IN India Master's Degree

Corporate Finance

Capital structure, investment appraisal and what shareholders are really paying for.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What a company is actually trying to maximise
2. 1.2 Shareholders, stakeholders, and where they conflict
3. 1.3 Agency problems and governance
4. 1.4 Risk and return as the central trade-off
1. 2.1 Discounting, compounding and present value
2. 2.2 Annuities, perpetuities and growth
3. 2.3 Free cash flow, defined properly
4. 2.4 Terminal value, and how sensitive it is
1. 3.1 Net present value, and why it wins
2. 3.2 Internal rate of return, and its traps
3. 3.3 Payback and profitability index in real use
4. 3.4 Mutually exclusive projects and capital rationing
1. 4.1 Cost of equity and the capital asset pricing model
2. 4.2 Cost of debt and the tax shield
3. 4.3 Weighted average cost of capital
4. 4.4 Discount rates for a project or a division
1. 5.1 Does the mix of debt and equity actually matter
2. 5.2 Financial distress and the limits of leverage
3. 5.3 Signalling and the pecking order
4. 5.4 Setting a target structure
1. 6.1 Bank debt, bonds and private credit
2. 6.2 Issuing equity and listing
3. 6.3 Venture and growth capital
4. 6.4 Covenants, ratings and lender relationships
1. 7.1 Dividend policy
2. 7.2 Share buybacks
3. 7.3 What a payout decision signals to the market
4. 7.4 Balancing reinvestment against distribution
1. 8.1 Mergers and acquisitions: the rationale and the record
2. 8.2 Deal valuation and synergies
3. 8.3 Hedging currency, rate and commodity exposure
4. 8.4 Restructuring and distress

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Depth beyond your coursework Pitched above taught content, for research, leadership and the work that follows the degree.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Master's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.