Finance Major, Bachelor of Business Administration
Thompson Rivers University, Canada
First Year Course Fee
USD 14,260
Course Accredited By
NA
A demanding program that prepares students to play an important role in the financial industry. Students gain an in-depth knowledge of investments and managerial finance. Many graduates go on to complete a professional designation such as the chartered financial analyst or certified financial planner.
- Finance is an interesting and rewarding field but it is also very demanding both academically and professionally. It is divided into two areas—investments and corporate finance.
- Investments involves managing the money of high net-worth individuals like successful tech entrepreneurs or athletes; institutions like pension plans, university endowments, and trust funds; or average people who just want to finance their children’s education and save enough to retire early. A financial advisor helps their clients attain their financial goals while minimizing the riskiness of their investment portfolios using different investment strategies like derivatives. Potential investments include GICs, stocks, bonds, asset-backed securities, currency, futures, options, real estate, commodities such as gold, collectibles like hockey cards, private equity, or hedge funds to name a few. Potential employers include banks, wealth management firms, insurance companies, pension funds, private equity firms, hedge funds, and mutual fund companies among others.
- Corporate finance focuses on how organizations manage their net working capital and fixed assets and fund them with an optimal mix of debt and equity financing. Net working capital are a firm’s short-term operating assets like cash, accounts receivable, inventory, and accounts payable while fixed assets include land, building, and equipment.
- Fees based on (15 credits/5 courses)
Enrollment Cycles
- September 2023
- January 2024
Open admission
- Grade 12 or mature student status
- Foundations Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12 with minimum C (or equivalent)
- English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)
If you don’t meet the requirements
- High school graduates can apply and be admitted to this program while upgrading at TRU.
- Mature students without a high school diploma (or equivalent) can work towards completing their BC High School Graduation Diploma while in this program through TRU courses.
- Students who do not qualify for mature student status can apply for the TRU University Preparation program to complete their BC High School Graduation Diploma.
Major requirements
- Portfolio and Equity Analysis
- Derivative Securities
- Advanced Financial Management
- International Financial Management
Plus at least three of:
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Taxation for Decision-Making
- Personal Financial Management
- Advanced Portfolio Management
- Financial Institutions Management
- Forecasting in Business and Economics
- Minor requirements
- Porfolio and Equity Analysis
Plus at least three of:
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Fixed income and Alternative Investments
- Derivative Securities
- Taxation for Decision-Making
- Business Valuation and Restructuring
- Advanced Financial Management
- Personal Financial Management
- Advanced Portfolio Management
- International Financial Management
- Financial Institutions Management
- Forecasting in Business and Economics
- Tuition $448.65
- Fees $191.91
- Books and supplies Typically about $150 per course $150.00
- Total (CDN) $790.73