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I would recommend to every finance major Advanced Corporate Finance, which further explores the theories of financial management, particularly financing decisions. My class was not case-based, but that might vary by curriculum. Think of this as a continuation of your basic corporate finance class. It's very broad and will also introduce you to topics such PE (VC and buyouts), bankruptcy/restructuring, M&A, etc. all in one class. Just good to know in general.

Your accounting department most likely has Financial Statement Analysis (probably that exact name too), which almost universally is recognized as a good class for banking, ER, and financial analysis in general. Often times Intermediate Financial Accounting is a prerequisite, but really this class is closer to a valuation class than a financial accounting class. So no more boring journal entries but more modeling and ratio analysis, and depending on school maybe a term project involving an ER report and presentation at the end of the semester.

I also liked Derivatives and Fixed Income, not necessarily because many jobs use this body of knowledge, but because they are known to be more rigorous and quantitative than traditional corporate finance classes. Especially useful if you want to do trading. Plus, these classes, particularly Derivatives, are pretty interesting. Let's just put it this way: They might not necessarily help you for many jobs because they tend to be specialized courses, but at the same time no one will be unimpressed if you do well in them. The same might apply to Risk Management, but we didn't have a separate course in that so I don't really know what that is.

In any case, it comes down to what you want to do and, of course, what you're interested in learning more about. Also, what I've noticed is that the classes you've taken is not correlated much with the job (kind or quality) you end up with. GPA > course selection almost all the time, and most companies just assume every finance major is the same finance major that follows the same basic sets of classes. However, all else equal, I would say it's better to take relevant courses since that just means you'll have more knowledge to demonstrate in interviews without as much extra prep. But if that means you'll suffer your senior year, it is definitely not worth it, especially if you have an offer lined up that you know you will take.

take a fun course :)

(helps if you get the question regarding any class/interest/anything about you that's not finance related or on ur res)

and i agree on accounting. probably one of the most helpful courses i've had, more than more of the pure finance/econ courses.

I would stack up on accounting courses. It is very valuable being able to fully understand where all numbers in the financial statements come from and to know how they should be treated.

Well I would suggest you can do degree in taxation or finance management. My brother is pursuing degree in taxation from an online university. He is satisfied with the course matter and the syllabus.