The Master of Finance (MF)

To be eligible for consideration to the Master of Finance (MF), each applicant must meet the general admission criteria outlined below.

Schulich judges each candidate judged on their own merits, giving due consideration to the criteria set out below. The strength of the application is also assessed on other considerations including entrepreneurship, communication skills, creativity and innovation and other factors that may contribute to future success in the financial sector.

• Academic Background
• GMAT or GRE Score
• Relevant Work Experience
• References
• English Proficiency

Please contact the Schulich School of Business to discuss entry criteria for the Master of Finance program.

The Master of Finance is a 12-month, full-time program running from August to July of the following year. The MF is designed to provide students with a broad perspective within the multifaceted world of finance. The program, consisting of course work, research and professional seminars, integrates important non-finance aspects of business, such as ethics, sustainability, and governance into the curriculum, because Schulich School of Business believe that good corporate citizenship is vital to success in all aspects of business.

Students will also be introduced to the wider community of scholars and practitioners in finance through the research seminar series and the professional seminar series. In the former, students will be exposed to cutting-edge research in finance, and in the latter, students will gain an appreciation of current, real-world issues as well as an appreciation of different career choices.

Graduates of the Master of Finance will be suitable for employment as a finance specialist in investment banks, private equity firms, corporate finance divisions of large companies, central banks, consulting companies and government agencies. The Richard Waugh Career Centre at the Schulich School provides career counselling and assists in the placement of graduates.

Further, because of the research components inherent in the curriculum, the MF will also serve as an excellent foundation for students wishing to pursue a PhD in  finance.

Tuition fees for the Master of Finance program are currently being finalized.

• Domestic MF students should expect to pay from CAD$ 35,000 to CAD$ 37,500 in tuition for the program in the 2009/2010 academic year.
• Fees for international students are CAD$ 45,000.

Contact the Schulich School of Business to discuss fees and scholarship opportunities.

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Students become strong generalists, and take every advantage of Schulich’s wide-ranging specialization options. Schulich graduates build successful careers in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Schulich’s faculty include award-winning teachers, authors and pioneers in their respective fields. Faculty research is a blend of rigour and relevance, as well as national and international issues.

Under the leadership of its current dean, Dezsö J. Horváth, Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management, Schulich has become a global business school. Its broad-ranging strategic alliances in more than 45 countries worldwide include academic exchange agreements with more than two dozen leading management schools in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

The School’s innovative programming and global focus attract private and corporate donors. In 1995, distinguished benefactor Seymour Schulich donated $15,000,000 to York University for the business school, the largest gift of its kind in the history of Canadian universities. As a result, the faculty was renamed in his honour. Mr. Schulich’s endowment and subsequent gifts have made possible the creation of scholarships, academic chairs and teaching awards.

For more than 30 years, the Schulich School of Business at York University (formerly the Faculty of Administrative Studies) has focused on business education that graduates men and women who will succeed throughout their careers in a complex and constantly changing world. Founded in 1966 in Toronto, Canada’s corporate centre, Schulich has built a strong reputation, both at home and abroad, for richly diverse, creative, real-world programs at the undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and executive education levels. These include Canada’s first International MBA program (IMBA), as well as the country’s first comprehensive offerings in areas such as Financial Services, Real Property Management, and Arts and Media Administration.