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2020-2021

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Mathematics/Business

Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy (co-op only)

Finance Specialization

This plan has the same course requirements as Honours Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy (Math/CPA) plan with the following additional requirements:

One of
MATH 237 Calculus 3 for Honours Mathematics
MATH 247 Calculus 3 (Advanced Level)
All of
ACTSC 231 Introductory Financial Mathematics
AFM 205 Introduction to Financial Services
Two of
ACTSC 371 Introduction to Investments
CS 335 Computational Methods in Business and Finance
MATBUS 471 Fixed Income Securities
MATBUS 472 Risk Management
STAT 334 Probability Models for Business and Accounting
Two of
AFM 321 Personal Financial Planning
AFM 322 Derivative Securities
AFM 328 and AFM 329, or AFM 328 and AFM 428, or AFM 329 and AFM 429 Investment Management (0.25 unit each)
AFM 415 Special Topics or AFM 416 Special Topics in Finance
AFM 423 Topics in Financial Econometrics
AFM 434 Governance and Enterprise Risk Management for Global Organizations
AFM 477 Mergers and Acquisitions
AFM 478 International Financial Management
AFM 492 Financial Statement Analysis
Two additional math courses (1.0 unit).

Notes

  1. Students in this Specialization may take AFM 322 and AFM 424 to replace the AFM 479 Math/CPA requirement. If so, students need only take one of the remaining AFM courses in the above "Two of" list of AFM courses.
  2. In order to meet the requirements of both the Faculty of Mathematics and the School of Accounting and Finance, the Mathematics/CPA - Finance Specialization requires the successful completion of 42 courses.

 


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