NCC 5560

NCC 5560

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course provides an introduction to business finance through lectures and assignments. The content of the course varies with the section and instructor. Topics may include basic financial accounting, time value of money, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, portfolio theory, asset-pricing models, cost of capital, dealing with risk, capital structure, acquisitions, and options. Application of theory to practical applications will be stressed in the lectures.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: instructors of some sections may require a previous course in financial accounting. 

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both HADM 2220 and NCC 5560.  

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: non-Johnson School graduate students for the Fall semester. Undergraduate seniors and juniors may only enroll in the Spring semester.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2023FA, 2023SP

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Comments This course is similar in content to MBA core course NCC 5060. Please note: undergraduate students are limited to which section they can enroll in, no exceptions. Graduate students have first priority in the event the course is oversubscribed.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  5593 NCC 5560   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Oct 1, 2025
    • Bailey, W

    • M
    • Oct 6, 2025
    • Bailey, W

    • MW
    • Oct 8 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bailey, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Non-Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate students. All add/drop requests should be directed to the SC Johnson Graduate School of Management Registrar office (gm-registrar@cornell.edu).
    Add/drop dates: 9:00am, August 18, 2025 – 11:59pm September 8, 2025. Students are required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after September 8, 2025. If you drop after October 20, 2025, a “W” will be posted on your transcript.