) 19 Indiana University¨CBloomington (Kelley) 20 University of Illinois¨CChicago (Liautaud) 21 Yale University (CT) 22 Ohio State University (Fisher) 23 University of Illinois¨CUrbana-Champaign 24 University of Florida (Warrington) 25 University of Southern California (Marshall) 如果你确定你的职业目标是Finance,最好还是努力申请Wharton, NYU, Columbia, Chicago等finance比较突出的学校。如果你觉得你的Career Goal有可能变化,你也可以选择一些各方面实力比较均衡的学校。一是给你很多选择,同时和你竞争的人不会过于集中;
二是,不会所有的人都在谈Finance,你可以在两年中接触不同兴趣不同背景的人。
DUKE的金融方面实际上也是可圈可点的,虽然同wharton,NYU, Columbia等finance强校相比还有一定差距,但是从就业的数据来看,最近两年也有20%上下的毕业生进入投行工作。在我目前接触到的FY同学当中,也有为数不少的具有金融背景和希望进入金融行业工作的。比如前几天在party上攀谈过几句的一年级美国同学,就是从Morgan Stanley出来的。 中国学生方面,每年都有进入top投行工作的,具体数量不清楚。当然,IB行业对于任何学校的国际学生来说都是具有相当难度的。 问:想请教一下duke的financial management(公司财务,不是IB,consulting那种)如何?强么?本人career goal是成为CFO,谢谢! 答:我是财务出身,想说说我的观点: 1. 商学院的MBA课程中都会含有相当数量的会计和财务管理科目,如Duke MBA的必修课中有Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Global Finance Management, 选修课中还有例如Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting for M&A, Valuation等等众多财务管理相关科目,如果你的职业目标是公司财务管理,就可以多选修相关科目,资源是肯定足够的。我相信其他商学院也都大同小异。 2. 学校在某一方面强不强的说法其实对于个体MBA学生来讲,其实意义不大。举个例子,Duke 在Accounting方面可以说是师资阵容强大,过去两年在顶级会计学术刊物上发表论文数量排名第二,拥有著名的明星教授Jennifer Francis, 以及美国财务会计准则委员会(FASB)六名成员中唯一一名来自大学的Katherine Schipper教授。但是,如果你仔细想想,这对于你将来的CFO之路有多大助益?Jennifer Francis教授的Financial Accounting广受学生好评,但是对于财务出身的学生来讲,那些内容几乎都可以免修。这些明星教授的最新学术研究成果你是不可能也没必要在课堂中学习到的。当然,你可以选修些高级的财务管理课程来提高自己的专业技能,但我相信其他商学院一样具有很高的教学水平,而与其学术研究水平关联不大。 3. 一个有用的参考指标是毕业生有多少进入大公司成为Financial Analyst or Financial Manager。你可以通过各商学院的Job Placement Report获取相关信息。For Duke class 2006, 10% of all graduates went to Finance\Accouting jobs. 4. 我认为MBA是综合的管理技能教育,不是单项的技能培训。如果你的志愿是CFO,那并不意味着你应当把全部精力投入到财务管理相关课程上来。多选修些Marketing, Operation and Strategy的课程对于你的CFO之路将大有裨益。综合能力的培养才是MBA的目的所在。 问:能介绍下DUKE的金融
方面的情况吗? 答:DUKE的金融系概况: Duke's finance department is one of the best in the world. Since 2003, we are: · #6 overall among all finance departments (Business Week, 2004) · #6 in citations per faculty among all finance departments (Robinson and Adler, 2003) · Ranked #5 in publications per faculty among all finance departments (internal study, 2004) · Averaging 1.5 teaching awards per year across Fuqua's four MBA programs · Most publications among all finance departments in the Journal of Finance in 2004 (tied with NYU) · Most program participants among all finance departments at the 2005 Western Finance Association meetings (total and per capita) DUKE金融系有26名教授,牛人众多。
其中Douglas T. Breeden还兼职FUQUA的院长职务,并且在运作一个20 Billion美元的量子基金(Smith Breeden Association). DUKE Finance和UNC有corporate finance研究的合作计划;DUKE Finance还与DUKE法学院共建一个Global Capital Markets Center(http://www.law.duke.edu/globalmark/),每年得到众多顶级投行、基金资助和参与。 DUKE金融与MBA: Finance is one of the most popular fields of study among Fuqua students. This is due to the School’s world-class research faculty, who are committed to bringing the latest academic research into the classroom. The finance faculty rank in the top ten of all finance departments in the world in terms of the number of academic publications and editorial positions held at the top journals in the profession. More important, the finance faculty has won numerous teaching awards over the past five years, attesting to their ability to apply their research to real-world problems that are relevant to students and practitioners. The overall quality of the finance faculty is reflected in the fact that over 35% of Fuqua graduates accept jobs in finance-related positions. An equal number find jobs in consulting, which often involves financial analysis and strategy. The Finance curriculum includes over 20 electives that run the gambit of basic corporate finance to more specialized courses in derivatives, venture capital, emerging markets, asset allocation, venture capital, private equity, fixed income and mergers and acquisitions. Over 85% of the Fuqua students take the corporate finance elective. 2005-2006 MBA毕业职业的分布: Percent* Mean Median High Low Asset management 4% $91,200 $90,000 $110,000 $70,000 Equity research 2% $90,000 $95,000 $95,000 $70,000 Finance/accounting 10% $95,757 $95,000 $150,000 $70,000 Investment banking 12% $94,029 $95,000 $100,000 $72,000
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