Finance
Am I the right fit for this option?
Completing the Finance Option will provide you with the professional competencies required to enter financial management positions in business enterprises, investment management and services organizations, banking, financial institutions, or government agencies concerned with private finance.
Key Areas of Study and Career Opportunities in Finance:
- Money Management
- Investment Banking
- Commercial Banking
- Corporate Finance
- Central Banking
- Venture Capital
- Private Equity
- Private Debt
- FinTech
- Big Data / Asset Digitalization / AI Integration
- Climate Finance / Impact Investing / Sustainable Finance
- Research and Regulation
- Financial Forensics and Compliance
Because the program is competitive, you should be able to demonstrate the ability to do well in your quantitative core courses. To self-declare the Finance Option, you must achieve a minimum grade of 67% in each of COMM_V 190, COMM_V 191, COMM_V 293, COMM_V 294, COMM_V 295, and COMM_V 298.
Early Start to the Finance Option
The Early Start to the Finance option allows students interested in a career in finance to take finance courses earlier. This is designed to better prepare students for competitive finance internships.
Finance option course requirements
| Year 3 | |
| COMM_V 370 | Corporate Finance (Term 1) |
| COMM_V 371 | Investment Theory (Term 1) |
| COMM_V 374 | Applied Financial Markets (Term 2) |
| Year 4 | |
| Six credits from the following courses: | |
| COMM_V 376 | Financial Institutions I |
| COMM_V 377 | International Financial Markets and Institutions |
| COMM_V 4701 | Venture Capital |
| COMM_V 471 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| COMM_V 474 | Fixed Income Markets & Management |
| COMM_V 475 | Investment Policy |
| COMM_V 4762 | Advanced Topics in Investment Management |
| COMM_V 477 | Risk Management & Financial Engineering |
| COMM_V 479 | Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance |
| COMM_V 486A | Climate Finance |
| COMM_V 486T | FinTech |
| COMM_V 486I | Applications of AI in Finance |
1 COMM_V 470 may be used to fulfill requirements toward either the Entrepreneurship or Finance option, but not both.2 Formerly numbered COMM_V 486H. If you've completed the course as COMM_V 486H, you are not permitted to take it again as COMM_V 476 (you cannot receive credit for the same course twice). | |
Other Finance courses which may be taken as electives
| COMM_V 271 | Introduction to Capital Markets |
| COMM_V 375 | Behavioral Finance (formerly COMM 386O) |
| COMM_V 387 | Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity |
| COMM_V 486K | Project Finance |
Careers in Finance
From social impact investing to investment banking, corporate finance, financial planning and more, an option in Finance equips you with the skills and knowledge to help individuals and organizations reach their unique financial goals.