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Cox School of Business

Evening Class Visit: Finance Theory & Practice

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM until 9:45 PMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00


David B. Miller Business Quadrangle
6214 Bishop Blvd
Dallas, TX 75205
United States

Join us for an evening class visit at SMU Cox!

Sit in on a live MBA class and experience the learning environment firsthand! Before class, you'll connect with a member of our admissions team or a current student ambassador to ask questions, hear about the student experience, and learn more about the program. We look forward to welcoming you to campus!

Faculty Member:Dr. Muku Santhanakrishnan

Course Description: 

This course examines the tools and concepts that form the core of modern finance theory, with an emphasis on practical applications. Topics include risk measurement and the investor’s portfolio optimization problem, asset pricing models, risk-adjusted discount rates, investment under uncertainty, capital structure theory, firm valuation, and an introduction to options pricing. This course must be taken before all other finance electives.
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