Finance
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Last updated: May 17, 2024
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.
Areas of study in finance include:
- Capital markets and investment management
- Corporate finance
- Banking and credit
- Private equity and venture capital
- Financial advisory
- Compliance and risk management
- International finance
- FinTech, crypto, and DeFi
- Climate, impact, and socially responsible investing
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 190, COMM 191, COMM 293, COMM 294, COMM 295, and COMM 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 370 | Corporate Finance (Term 1) |
| COMM 371 | Investment Theory (Term 1) |
| COMM 374 | Applied Financial Markets (Term 2) |
| Year 4 | |
| Six credits from the following courses: | |
| COMM 376 | Financial Institutions I |
| COMM 377 | International Financial Markets and Institutions |
| COMM 4701 | Venture Capital |
| COMM 471 | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| COMM 474 | Fixed Income Markets & Management |
| COMM 475 | Investment Policy |
| COMM 4762 | Advanced Topics in Investment Management |
| COMM 477 | Risk Management & Financial Engineering |
| COMM 479 | Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance |
| COMM 486A | Climate Finance |
| COMM 486T | FinTech |
1 COMM 470 may be used to fulfill requirements toward either the Entrepreneurship or Finance option, but not both.2 Formerly numbered COMM 486H. If you've completed the course as COMM 486H, you are not permitted to take it again as COMM 476 (you cannot receive credit for the same course twice). | |
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.
Workday Student
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