MFIN 7722 Financial Management

This is a First Year M.B.A. Core course in finance. The course will deal with an organization's investment and financing decisions and its interactions with the capital markets. Topics include valuation and risk assessment, capital budgeting, financial decisions and working capital management. Investors' valuation of securities is linked to both the net present value rule for corporate decisions, and possible sources of value creation.

Course overview

Department
Finance
School
CSOM
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.77 / 5 · Very Good
346 responses
Instructor rating
3.94 / 5 · Very Good
346 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Arup Ganguly3.94.14.44.34.84.24.54.74–6 hrs/week68 of 76
Fall 2024Arup Ganguly3.43.74.03.94.63.94.14.54–6 hrs/week90 of 93
Fall 2023Andrew Hession-Kunz—————————80 of 85
Fall 2022Andrew Hession-Kunz4.14.34.54.54.64.64.74.04–6 hrs/week69 of 73
Fall 2021Andrew Hession-Kunz4.44.44.74.74.74.74.74.14–6 hrs/week39 of 95

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Arup Ganguly · Fulton Hall 130 TuTh 01:45PM-03:45PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Arup Ganguly · Fulton Hall 130 TuTh 11:00AM-01:00PM · Offered