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effective January 1, 2008
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Building
on the Bachelor of Commerce program is Athabasca University's
Financial Services major.
Financial Services is a contemporary major, integrating finance and economics courses to provide graduates with a broad exposure to this growing services sector. The field of financial services involves the study of financial markets, financial instruments and investment decision making, and analyzes alternative methods to obtain, manage, and use capital by institutions and individuals.
For more information about this program, contact Athabasca
University School of Business at 888.449.8813, or email.
Counselling Services offers an assessment website, "Mapping
Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time
of their enrolment.
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Enrolment Restriction
Students holding a degree in administration,
business, commerce or management; or a degree with a major, concentration,
or any equivalency programs from Athabasca University or another
university will not be accepted
into the Bachelor of Commerce, Financial Services Major program.
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Program Structure
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Total credits in the program |
120 |
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Required courses (Years 1 and 2) |
36 |
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Options |
24 |
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Required courses (Years 3 and 4) |
24 |
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Financial Services Major core
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21 |
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Financial Services Major electives
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3 |
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Options
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12 |
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Residency requirement:
At least 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in Years 3 and 4. These 30 credits must include ADMN 404 (3 credits) plus 12 credits from the list of required courses for Years 3 and 4. |
30 |
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Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition credits
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21
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Years 1 and 2
(60 credits) |
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Required
Courses (36 credits)
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| ACCT 253 |
Introductory
Financial Accounting |
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| ACCT 355 |
Cost
Analysis |
(3) |
| ADMN 232 |
Administrative
Principles |
(3) |
| ADMN 233 |
Writing
in Organizations |
(3) |
| CMIS 311 |
Case Studies in Management Information Systems or |
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any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course
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| ECON 247 |
Microeconomics |
(3) |
| ECON 248 |
Macroeconomics |
(3) |
| ENGL |
A junior or senior level English course
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| LGST 369 |
Commercial
Law |
(3) |
| MATH 265 |
Introduction
to Calculus I
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| MGSC 301 |
Statistics for Business and Economics I*
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strongly recommended
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| MATH 215 |
Introduction to Statistics
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| MATH 216 |
Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics |
(3) |
| MGSC 312 |
Statistics
for Business and Economics II |
(3) |
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Options
(24 credits)
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Administrative
Studies credits at the junior
(200)
or senior (300 or 400) level
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Humanities,
Science,
or Social
Science credits at the
junior (200) level *
*A maximum of 3 credits in Non-Administrative Studies at the preparatory
(100) level.
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Humanities, Science, or Social
Science
credits at the senior (300 or 400) level)
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Years 3 and 4
(60 credits) |
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Required Courses
(24 credits) |
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| ACCT 356 |
Strategic
and Competitive Analysis |
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| ADMN 404 |
Business
Policy* |
(3) |
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ADMN 404 must be taken at AU. Transfer credit will
not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course in the
program. |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems
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| FNCE 370 |
Overview
of Corporate Finance |
(3) |
| MGSC 368 |
Introduction
to Production and Operations Management
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| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management |
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| MKTG 396 |
Introduction
to Marketing |
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| ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
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A senior (300 or 400) level Organizational Behaviour course (other than ORGB 364) |
(3) |
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Financial Services Major Core Courses
(21 credits) |
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| ECON 385 |
Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions |
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| ECON 476 |
International Finance |
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| FNCE 401 |
Investments |
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| FNCE 403 |
Risk Management |
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| FNCE 405 |
Empirical Finance |
(3) |
| FNCE 470 |
Portfolio Management |
(3) |
| MGSC 405 |
Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making |
(3) |
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Financial Services Major Electives
(Select 3 credits from the following)
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Any Economics (ECON)
or Finance (FNCE) course at the senior (300 or 400) level, not included as a core course. |
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Options (12 credits) |
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Administrative
Studies credits at the senior
(300 or 400) level |
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Non-Administrative Studies credits at the
senior (300 or 400) level |
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