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Program Requirements
Mentors: Professors L. Barras, M. Bouvard, A. Durnev
Case Competition Mentors: Professors M. Chaudhury, V. di Pietro
The 30-credit Finance Major has been designed to meet the increasing demand for expertise in this rapidly growing functional area of business. This major is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of finance theory, financial institutions, investment analysis, risk management, and applied techniques. Employment for graduates is most often obtained in investment and commercial banking, manufacturing and service firms, non-profit organizations and governments, and non-financial firms.
Required Courses (15 credits)
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FINE 342 Finance 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : In-depth study of corporate finance, risk, diversification, portfolio analysis, and capital market theory.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Madan, Sujata; Malkhozov, Aytek (Fall) Bouvard, Matthieu; Hung, Loretta (Winter)
- Restriction: For Finance Concentration/Major/Honours
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
- Restriction: Only one of FINE 342 or FINE 343 can be counted for credit
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FINE 441 Investment Management (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Application of investment principles and security analysis to the selection and comparison of equity and fixed income securities in the current economic and financial environment. Also covered are: determinants of stock prices, growth models and portfolio diversification.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Goyenko, Ruslan (Fall) Hammami, Larbi (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
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FINE 443 Applied Corporate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Concepts and techniques are applied to problems faced by managers in Corporate Finance, such as working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital, and mergers and acquisition. Application of theory and techniques through case studies.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Nain, Amrita; Hammami, Larbi (Fall) Chaudhury, Mohammed M (Winter)
- Prerequisite: FINE 342
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FINE 448 Financial Derivatives (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : The course will concentrate on both the analytical and practical aspects of investments in options and futures. The first part of the course concentrates on option and futures valuation, considering both discrete and continuous time models. The second part of the course concentrates on the practical aspects of options and futures trading.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Chaudhury, Mohammed M (Fall) Kang, Sang Baum (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MGSC 272 or equivalent
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FINE 482 International Finance 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : The international financial environment as it affects the multinational manager. Balance of payments concepts, adjustment process of the external imbalances and the international monetary system. In depth study of the institutional and theoretical aspects of foreign exchange markets; international capital markets, including Eurobonds and eurocredit markets.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Carrieri, Francesca (Fall) Hammami, Larbi (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
Complementary Courses (15 credits)
at least 9 credits from:
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FINE 434 Topics in Finance 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Topics will be selected from current issues in the Finance Area.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Bartlett, Patrick John (Fall)
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FINE 442 Capital Markets and Institutions (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Functions of the capital market through flow of funds analysis and an examination of portfolio activities of financial intermediaries. Also covered are: securities regulations and ethical considerations, the term structure of interest rates and risk and rates of return in debt and equity markets.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Barras, Laurent; Hammami, Larbi (Fall) Hammami, Larbi (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
- Restriction: Only one of FINE 442 or ECON 302 can be counted for credit.
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FINE 449 Market Risk Models (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Dynamic market risk models including GARCH volatility models, dynamic conditional correlation models, non-normal return distributions, option pricing allowing for skewness and kurtosis, and option risk management using delta, delta-gamma and full-valuation.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: di Pietro, Vadim (Fall)
- Prerequisites: FINE 441 and MGSC 272 or equivalent.
