Finance (Co-op Available)
Graduate with the training and knowledge needed to understand how to manage money, investments, and assets. This specialization provides B.B.A. students with a strong foundation in financial planning, investment management, and corporate finance.
Graduating students who have fulfilled the requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration may apply for a Specialization in Finance if they have successfully completed 5.5 credits with a minimum grade of 65% in each and an overall average of at least 70% from a core set of courses. Course topics include Financial Management, Investments, Financial Markets and Institutions, Derivatives, Micro and Macro Economics, Financial Economics, Econometrics, International Trade, International Finance, Legal Environment of Business, and Operations Management.
Courses
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration or a joint-major Honours degree in Business Administration may graduate with a Specialization in Finance if they have successfully completed the following 5.5 credits with a minimum grade of 65% in each and an overall average of at least 70% in courses for the Specialization:
- 1.5 ADMN credits consisting of:
- ADMN 3200H: Financial Management
- ADMN 3700H: Investments
- ADMN 4300H: Financial Management II
- 0.5 ADMN credit from:
- ADMN 4700H: Derivatives
- ADMN 4720H: Financial Markets and Institutions
- 1.5 ECON credits consisting of:
- ECON 2000H: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I
- ECON-ADMN 3020H: Financial Economics
- ECON 3200H: Econometrics
- 1.0 MATH credit from:
- MATH 1005H: Applied Calculus
- MATH 1110H: Calculus I: Limits, Derivatives, and Integrals
- MATH 1120H: Calculus II: Integrals and Series
- MATH 1350H: Algebra I: Linear Algebra
- MATH 1550H: Probability I: Introduction to Probability
- 1.0 credit from:
- ADMN-ECON 3110H: International Trade
- ADMN-ECON 3120H: International Finance
- ADMN 3250H: The Legal Environment of Business
- ADMN 3550H: Operations Management, Concepts, and Cases
- ADMN 4700H (if not taken above): Derivatives
- ADMN 4720H (if not taken above): Financial Markets and Institutions
- COIS 1400H: Introduction to Data Science
- COIS 3510H: Data Visualization
- ECON 3000H: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II
- ECON 4200H: Topics in Econometrics
- MATH 3510H: Mathematical Finance
- MATH 4510H: Mathematical Risk Management
Program Coordinator
J. Zhang, BEng (Jiangxi), MSc (Concordia), PhD (Concordia)
Degrees Offered:
- B.B.A.
Locations:
- Durham GTA
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Complete 100-hours of hands-on professional experience with a local business through the fourth year placement course or consider the fourth year internship course, a 6, 8 or 12 month paid work opportunity with companies or organizations in Ontario (a break in your studies between your second last and last term) and students must return to Trent after the internship for their final term.
- Network with industry experts and organizations through the Prosperity Business Tradeshow and Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Compete in local and national business competitions, including Jeux du Commerce, Pitch It, Durham Ideas Den, and Bears’ Lair
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Career Paths:
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Financial Analyst
Financial and investment analysts collect and analyze financial information such as economic forecasts, trading volumes and the movement of capital, financial backgrounds of companies, historical performances and future trends of stocks, bonds and other investment instruments to provide financial and investment or financing advice for their company or their company's clients. Their studies and evaluations cover areas such as takeover bids, private placements, mergers or acquisitions. Financial analysts are employed by a wide range of establishments throughout the private and public sector, such as banks, brokerage houses, insurance companies, investment companies, manufacturing firms, trust companies, utility companies and underwriting firms. Investment analysts are employed primarily by brokerage houses and fund management companies.
Career Opportunities
- Financial Analyst
- Investment Banker
- Consultant
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Planner
- Investor Relations Associate
- Credit Analyst
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