UBC MBA: Finance Career Track
Core Courses
Course
Fundamental Finance
Description
Learn the core topics in finance such as bonds, interest rates, currency exchange rates, market regulation and much more.
Banks, Currencies, Financial Markets
Financial Planning & Valuation
Topics in Corporate Finance
Supplemental Courses
In this course you will focus on the roles and operation of major financial institutions. These include banks, and the financial markets and systems in which they function, as well as those involved in the creation and use of fiat and digital forms of money including cryptocurrencies.
Learn how to develop a financial plan and value a project or business. This course will also cover topics such as how to raise capital for your firm, the right financial mix, and how to pay back investors.
This course explores advanced topics in finance and builds upon what you will learn in Fundamental Finance.
Students must complete at least one of the following additional courses as part of the Finance Career Track. It’s important to note that electives, including track and general electives, are not necessarily offered every year and are subject to change.
Course
Climate Finance
Description
This course is centered around the rapidly growing, global concern of climate change and how the mitigation of or adaptation to climate effects have an influence on finance.
New technologies continue to disrupt and revolutionize how finance functions are performed. This course covers a range of topics that illustrate how FinTech providers and users employ technology to create new financial products and transform financial services.