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FINE 451 Fixed Income Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Fixed income financial instruments and their uses for both financial engineering and risk management (at the trading desk and aggregate firm level). This will involve coverage of fixed income mathematics, risk management concepts, term structure modeling, derivatives valuation and credit risk analysis.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: Croitoru, Benjamin (Fall)
- Prerequisite: FINE 441
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FINE 480 Global Investments (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Major principles of international investments and global asset allocation, focusing on recent developments in modeling and predicting global asset returns. Main approaches to stock selection, style investing, and special issues such as indirect diversification and country and industry effects in equity pricing. Use of Datastream and other financial data sources.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Madan, Sujata (Winter)
- Prerequisite: FINE 441, FINE 482
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FINE 492 International Finance 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Focus on the operational problems of financial management in the multinational enterprise: Financing of international trade, international capital budgeting, multinational cost of capital, working capital management; International banking and recent developments in international capital markets.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Durnev, Artyom (Winter)
- Prerequisite: FINE 482
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FINE 541D1 Applied Investments (1.5 credits)
Overview
Finance : Students are exposed to practical aspects of managing investment portfolios. A principal activity of students is participation in the management of a substantial investment fund.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
- Students must register for both FINE 541D1 and FINE 541D2.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both FINE 541D1 and FINE 541D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- FINE 541D1 and FINE 541D2 together are equivalent to FINE 541
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FINE 541D2 Applied Investments (1.5 credits)
Overview
Finance : See FINE 541D1 for course description.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Prerequisite: FINE 541D1.
- No credit will be given for this course unless both FINE 541D1 and FINE 541D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- FINE 541D1 and FINE 541D2 together are equivalent to FINE 541
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FINE 547 Advanced Finance Seminar (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Selected topics will be discussed by Faculty members, invited guest speakers, and the students. Each student is required to select a topic for study and prepare a written report for presentation.
Terms: Winter 2011
Instructors: Errunza, Vihang R (Winter)
- Undergraduate Prerequisites: FINE 441 and FINE 443.
- Graduate Prerequisite: MGCR 651.
- Corequisites: FINE 646 and FINE 622.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken FINE 647.
- Note: Lectures for this course span both the Fall and Winter semesters.
the remainder, if any, from:
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ACCT 351 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Accounting : An examination of the theoretical foundation for financial reporting and revenue recognition. The tools of accounting, including a review of the accounting process and compound interest concepts. Asset recognition, measurement and disclosure. Partnership accounting.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Porrello, Robert; Tsang, Desmond (Fall) Fortin, Catherine; Porrello, Robert (Winter) Davies, Brian Lindsay (Summer)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 211
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ACCT 352 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Accounting : A continuation of Intermediate Financial Accounting 1. An examination of liability recognition, measurement and disclosure, including leases, pension costs and corporate income tax. Shareholders' equity, dilutive securities and earnings per share. The statement of changes in financial position, basic financial statement analysis and full disclosure in financial reporting.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Fortin, Catherine; Sasso, Anna Maria (Fall) Singer, Zvi; Nayer, David (Winter) Cecere, Ralph (Summer)
- Prerequisites: ACCT 351 and MGCR 341 or ACCT 311 and MGCR 341
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ACCT 354 Financial Statement Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Accounting : Interpretative nature of the conceptual framework underlying a multitude of financial reporting standards, including the impact of alternative accounting methods, management biases and stakeholder interests in the analysis and valuation of the firm.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Instructors: Zhang, Sanjian; Scott, Julia (Fall) Scott, Julia; Degrace, Lynn (Winter)
- Prerequisites: MGCR 211 and MGCR 341
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ACCT 385 Principles of Taxation (3 credits)
Overview
Accounting : An introduction to the concepts underlying the Canadian tax system and how they are applied in relation to the taxation of individuals and businesses.
Terms: Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Summer 2011
Instructors: Cecere, Ralph; Goldsman, Larry; Armanious, Joseph (Fall) Goldsman, Larry; Armanious, Joseph (Winter)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 211
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FINE 445 Real Estate Finance (3 credits)
Overview
Finance : Fundamentals of mortgages from the viewpoint of both consumer and the firm. Emphasis on legal, mathematical and financial structure, provides a micro basis for analysis of the functions and performance of the mortgage market, in conjunction with the housing market. A weekly series of one-hour tutorials are mandatory for the first six weeks of class.
Terms: Fall 2010
Instructors: di Pietro, Vadim (Fall)
- Prerequisite: MGCR 341
Desautels Faculty of Management—2010-2011 (last updated Nov. 3, 2010) (disclaimer)