Undergraduate Programs
 
Bachelor of Commerce: Financial Services Major
     
Regulations effective September 1, 2009
   

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 800.468.6531, or e-mail.

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.

     
     

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.
     
     
 

Program Structure

 
  Total credits in the program
120
  Required courses (Years 1 and 2)
36
  Required courses (Options)
24
  Required courses (Years 3 and 4)
24
  Financial Services major core
21
  Financial Services major electives
3
  Options
12
     
     
  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
  Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered. 24
  Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition
credits
21
     
     
     
  Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)  
 
Years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Commerce Program regulations also apply to the Financial Services Major.

 

 

  Financial Services Major
Years 3 and 4 (60 credits)
 
     
  Required Courses (24 credits)  
     
ACCT 356 Strategic and Competitive Analysis
(3)
ADMN 404 Strategic Management*
(3)
*
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.
(3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems
(3)
FNCE 370 Overview of Corporate Finance
(3)
MGSC 368 Introduction to Production and Operations Management
or
MGSC 369 Service Operations Management
(3)
MKTG 396 Introduction to Marketing
ORGB 364 Organizational Behaviour
(3)
  A senior (300 or 400) level Organizational Behaviour course (other than ORGB 364)
(3)

 

   
     
  Financial Services Major
Core Courses
(21 credits)
 
     
ECON 385 Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions
(3)
ECON 476 International Finance
(3)
FNCE 401 Investments
(3)
FNCE 403 Risk Management
(3)
FNCE 405 Empirical Finance
(3)
FNCE 470 Portfolio Management
(3)
MGSC 405 Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making
(3)
     
     
     
 

Financial Services Major Electives
(Select 3 credits from the following)

     
  Any Economics (ECON) or Finance (FNCE) course at the senior (300 or 400) level, not included as a core course.
(3)
     
  Options (12 credits)  
     
1. 
Any non-Business and Administrative Studies options at the senior (300 or 400) level (6)
     
2. 
Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level
(6)
     
     


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