Courses for your Accounting and Financial Management degree

First-year courses*

September to December

  • AFM 191 – Foundations for Financial Reporting
  • AFM 132 – Introduction to Business Stages
  • ECON 101 – Introduction to Microeconomics
  • AFM 111 – Professional Pathways and Problem Solving
  • AFM 112 – Analytic Methods for Business 1

January to April

  • AFM 182 – Foundations for Management Accounting
  • AFM 121 – Introduction to Global Financial Markets
  • BET 100 – Foundation for Entrepreneurial Practice
  • COMMST 111 – Leadership, Communication, and Collaboration
  • AFM 113 – Analytic Methods for Business 2
 

*This is a sample schedule. Courses are subject to change depending on availability each term.

After first year

After first year, 70-80% of the classes you'll take will be AFM courses. The number of electives you'll have will depend on the professional designations  (i.e., CPA, CFA) or specializations (e.g., entrepreneurship, business analytics) you choose.

View the full list of courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

AFM 241 – Impact of Technology on Business
AFM 362 – Corporate Taxation
AFM 373 – Cases and Application in Corporate Finance
AFM 433 – Business Strategy

 

Customize your degree

Add additional areas of expertise to your degree by selecting one (or two) of the following career specializations.

  1. Public Accounting
  2. Entrepreneurship Mindset
  3. Financial Markets
  4. Financial Leadership
  5. Business Analytics

Advisors are here to help

With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. You can email Kelly Miller, our recruitment coordinator, who would be happy to help.

Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you

  • choose your courses,
  • select specializations,
  • ensure that you're meeting the requirements for your degree, and more.

Learn more

Overview of Waterloo's Accounting and Financial Management program.