Modules 1-6
Module 1
ACCT 604. Financial Statements 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Introduction to financial accounting, including the objectives of financial statement analysis. Discussion of the limitations of the financial information used in financial statement analysis.
- Prerequisite: FINE 673
- **This course will be held on June 26, 27, 28, July 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 & 19 and final exam on July 22nd.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Course Add is the fourth lecture day.
- **Web ADD only.
- **No web drop allowed.
- **Web withdrawal not applicable.
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FINE 678. Financial Economics.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Theoretical foundations of modern financial economics, including the principles underlying the theoretical results on individual portfolio decisions under uncertainty and the implications for the valuation of securities.
- Prerequisite: FINE 673.
- **This course will be held on July 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26 & 29 and final exam on August 1st.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Course Add is the fourth lecture day.
- **Web ADD only.
- **No web drop allowed.
- **Web withdrawal not applicable.
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Ìý ouÌýFINE 690. Advanced Topics in Finance 1.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Review of current topics in finance.
- **This course will be held on July 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26 & 29 and final exam on August 1st.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Course Add is the fourth lecture day.
- **Web ADD only.
- **No web drop allowed.
- **Web withdrawal not applicable.
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Module 2
FINE 670. Fundamentals of Financial Research.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Research methodology, where a research project will be carried out under the supervision of the Faculty supervisor. Specific tools will be tailored based on a
particular research topic and the recommendations of the supervisor.
- **This is a project course; therefore there are no formal meeting times.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Course Add is the fourth lecture day.
- **Web ADD only.
- **No web drop allowed.
- **Web withdrawal not applicable.
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FINE 681. International Capital Markets.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
International finance, including comprehensive analysis of the institutions and the theoretical models that characterize open economies.
- Prerequisite: FINE 673.
- **This course will be held on August 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22 & 23 and final exam on August 26th.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Course Add is the fourth lecture day.
- **Web ADD only.
- **No web drop allowed.
- **Web withdrawal not applicable.
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Module 3
FINE 679. Corporate Finance Theory.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
Terms offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Fund raising for companies: The choice between long-term debit and equity. The basic concepts of valuing a company.
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FINE 680. Investments.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Financial markets, portfolio theory, and portfolio management.
- Prerequisite: FINE 673.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fifth lecture day.
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Module 4
FINE 688. Mergers and Acquisitions.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Mergers and acquisition (M&A) activities and the processes used to successfully accomplish and create shareholder value from these activities. Joint ventures and alliances, governance and regulatory, cross border M&A, divestitures.
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FINE 674. Fintech.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Exploration of the impact of information technologies on financial systems. How the digitalization of payments affect the structure of the banking system and sustains
financial inclusion. Basic principles of cryptography and use them to understand the architecture of large permissionless blockchains. The capabilities and limitations of this technology as well as its developments (permissioned blockchains, smart contract, stablecoins). The role of platforms in the development of new financial
technologies and the role of artificial intelligence in finance.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken FINE 691 when topic was "Fintech".
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Module 5
FINE 671. Applied Finance Project.
Credits: 9
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Research project supervised by a Faculty member of the Desautels Faculty of Management.
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FINE 682. Derivatives.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction to the valuation and hedging of derivatives contracts such as options, futures and forwards.
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FINE 683. Advanced Corporate Finance.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Financial tools required for good business decisions, focusing on the relation between finance and corporate strategy.
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Module 6
FINE 684. Fixed Income Analysis.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Fixed income financial instruments and their uses for financial engineering and risk management.
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FINE 691. Advanced Topics in Finance 2.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Management (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Current topics in finance.
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