Objectives

The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Financial Technology offers an introduction to Fintech, including the digitization of financial services. The program focuses on the field’s core competencies, such as modeling and visualizing financial data and developing machine learning financial applications, as well as those related to alternative specializations including developing financial market technologies and financial technology platform solutions.

Courses

Number	Title	Prerequisites	Available Times
			Spring/Summer 2025	Fall 2025	Winter 2026	Spring/Summer 2026
Prerequisite Course (0-3 credits)
CCFA 601	Financial Analysis Tools	CMS2 500 or exemption by examination.		TUE	WED
CCCS 620	Data Analysis and Modelling		TUE
*or the exemption by examination Test
Required Courses (9 credits)
CCFA 655	Financial Modelling & Visualization	CCCS 620 or CCFA 601 or exemption by examination.		MON	THU
CCFA 660	Fintech & the Financial System	CCCS 620 or CCFA 601 or exemption by examination.		WED	TUE
CCFA 665	Machine Learning and Big Data in Finance	CCCS 620 or CCFA 601 or exemption by examination.		THU	WED
Complementary Courses (6 credits):
6 credits from the following:
CCFA 670	Advanced Financial Modelling and Visuali ...
CCFA 675	Decentralized Finance and Platform Econo ...	CCFA 660 or exemption by examination.			MON
CCFA 680	Financial Market Technology			TUE
CCFA 690	Special Topics in Financial Technology	CCFA 601 or exemption by examination.
Or another 600-level course offered by the School of Continuing Studies and approved by the academic unit.