Finance
The Postgraduate Certificate in Finance is available to students who hold an undergraduate degree not in finance from any accredited university. The program is offered at Trent’s Peterborough campus and may be taken on a full-time basis. This program will be of interest to recent graduates wishing to pursue a professional career in finance, from financial management to financial markets.
Upon successful completion of the undergraduate courses in the certificate, students will be well positioned to work in areas of finance such as investments, financial management and analysis, investment banking, or portfolio management within boutique investment firms to large banks and brokerage houses. Students will also be well positioned to start pursuing their CFA designation.
Admissions Requirements
Entry Term: September 2023, January 2024, September 2024 on the Trent University Peterborough campus only
Due to course availability, January entry is available as four consecutive terms (Jan., May, Sept., and Jan.) and September entry is Sept. and Jan., summer off, Sept. and Jan term.
Duration: Available for full time studies only
Program Completion Requirements: Completion of 9.0 credits as specified
No transfer credits awarded.
For more information visit our Admissions webpage
To apply to this post-graduate certificate, please complete this application form.
Graduating from Trent this year with your undergraduate degree?
As a 2023 Trent grad*, you qualify for direct admission to our Postgraduate Certificate program. No need to pay to apply. Registering is easy – just send a confirmation email to admissions@trentu.ca from your Trent University account. We will also waive the application fee. For more information about this special offer, visit call 1-888-739-8885.
*this certificate is meant for non-Business program graduates, as there is too much course overlap for graduates of Trent’s BBA program.
Courses Postgraduate Certificate Finance
The certificate program consists of the following 9.0 credits:
- 3.5 ADMN credits consisting of ADMN 1221H, 2610H, 3200H, 3700H, 4300H, 4700H, and 4720H
- 3.0 ECON credits consisting of ECON 1010H, 1020H, 2000H, 2200H, 3020H, and 3200H
- 0.5 ECON credit from ECON 3022H or 3120H
- 2.0 ADMN and/or ECON credits from ADMN 3021H, 3250H, 3550H, 3610H, ECON 2010H, 2250H, 3022H (if not taken above), 3050H, 3110H, 3120H (if not taken above), or 3500H
Notes
For individual course descriptions, see University Calendar. Please consult the academic timetable, for information on when courses will be scheduled.
It is important to register in your courses without delay and prior to your arrival!
Course Registration
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Breakdown of courses by term for Postgraduate Certificate Finance
Students are to follow the schedule of courses by term as outlined below. We cannot guarantee course availability if students do not follow the recommended course sequencing. Students who fail to adhere to the recommended schedule may not be able to complete their certificate program within the scheduled number of terms and students may have to return to complete an additional term.
Required Courses Within the 4 Term Postgraduate Certificate Finance
Term 1 September Start – 2 terms, summer off, 2 terms
- ADMN 1221H Financial Accounting
- ECON 1010H Micro-Economics
- ECON 1020H Macro-Economics
- ECON 2200H Introduction to Statistics
- ADMN 2610H Personal Finance
Term 2 January
- ADMN 3200H Financial Management
Three elective courses from:
- ADMN 3021H Managerial Accounting (normally offered every term)
- ADMN 3250H Legal Environment of Business (normally offered every term)
- ADMN 3550H Operations Management (normally offered fall term only)
- ADMN 3610H Business Analytics (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 2010H Intermediate Macro-economics (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 2250H Math for Business (normally offered every term)
- ECON 3022H Risk Management and Insurance (must take one of ECON 3022H or 3120H) (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 3050H Islamic Finance and Economics (normally offered fall term)
- ECON 3110H International Trade (normally offered fall term)
- ECON 3120H International Finance (must take one of ECON 3022H or 3120H) (normally offered winter term)
- ECON 3500H Economics of Industrial Relations (normally offered every term)
- Students have the choice for 5 elective courses. It is important to plan which electives you wish to take now for term 2, 3 and 4 as some courses are not offered each term.
Term 3 September
- ECON 2000H Intermediate Micro-Economics
- ECON 3200H Econometrics
- ADMN 4300H Financial Management II
- One elective course from list above (or could be two electives and take 5 courses this term)
Term 4 January
- ADMN 3700H Investments
- ADMN 4720H Financial Markets
- ADMN 4700H Derivatives
- ECON 3020H Financial Economics
- One elective course from list above (or no electives if took 5 courses in term 3)
Term 1 January Start – 4 consecutive terms
- ADMN 1221H Financial Accounting
- ECON 1010H Micro-Economics
- ECON 1020H Macro-Economics
- ECON 2200H Introduction to Statistics
- ADMN 2610H Personal Finance
Term 2 May/Summer
- ADMN 3200H Financial Management
- ECON 2000H Intermediate Micro-Economics
Two elective courses from:
- ADMN 3021H Managerial Accounting (normally offered every term)
- ADMN 3250H Legal Environment of Business (normally offered every term)
- ADMN 3550H Operations Management (normally offered fall term only)
- ADMN 3610H Business Analytics (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 2010H Intermediate Macro-economics (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 2250H Math for Business (normally offered every term)
- ECON 3022H Risk Management and Insurance (must take one of ECON 3022H or 3120H) (normally offered fall term only)
- ECON 3050H Islamic Finance and Economics (normally offered fall term)
- ECON 3110H International Trade (normally offered fall term)
- ECON 3120H International Finance (must take one of ECON 3022H or 3120H) (normally offered winter term)
- ECON 3500H Economics of Industrial Relations (normally offered every term)
- Students have the choice for 5 courses. It is important to plan which electives you wish to take now for term 2, 3 and 4 as some courses are not offered each term.
Term 3 September
- ECON 3200H Econometrics
- ADMN 4300H Financial Management II
- Two elective courses from list above (or could be three electives and take 5 courses this term)
Term 4 January
- ADMN 3700H Investments
- ADMN 4720H Financial Markets
- ADMN 4700H Derivatives
- ECON 3020H Financial Economics
- One elective course from list above (or no electives if took 5 courses in term 3)
For students who have accepted their offer of admission and have questions about registering in their courses or life at Trent, please email schoolofbusiness@trentu.ca.
Application to Graduate from the Certificate
At the beginning of your last term, when you believe you are ready to graduate, you can submit the Application to Graduate form found in myTrent under Academics → Forms. You should apply as soon as your course registration for your final term is finalized (early in Summer term if you are graduating in September; early in the Fall term if you are graduating in January; early in the Winter term if you are graduating in Spring). The deadline to apply to graduate can be found in the Academic Calendar site under Important Dates, as well as at Important Dates & Deadlines.
Convocation ceremonies for students who graduated during the last year (September, January and Spring) are held the first week of June. Please visit Convocation site for the most up-to-date information.