Master of Accounting and Finance: Course list - Term 1

MAF1001H Advanced Topics in Financial Reporting

Provides students with a deeper understanding of the complex financial reporting issues in today’s ever-changing environment. A specific focus is placed on developing the ability to interpret and critically evaluate generally accepted accounting principles.

MAF1002H Strategy, Governance and Management Accounting

Examines the increasing importance of management accounting in an organization and its contributions to the strategic management process and explores current research in the areas of strategy, ethics and governance, sustainability and accountability.  

MAF2001H Economics and Quantitative Methods

Develops a comprehensive understanding of statistical concepts, techniques, and statistical inference in the context of investment decision making process. 

MAF2002H Advanced Corporate Finance

Examines the issues and tools related to making sound investing, financing, and liquidity management decisions, and how these decisions interact with other business decisions.

MAF2003H Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management I

Focuses on the investment decision-making process from the perspective of portfolio managers. Topics covered include the theories and practices in creating, maintaining, and evaluating the performance of investment portfolios.

MAF4001H Advanced Seminar in Accounting and Finance I

This seminar series introduces students to major issues facing the accounting and financial industries. Experienced financial professionals from diverse backgrounds will speak about their experience in applying their knowledge to pressing issues relating past, present and future changes in the industry.

Note: This is a credit/non-cred course used to encourage leadership and professional development int he workplace. 

MAF5001H Technical Update in Financial and Management Accounting

This course provides an overview on key foundation knowledge in financial and managerial accounting concepts for our students enrolled in the MAccFin program.

Note: This is a credit/non-credit course used to encourage leadership and professional development int he workplace. 

MAF5002H Finance Capstone Course I

This capstone course offers an applied approach to the topics covered in the finance courses offered in the program. The course links the learning outcomes of the MAccFin's finance courses and its industry applications.

Note: This is a credit/non-credit course used to encourage leadership and professional development int he workplace.