Program Length and Curriculum
The MF is a 12-month full-time program that runs from August to July of the following year.
Students are required to take 12 three-credit courses and 2 one and a half credit courses. All courses are compulsory and advanced standing will not be given.
Students will also be introduced to the wider community of scholars and practitioners in finance through the research seminar series and the professional seminar series. In the former, students will be exposed to cutting-edge research in finance, and in the latter, students will gain an appreciation of current, real-world issues as well as an appreciation of different career choices.
Master of Finance Specializations
Students entering the Master of Finance (MF) program will have the option of specializing in Capital Markets, Financial Risk Management or Regulatory Affairs for Financial Institutions. All MF students will share a common Fall term and then choose one of the streams for the Winter and Summer terms. MF students interested in Financial Risk Management must complete an eligibility application form prior to embarking upon this stream. Click here to complete the application process.August | ||
MFIN 5100 3.00 Capital Markets | ||
Term 1 (September to December) | ||
ACTG 6130 3.00 Intermediate Financial Accounting for Finance Majors | ||
FINE 6310 3.00 Econometrics of Financial Markets | ||
MFIN 5200 3.00 Financial Management and Valuation | ||
MFIN 5600 3.00 Institutional Wealth Management | ||
MFIN 5000 0.00 Research Seminar Series (mandatory) | ||
MFIN 5050 0.00 Professional Seminar Series (mandatory) | ||
Term 2 (January to April) | ||
Capital Markets | Financial Risk Management | Regulatory Affairs for Financial Institutions |
FINE 6800 3.00 Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives | FNEN 6810 3.00 Derivative Securities | FINE 6800 3.00 Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives |
MFIN 5400 3.00 Fixed Income Securities | FNEN 6850 3.00 Fixed Income Securities | MFIN 5400 3.00 Fixed Income Securities |
MFIN 5300 3.00 Investment Banking | MATH 6910 3.00 Stochastic Calculus in Finance | FNSV 6800 1.50 Objectives and Principles of Financial Regulation |
ENTR 6910 3.00 Private Equity and Venture Capital | MATH 6911 3.00 Numerical Methods | FNSV 5500 1.50 Introduction to Financial Services Management |
 | | FNSV 6750 1.50 Regulatory & Supervisory Principles for Financial Institutions |
MFIN 5000 0.00 Research Seminar Series (mandatory) | ||
MFIN 5050 0.00 Professional Seminar Series (mandatory) | ||
Term 3 (May to July) | ||
Capital Markets | Financial Risk Management | Regulatory Affairs for Financial Institutions |
FINE 6600 3.00 Corporate Financial Analysis | FNEN 6820 3.00 Advanced Derivative Securities | FINE 6600 3.00 Corporate Financial Analysis |
MFIN 5800 3.00 Financial Risk Management | FNEN 6840 3.00 Enterprise Risk Management | MFIN 5800 3.00 Financial Risk Management |
MFIN 5500 3.00 Analysis of Structured Products | MFIN 5500 3.00 Analysis of Structured Products | FNSV 6850 1.50 Specialized Topics in Regulation and Supervision |
| | FNSV 6975 3.00 The Co-Evolution of Financial Markets and Institution |
MFIN 5700 1.50 Corporate Governance and Securities Law | ||
ETHC 6950 1.50 Ethics and Finance | ||
In addition, there are four full-days of spreadsheet training in financial modelling.
Tuition fees for the current year are available on the Student Financial Services website.