Rotman School Launches New Master of Finance Program
To: EDUCATION EDITORS
Contact: Ken McGuffin of the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, +1-416-946-3818, mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca
TORONTO, April 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new graduate degree for Finance professionals has been successfully launched by the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. The Master of Finance is a 20-month, five-term program that will provide a mix of theoretical and applied finance courses at the highest academic levels to professionals currently working in the Finance industry. Interest is running high in the program and the first class starting in September 2007 is expected to be full, with students representing all aspects of the Finance industry.
The establishment of the program has been warmly received by the finance industry in Toronto. “The Master of Finance degree will provide a major career boost to anyone who is serious about advancing in the competitive global financial sector,” says Marlene Puffer, Managing Director, Twist Financial Corp.
“The program fulfills a need for specialized financial training that is not currently being provided in Toronto. Similar programs have been offered for years by universities in most of the world’s financial centres such as London and New York,” says program co- director Prof. Jan Mahrt-Smith, who previously taught in the Master of Finance program at London Business School. “Recent published studies have expressed concerns about a forthcoming talent shortage in Toronto’s finance industry and we believe that this program will develop the finance industry leaders needed in the future.”
“By learning about the ‘business of finance’ as opposed to just quantitative skills, Master of Finance students are being prepared to move quickly into leadership positions. Their ability to understand and develop advanced financial models and strategies, and at the same time communicate with clients about real world business needs, makes them superb candidates for the top finance positions in any institution,” says program co-director Prof. John Hull, who also holds the Maple Financial Group Chair in Derivatives and Risk Management.
An exciting feature of the program is a portfolio management project spanning both years of the program. Utilizing the resources of the Rotman School’s unique Financial Research and Trading Lab, students will develop an investment strategy to meet client objectives and then implement that strategy.
“Usually these types of projects last only a few months. Being able to run the project over the length of an academic program makes it a particularly effective learning experience,” says project coordinator Prof. Eric Kirzner, who also holds the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing. While fund management is one aspect of the Master of Finance program, other areas of emphasis include corporate finance and M&A, derivatives and financial engineering, fixed income markets, risk management, as well as leadership and other business skills.
Classes will held on Wednesday evenings and during the day on alternate Saturdays, allowing students to develop their skills while working full time. Graduates of the Rotman Master of Finance program will to work in areas such as investment banking, commercial banking, fund management, trading and risk management, and corporate finance. Complete program information, including application details, is available online at: http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ MFin.
With a wide range of options, the Rotman School has a program to fit any schedule. Currently the Rotman School offers a Two-Year MBA Program, which admits 270 full-time students per year from over 25 different countries. The Three-Year MBA Program enrolls up to 65 working professionals each year in each of the Evening and Morning cohorts, who pursue their studies on a part time basis. There are also two Executive MBA programs, including the One-Year MBA for Executives program and the Omnium Global Executive MBA, which offers classes in seven key centres of international business on four continents over 14 months.
The University of Toronto’s Joseph L. Rotman School of Management has set out to become one of the world’s top tier business schools. Located in North America’s 3rd largest financial centre, the Rotman School is taking an innovative approach to management education, built around Integrative Thinking(TM) and Business Design(TM). For more information and to find out why the Financial Times and BusinessWeek rank Rotman among the leading business schools internationally, visit http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca. Integrative Thinking and Business Design are registered trademarks of the Rotman School of Management.
For more information, contact:
Ken McGuffin
Manager, Media Relations
Rotman School of Management
University of Toronto
Voice: (416) 946-3818
E-mail: mcguffin@rotman.utoronto.ca
SOURCE Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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