Faculty of Informatics

Major in Financial Services

The major study has the additional requirements that the following subjects be completed from the elective list: ISIT111, LAW101, MGMT110, MARK101, ACCY228, FIN251, FIN320, FIN328 AND FIN329.

For the Honours program, students must complete FIN423 in place of FIN323, and the Honours project INFO401 must be in the area of mathematical or statistical aspects of financial planning.

For the non-Honours program, STAT304 must be completed.

Course Program

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

ACCY100

Accounting 1A

Autumn

6

ECON101

Macroeconomic Essentials for Business

Spring

6

MATH187

Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus

Autumn

6

ACCY102

Accounting 1B

Spring

6

ECON111

Introductory Microeconomics

Autumn

6

MATH111

Applied Mathematical Modelling 1

Spring

6

MATH188

Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus

Spring

6

ISIT111

Programming Concepts

Autumn

6

Year 2

FIN 221

Introductory Business Finance

Autumn

6

FIN 251

Introduction to Financial Planning

Autumn

6

MATH201

Multivariate Vector Calculus

Autumn

6

STAT231

Probability & Random Variables

Autumn

6

FIN 223

Investments 1

Spring

6

FIN 322

Advanced Business Finance

Spring

6

MATH202

Differential Equations 2

Spring

6

STAT232

Estimation & Hypothesis Testing

Spring

6

Year 3

LAW 101

Law, Business and Society

Autumn

6

FIN 328

Retirement and Estate Planning

Autumn

6

MATH203

Linear Algebra

Autumn

6

MGMT110

Introduction to Management

Autumn

6

ACCY228

Tax Planning

Spring

6

FIN 320

Risk and Insurance

Spring

6

MARK101

Marketing Principles

Spring

6

STAT332

Multiple Regression & Time Series

Spring

6

Year 4 (Non Honours)

FIN 323

Portfolio Management

Autumn

6

MATH317

Financial Calculus

Autumn

6

STAT304

Applied Probability & Financial Risk

Autumn

6

ECON331

Financial Economics

Autumn

6

FIN 329

Advanced Financial Planning

Spring

6

Plus

18 credit points from List of Electives

18

Year 4 (Honours)

ACCY407

Empirical Research Methods

Autumn

6

MATH317

Financial Calculus

Autumn

6

INFO401

Honours Project

Annual

12

ECON331

Financial Economics

Autumn

6

FIN 329

Advanced Financial Planning

Spring

6

Plus

12 credit points from the List of Electives

12