Wealth ownership is considered possession of assets of 10 million dollars or more. Individuals and families typically build significant wealth through a liquidty event, or inherit wealth from a family enterprise. For those within the working or middle class as military servicemembers or civilian personnel, generating wealth has been difficult due to impractical advice and lack of access to capital and resources.
Through this Wealth Cultivation degree program, Thessalonika A. Embry University's faculty and professional advisors will generate positive change for middle class and military families through setting strategic direction exploration of the challenges and opportunities of wealth, while preparing you for managing wealth professionally if you aspire to enter a career in finance. This 12-month degree program contains four phases: Warfighter General Education (30 credits), Associate Core (30 credits) Bachelor (60 credits), Master (30 credits), and Doctorate (60 credits) for a total of 210 credit hours. The program starts on-demand, flexibly on your schedule. You can begin enrollment immediately after you are admitted.
What can you do with a Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate degree in Wealth Cultivation?
Launch your career. If you aspire to become a financial or wealth manager as a professional, TAEU will train you to become certified as a licensed FINRA financial advisor, wealth manager, or Certified Financial Planner.
Enrich yourself. If you are inspired by TAEU and want to grow your own wealth, TAEU is the right sandbox environment for you to grow and protect wealth, enjoy your financial future, build a lasting financial legacy.
Develop thought leadership.
The Doctorate phase of the Wealth Cultivation program will guide you through milestones of developing your own scholarly publications to contribute to the field, so others can learn and benefit from your experiences.
Explore challenges and opportunities of wealth
Prepare for careers within wealth management
"You'll learn with a handpicked group of mentors, experts, and visiting professors who are happy to share the wealth of knowledge they have experienced."
Design strategies to preserve and manage wealth and finance
Develop scholarly publications through thought leadership
Required Associate's Courses (30 Credits)
WCU 110 Foundations of Wealth Cultivation
WCU 115 Basics of Financial Investments
WCU 120 Principles of Economics
WCU 125 Alternative Assets I: Hedge Funds
WCU 130 Alternative Assets II: Real Estate
WCU 135 Alternative Assets III: Private Equity
WCU 200 Stock Valuation and Option Basics
WCU 205 Fundamentals of Investment Risks
WCU 210 Introduction to Markets and Leverage
WCU 215 Interest Rates and the Fed
Required Bachelor's Courses (60 Credits)
WCU 300 Behavioral Finance and Market Efficiency
WCU 305 Practical Portfolio Construction
WCU 310 Portfolio Risk Management
WCU 315 Life Cycle Investing
WCU 320 Wealth Cultivation Ecosystem
WCU 325 Fixed Income I: Bonds
WCU 330 Fixed Income II: Yield Curves
WCU 335 Investment and Portfolio Management
WCU 340 Financial Institutions
WCU 345 Corporate Finance
WCU 400 Financial Strategy
WCU 405 Real Estate Investing
WCU 410 Taxable Environments
WCU 415 Financial Laws and Regulations
WCU 420 Moral Hazards
WCU 425 Family Enterprise I: Management
WCU 430 Family Enterprise II: Risks
WCU 435 Investment Alpha
WCU 440 Strategic Philanthropy
WCU 445 Future Proofing
Required Master's Courses (30 Credits)
WCU 500 Corporate Valuation
WCU 510 Military Family Business
WCU 520 Real Estate Markets
WCU 530 Capital Structure I: Debt vs. Equity
WCU 540 Capital Structure II: Capital Markets
WCU 600 Business Fundraising Strategies
WCU 610 Assessing Financial Distress
WCU 620 Modern Crowdfunding
WCU 630 Global Economic Trends
WCU 640 Building Startup Portfolios
Required Doctorate Courses (60 Credits)
WCU 700 Shareholder Activism
WCU 705 Business Vulnerabilities
WCU 710 Corporate Governance
WCU 715 Passive Shareholding
WCU 720 Conflicts of Interest
WCU 725 Turnaround Management
WCU 730 Signs of Financial Crisis
WCU 735 Competitive Advantage I: Creation
WCU 740 Competitive Advantage II: Sustaining
WCU 745 Real Options and Flexibility
WCU 750 Strategic Persuasion and Auditing
WCU 800 Organic Growth for Family Enterprise
WCU 805 Nonfinancial Communication Factors
WCU 810 Sources of Value and Free Cash Flow
WCU 815 Cost of Capital and Hurdle Rates
WCU 820 Sensitivity Analsysis and Risk
WCU 825 Dissertation I
WCU 830 Dissertation II
WCU 835 Dissertation III
WCU 840 Dissertation IV
WCU 845 Dissertation V
The online TAEU Education Center in is fully staffed. With your academic success coach, you'll chart your degree plan and transfer credit options. Your coach will make sure you're able to take advantage of support resources including free tutoring, career services, and 24/7 wellness services.
In 1-on-1 online classes, get the chance to know and learn from visiting professors, mentors, and experts within the industries of investment, wealth management, and financial advising. Advance your degree with TESSAM credit-by-exam.
At TAEU, a high quality education is within reach. We have successfully blurred the lines between undergraduate and graduate school.