Finance (MFin) at Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme overview

Master of Finance preparing graduates for finance roles needing deep finance knowledge and quantitative research skills, with full-time, co-op and methods-field formats and preparation for CFA Levels I-III.

Faculty: Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies / Lazaridis School of Business and Economics | Duration: 12 months full-time; 20 months with co-op | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Ten required courses including MF673 Investment Management, MF701 Financial Statement Analysis, MF753 Financial Econometrics, MF773 Financial Modeling, MF766 Advanced Investment Management, MF623 Derivatives and Financial Risk Management and MF743 Fixed Income Analysis. Co-op stream adds two four-month paid work terms.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree in economics, business or a related field with a concentration in finance. Minimum B+ average in your last two years of full-time study. Applicants with a Canadian Four-Year Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent): GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition/GRE: Recommended but not mandatory. Competitive Percentile Rankings: Full-Time with Co-op Program: 68% or higher. Full-Time Regular Program: 55% or higher. Applicants with a Canadian Three-Year Undergraduate Degree (or equivalent): GMAT/GMA

Domestic applicants: CAD 33,063 for the whole programme (2026/2027). $11,021 per term, three terms. Source

International applicants: CAD 56,679 for the whole programme (2026/2027). $18,893 per term, three terms. Source

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