Course Details

It is strongly recommended that students have successfully passed a Corporate Finance course before registering for the doctoral course Corporate Finance.<br> <b>Learning objectives</b><br> The course covers the main topics of Corporate Finance. Students learn to recognize and intuitively understand the most important problems in the context of financing a corporation. In addition, they learn to apply tools to solve these problems. The course also focuses on teaching the students how to conduct research in Theoretical Corporate Finance.<br> <b>Course content</b><br> The course Corporate Finance covers the most important concepts of Theoretical Corporate Finance. The lecturer first explains the basic problems related to the financing of corporations. Theoretical solution concepts are then developed in class to solve these problems. The lecturer also works through illustrative examples and practical applications to make sure that the students understand the main ideas of the models. Finally, the course explores the current research boundaries in Theoretical Corporate Finance and provides guidance for new research projects in this field.<br> <b>General information</b><br> Please see <a href="https://www.unisg.ch/en/studying/exchange-programme/incoming-guest-students/guest-auditors-and-individual-course-participation/">this website</a> for information on how to participate in the course. Please write to <a href="mailto:phd@unisg.ch">phd@unisg.ch</a> by <b>September 7, 2025</b> and request the form that is needed to register for an individual course participation at the doctoral level.