Aswath Damodaran's courses approach corporate finance and valuation through different audience and depth choices, including undergraduate, MBA and executive routes. Choose one suitable route rather than assuming that completing every version will create a better sequence. Corporate finance examines business financial decisions; valuation concentrates on reasoning about value.
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Courses to consider first
| Learning goal | Recommended course |
|---|---|
| For an undergraduate corporate-finance route | Undergraduate Corporate Finance |
| For an MBA corporate-finance route | Corporate Finance MBA |
| For an executive corporate-finance route | Executive Corporate Finance |
| For an executive valuation route | Executive Valuation |
For an undergraduate corporate-finance route: Choose this course when you want the undergraduate-level learning context for corporate-finance ideas.
For an MBA corporate-finance route: The MBA course provides a different audience and depth choice for studying business financial decisions.
For an executive corporate-finance route: Choose the executive version when that format and audience match your learning goal.
For an executive valuation route: Use Executive Valuation when valuing a business is the specific question you want to study.
7 courses in this Aswath Damodaran selection
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1. Corporate Finance MBA
Corporate finance brings investment, funding and cash distribution decisions into one connected framework. This free MBA classroom course with Aswath Damodaran develops that framework through extended lectures and business examples.
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2. Executive Valuation
A useful valuation must connect the story of a business with defensible financial assumptions. This free executive course with Aswath Damodaran offers a concentrated treatment of that task.
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3. Executive Corporate Finance
Managers encounter corporate finance whenever they commit resources, choose funding or decide what to do with cash. This free executive course with Aswath Damodaran connects those choices with the objective of the business.
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4. Business Valuation MBA
Valuing a business requires more than entering numbers into a model. This free MBA classroom course with Aswath Damodaran examines the assumptions, stories and practical complications behind valuation.
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5. Undergraduate Corporate Finance
A coherent finance education connects the purpose of a business with the decisions that determine its future. This free undergraduate classroom course with Aswath Damodaran develops those connections across investment, financing, dividends and valuation.
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6. Business Valuation
Short, focused lessons can make a demanding subject easier to revisit. This free online valuation course with Aswath Damodaran breaks business valuation into a sequence of manageable topics.
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7. Corporate Finance
Corporate finance becomes easier to apply when each decision can be traced to a clear financial principle. This free online course with Aswath Damodaran presents the subject in short, organized lessons.
Choose your learning route
- Choose the corporate-finance course whose audience and depth match your background.
- Connect the financial decisions with the reasoning and assumptions used to examine value.
- Choose a valuation route that fits your intended depth rather than stacking parallel versions of similar material.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to complete all seven courses?
No. Several entries approach related subjects for different audiences. A matched corporate-finance route and valuation route can be more coherent than taking every version.
How should I choose between corporate finance and valuation?
Choose corporate finance for business financial decisions. Choose valuation when the main learning goal is understanding and estimating value.
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