1 Overview of the MBA Corporate Finance Major and Investment Management Major Andrew Karolyi & John Persons Department of Finance Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University January 17, 2008

2 What the Finance Major Can Do for You! o38% reporting 2007 MBAs graduate with Corporate Financial or Investment Management Majors; up from 26% among 2006 graduates oStarting salary for 2007 graduates in Finance-related jobs is $82,335, ranging from $47,000 to $100,000; 77% reported a signing bonus averaging $15,295 ($3,000 to $40,000) oTypically, Finance & banking lead other fields by 15-20% oTypes of placements last three years: n Financial Analyst (ABN AMRO, Limited, Nortel Networks, P&G, IBM) n Bank Analyst (National City, Nationsbank, Key) n Investment Analyst (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Cantor Fitzgerald, Lehman Bros.) n Investment Banking (Barclays Capital, Bear Stearns)

3 Investment Banking Bonuses in 2008

4 Finance Salaries in 2007 & 2008 Source: Businessweek, January 9, 2007

5 Profile of MBA Class of 2007

6 How to Get There! oWe have two Finance Majors that are designed to be career- track oriented: n Corporate Financial Management (finance analyst, banking analyst, consultant) n Investment Management (investment banking, investment analyst, risk management) oWe have three minor options (Finance, Financial Services & Real Estate) that would be a natural for consultants and others that seek some degree of specialization oWe assume that you have successfully completed MBA 810 oEach major track is composed of BASE courses and additional SELECTIVE courses

7 The Corporate Finance Major Both Required: Bus Fin 811 – Financial Management II Bus Fin 821 – Advanced Corporate Finance Choose at least FOUR (* = Advisable): Bus Fin 822 – Security Markets Bus Fin 825 – International Finance* Bus Fin 826 – Financial Institutions Bus Fin 827 – Fixed Income Securities Bus Fin 828 – Strategic Cases in Finance* Bus Fin 829 – Risk Management * Bus Fin 831 – Insurance and Risk Management Bus Fin 832 – Behavioral Finance Bus Fin 846 – Fundamentals of Private Equity At most one of these may be counted toward the four: AMIS 824 – Corporate Financial Reporting AMIS 827 – Information, Incentives and Control AMIS 829 – Financial Accounting Analysis AMIS 842 – Financial Statement Analysis

8 The Investment Management Major Both Required: Bus Fin Financial Management II Bus Fin 822 – Securities Markets Choose at least FOUR (* = Advisable): Bus Fin Advanced Corporate Finance Bus Fin 823 – Special Topics in Investments* Bus Fin 824 – The Stock Market (SIM)* Bus Fin Financial Institutions Bus Fin 830 – Trading Markets and Exchanges* Bus Fin 832 – Behavioral Finance (Not offered) Bus Fin 835 – Financial Engineering (New Course) Bus Fin 846 – Private Equity & Venture Capital Bus Fin Real Estate Investments* AMIS Financial Accounting Analysis AMIS 842 – Financial Statement Analysis

9 The Finance Minor Required: Bus Fin Financial Management II Choose ONE: Bus Fin Advanced Corporate Finance Bus Fin 822 – Securities Markets Bus Fin 823 – Special Topics in Investments Bus Fin 824 – The Stock Market (SIM) Bus Fin 825 – International Finance Bus Fin Financial Institutions Bus Fin 827 – Fixed Income Securities Bus Fin 828 – Strategic Cases in Finance Bus Fin 829 – Risk Management Bus Fin 830 – Trading Markets and Exchanges Bus Fin 831 – Insurance and Risk Management Bus Fin 832 – Behavioral Finance (Not offered) Bus Fin 846 – Private Equity & Venture Capital Choose ONE: Bus Fin Advanced Corporate Finance Bus Fin 822 – Securities Markets

10 The Financial Services Minor Both Required: Bus Fin Financial Management II Bus Fin Financial Institutions Choose ONE: Bus Fin Advanced Corporate Finance Bus Fin 822 – Securities Markets Bus Fin 823 – Special Topics in Investments Bus Fin 827 – Fixed Income Securities Bus Fin 829 – Risk Management Bus Fin 830 – Trading Markets and Exchanges* Bus Fin 831 – Insurance and Risk Management Bus Fin 870 – Seminar in Real Estate

11 The Real Estate Minor Both Required: Bus Fin 870 – Seminar in Real Estate Bus Fin Real Estate Investments Choose ONE: Bus Fin 822 – Securities Markets Bus Fin 826 – Financial Institutions Bus Fin 831 – Insurance and Risk Management