Financial & Business Economics
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Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
BA
Full-Time, Part-Time
Yes
Yes
Yes
The Financial and Business Economics program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies is specifically designed for students who are interested in understanding the workings of financial markets, such as the stock market and the financing of companies. You will gain a broad understanding of the economic framework upon which financial theory is based and gather the tools needed for navigating financial markets and business decisions.
The program combines a rigorous quantitative and analytical approach with practical application. Through a blend of economic theory and applied tools of modern finance, you will develop a solid knowledge of the microeconomic principles underlying financial markets and instruments, the macroeconomic role of finance, and the quantitative tools commonly used for analyzing financial markets.
You will take courses such as: Corporate Finance, International Monetary Economics and Financial Econometrics to gain insight into important subject areas including:
- Budgeting
- Saving
- Investing
- Borrowing
- Lending
- Insuring
- Hedging
- Diversifying
- Asset Management.
Your degree will prepare you for careers in the financial sector or graduate studies in finance or financial economics.
- You will study with professors who are actively engaged in the theoretical and empirical analysis of financial markets.
- This highly structured and focused program equips you with highly marketable skills, readying you for a career in the financial sector.
Possible Career Paths
Consultant, Corporate financial manager, Investment banker, Venture capitalist
Questions?
Contact us at goyork@yorku.ca
Sample Schedule (First-year)
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introductory Mathematics for Economists I and II
- Humanities or Social Science general education course
- Natural Science general education course
- elective courses outside the major
Possible Career Paths
Explore what you can do with your degree- Consultant
- Corporate financial manager
- Investment banker
- Venture capitalist
I am a high-school student
I have completed at least one year of full-time study at college or university
I have been away from high-school for at least two years
I have never studied in a formal academic high-school environment
Returning / Reactivating student (previously York)
Visiting Students
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Math 31
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Calculus 12
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
Baccalauréat Français
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- A maximum of 30 possible transferable credits may be granted for successful completion of the Baccalauréat Général. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Bachillerato
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Minimum overall result of “Bien/Buena/Bueno/Good” on all academic courses.
- Some programs require a higher GPA.
CAPE
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- A minimum overall average of 3 out of 7 is required. Higher grades required for certain programs.
- CAPE 2-unit courses, with results of 3 or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Calculus 1
- Extra courses will be assessed for transfer credit. Applicants with the DEC may be awarded up to one full year of transfer credit.
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
Chinese High School
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
Turkish High School
- Some programs require higher. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 4.0 or 70%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
GCE
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- GCE A2 examinations with results of "C" or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
To gain admission to this program, minimum average of C is required.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of C.
Hong Kong
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
To gain admission to this program, successful completion of the Twelfth Year of senior studies with a minimum overall average of %cutoff.hk%/5.0 required.
International Baccalaureat
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- IB Diploma with passes in six subjects: three passes at the Standard-level and three passes at the Higher-level, or two passes at the Standard-level and four passes at the Higher-level
- Transfer credit is granted for IB courses with Higher-level final grades of 5 or better, to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
To gain admission to this program, minimum IB diploma point scores of 28 is required.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires minimum IB diploma point scores of 28.
Indian High School
- Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 55%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSCE)
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
- Indian School Certificate (ISC)
- Intermediate Examination Certificate
- Pre-University Examination Certificate
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Advanced Math with Intro Calculus 120 or Pre-Calc 12B
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Math 3207 or Calculus 3208
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Calculus 12
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Math 31
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Math 31
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- MCV4U
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
OUAC code YBK
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
To be considered a mature student, you must:
Be at least 20 years old by the end of the calendar year of admission to the University
Have been out of full-time high school studies for at least two years or have returned to upgrade after a two year absence
Have attempted less than one full year of studies at an accredited university or college
Have demonstrated potential for success through academic, professional or volunteer activities and other accomplishments
Requirements for admission:
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Math 611B
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Grade 12 Calculus
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Calculus 30
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
Tawjihyah
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
United States High School (including AP exams)
- Grade 12 graduation with a minimum overall average of "B" on Grade 11 and Grade 12 academic courses is required to be considered for most programs. Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- SAT or ACT scores are not required for students studying in a recognized accredited US curriculum outside the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam.
- SATs/ACTs are considered in combination with high school grades.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Senior-level calculus
- AP College Board examinations are eligible for transfer credit, for results of 4 or 5, up to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) or National Examinations Council (NECO)
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
BALiberal Arts & Professional Studies
Requirements for admission:
- Calculus 12
To gain admission to this program, your academic average should be in the mid-70s.Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74.
You are required to provide official evidence of academic achievement in secondary education. This can be demonstrated through:
- Final grades under the Ontario curriculum (obtained through correspondence, night school or through TVO)
- Credentials through other curricula, such as results from Advanced Placement (AP) or Advanced-level courses in the General Certificate of Education (GCE). (Students may register to sit for the AP and GCE examinations as private candidates.)
In the absence of final grades in courses:
- You must submit the results of standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with a minimum combined total of 1170 on the Critical Reading and Math components or a composite American College Testing (ACT) score of 24.
- Your application will be reviewed by an admissions sub-committee. If admitted, you will not be eligible for entrance scholarships. You will be considered for continuing student scholarships at the end of your first year of study, if you satisfy those criteria.
You may also be required to provide proof of language proficiency. You will be considered for entrance scholarships on the basis of your overall averages in the six 4U/4M (Ontario curriculum) or equivalent courses.