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Our full-time Master of Finance (MFin) program is offered in Waterloo, Ontario – Canada's best technology ecosystem and takes 12 months to complete.
You can choose to pursue our full-time degree while being part of Canada's largest co-op program. This option takes 20 months months to complete, including two four-month co-op work terms. MFin students typically work in the financial sector, with 80% of our co-op work terms in companies within the Greater Toronto Area.
Note: The co-op option is available to applicants with less than three years of full-time work experience.
Our part-time, alternative weekends MFin program is located in downtown Toronto to immerse you in Canada’s financial capital. We offer this degree every other weekend (with summers off) to fit within your schedule as a working professional.
International students typically don't apply to our Toronto part-time programs because they are not eligible for the PGWP after graduation.
For extremely ambitious students looking to earn both a Master of Finance (MFin) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), you can partner the Lazaridis MFin degree with our Toronto MBA degree and graduate with two professional degrees.
Important Dates
Application Deadlines: All international: April 15, 2021 Waterloo domestic: May 30, 2021 Toronto domestic: July 30, 2021
Further details for each program option can be found below.
Three terms of study (12 months), with a total of 10 required courses.
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Our co-op program helps students gain relevant work experience in large corporations and financial companies, including:
Five terms of study (20 months) covering 10 required courses and two four-month paid work terms with firms in the financial services industry.
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You’ll be in class every other weekend on Fridays (7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) and Saturdays (8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) over 18 months. No classes are held in July and August.
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Toronto students wishing to take the optional electives must attend class in Waterloo or online through video conferencing.
Students enrolled in the double degree MFin and MBA must complete all eight courses in the integrated core of the Lazaridis MBA, ten finance courses required by the MFin program, plus an applied research consulting project and four MBA elective courses.
This four-year program runs Fridays from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m and Saturdays from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m on alternating weekends. No summer classes are held during July and August.
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Toronto students wishing to take the optional electives must attend class at our Waterloo campus or online through video conferencing.
Contact Us:
Chau Truong-Wood, Graduate Program Coordinator
E: mfin@wlu.ca
LinkedIn: Lazaridis Master of Finance Program
“The world is fierce but a degree from the Master of Finance program at Laurier gives me the credibility to compete. The 20-month program format enabled me to apply what I learned in the classroom into two four-month internships and the continued working life. More importantly, people here are super nice and helpful!”
Marina Xiao (MFin '14)
Senior Treasury Analyst, TD, Toronto
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