Bachelor of Commerce in Finance

Comments about Bachelor of Commerce in Finance - At the institution - Montreal - Québec

• Objectives
  The Department of Finance familiarizes students with all aspects of financial management and decision-making. Students learn how corporations make financial decisions and how individual investors can select and manage their investment opportunities. In addition, students have the opportunity to become familiar with the increasingly important fields of derivative securities and the management of financial services industries. Our course selection makes it possible for students to specialize in the five major areas of finance: Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Institutions, Derivatives, and International Finance. Students learn basic concepts through lectures, case studies, and simulation exercises.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Commerce in Finance
• Course description
  Honours in Finance — 30 credits
  Students are eligible to apply to the Honours program if they have completed FINA 385, 395, and six additional credits in Finance. Applicants must have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and a minimum GPA of 3.5 in their Finance courses. Enrolment in this program is limited. The selection process may include recommendations from faculty members as well as applicant interviews.
  
  Major in Finance — 24 credits
  Minor in Finance — 12 credits
  
  Sample courses include:
  
      * Theory of Finance I
      * Investment Analysis
      * Portfolio Management
      * Mergers and Acquisitions
      * Real Estate Investment and Finance
      * Trading in Financial Securities
      * Multinational Financial Management
  
  Core Courses:
  Year 1 — 24 credits
  
  Term 1
  
      * COMM 210 - Contemporary Business Thinking
      * COMM 212 - Business Communication
      * COMM 215 - Business Statistics
      * COMM 217 - Financial Accounting
  
  Term 2
  
      * COMM 220 - Analysis of Markets
      * COMM 222 - Organizational Behaviour and Theory
      * COMM 224 - Marketing Management
      * COMM 225 - Production and Operations Management
  
  Year 2 — 15 credits
  
  Term 1
  
      * COMM 301 - Management Information Systems
      * COMM 305 - Managerial Accounting
      * COMM 308 - Introduction to Finance
  
  Term 2
  
      * COMM 315 - Business Law and Ethics
      * COMM 320 - Entrepreneurship
  
  Year 3 — 3 credits
  
      * COMM 401 - Strategy and Competition