The Diploma in Professional Practice in Finance, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) University Affiliated Program, prepares students to write level I, II, and III exams for the CFA Designation. This program is intended to allow students to develop professional competencies that will be recognized nationally and internationally. The program is designed to provide training in the competencies, techniques, and specific expertise required to become a successful professional in various finance-related fields, such as corporate finance, investment banking and portfolio management, risk management, treasury finance, financial planning, and sustainable financial management.
The schedule is tentative and subject to change.
| Number | Title | Prerequisites | Available Times | |||
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| Winter 2024 | Spring/Summer 2024 | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 | |||
| Prerequisite Courses | ||||||
| CACC 521 | Concepts of Financial Accounting | |||||
| CMS2 500 | Mathematics for Management | CMSC 000 (or the Exemption by Examination) |
TBA |
MON |
WED |
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| Corequisite Courses | ||||||
| CEC2 532 | Business Economics | |||||
| CMS2 521 | Applied Management Statistics | CMS2 500 (or the Exemption by Examination) | ||||
| REQUIRED COURSES (27 credits): | ||||||
| CCFA 500 | Professional Ethical Practices | |||||
| CCFA 505 | Financial Modeling | CACC 521 or Departmental Approval. | ||||
| CCFA 510 | Current Operations in Global Financial Markets | CEC2 532 | ||||
| CCFA 515 | Essentials of Financial Reporting and Analysis | CACC 521. Co-requisite CCFA 505. | ||||
| CCFA 520 | Contemporary Finance 1 | CMS2 500 or exemption by examination. | ||||
| CCFA 527 | Introduction to Portfolio and Risk Management | CCFA 505. Co-requisite: CMS2 521 | ||||
| CCFA 529 | Introduction to Fixed-Income and Equity Investments | CCFA 505, CCFA 515. Co-requisite CCFA 510. | ||||
| CCFA 530 | Introduction to Applications and Uses of Derivatives | CCFA 510, CCFA 527, CCFA 529. |
TUE |
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| CCFA 535 | Theory of Capital Structure and Corporate Finance 2 | CCFA 520 | ||||
| CCFA 540 | Portfolio Strategies and Management | CCFA 527 |
WED |
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| 1 COMPLEMENTARY COURSE (3 credits) | ||||||
| CCFA 536 | Behavioural Finance and Wealth Planning | CCFA 527 | ||||
| CCFA 545 | Advanced Fixed-Income and Equity Investments | CCFA 529 | ||||
| CCFA 547 | Advanced Portfolio Management | CCFA 527 | ||||
| CCFA 548 | Alternative Investments | CCFA 505 | ||||
| CCFA 595 | Special Topics in Finance | CCFA 520 | ||||