This unique B.Sc. degree immerses you in all aspects of finance and prepares you for a career in an increasingly complex global marketplace. In Trent’s Financial Intelligence & Innovation Hub, you’ll use Bloomberg terminals to build investment portfolios, analyze live markets, and develop models. Here you will build the analytical, programming, and risk-management skills needed for careers in investment management, financial advising, business intelligence, and risk analysis.
- Study finance across multiple disciplines and perspectives, including mathematics, statistics, economics, business, and computing.
- Set yourself apart in the job market graduating with paid co-op experience and valuable employer connections.
- Practice building investment portfolios and analyzing markets using state-of-the-art Bloomberg Terminals and other financial software.
Canada’s only Financial Science program combines mathematics, statistics, economics, business and computing with paid co-op experiences to prepare you to solve complex financial challenges.
Gain valuable career experience while earning academic credit.
Requirements
If you are coming straight from high school in Ontario or are a recent grad, the general admission requirements are:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
- A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program-specific prerequisites
- ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
| Admission Requirements | Recommended Admission Requirements | Estimated Admission Average | Co-op Admission Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG4U, and MHF4U or MCV4U | MHF4U and MCV4U | 70-75% | 80-85% |
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Students from across Canada can use their grades from their home province to apply to Trent.
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International students from outside Canada can apply based on the curriculum of their home country.
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Mature students can apply to Trent based on previous education and professional or volunteer experience.
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With many transfer agreements and flexible pathway options, Trent University makes it easy for students to make the most of the credits you have already earned.
- Kawartha Credit Union Financial Science Scholarship
Whether you're graduating from an Ontario high school, looking to study in Canada, or training for a second career, Trent has clear pathways for students to apply and be admitted to study at either of our campuses.
There isn’t a program that is this interdisciplinary, this cross pollinated, that prepares graduates to do not only finance, but so much more in the economic world.
- Graduate with paid work experience completing three 12–16-week work terms in the summer of years two and three, and the fall of year four, all as part of your four-year degree.
- Work in accounting, banking, financial analysis, investment advising and related fields, applying your knowledge and building valuable workplace experience.
- Build financial models using real-world market data in Trent’s Financial Intelligence & Innovation Hub, equipped with 12 Bloomberg terminals providing live data on stocks, bonds and commodities.
- Conduct applied research by constructing financial models, analyzing investment-industry trends, and developing data-driven solutions to complex financial problems.
- Apply investment theory using simulation software to practice portfolio management while exploring asset pricing, bonds, options, ETFs and ESG investing.
- Test your decision-making skills through fast-paced virtual trading floor competitions.
- Take your Trent education global. Spend a semester or year studying at one of Trent’s 50+ international partner universities, participate in a summer field course, or gain international experience through a placement or internship.
- With opportunities in more than 35 countries, you can broaden your academic perspective, experience new cultures, and build skills that prepare you for a global career.