- The Thompson Rivers University offers a BBA in Finance (Major) with a duration of 4 years (8 semesters).
- This course is offered on a full-time basis.
- This program is provided both on-campus and off-campus.
- This is a demanding program that prepares students to play an important role in the financial industry and the profession is divided into two main fields; investments and corporate finance.
- This finance major has been accepted into the CFA Institute University Recognition Program.
- Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- describe the role and operation of the financial markets and institutions that make up the domestic and global financial systems and how they are regulated.
- value the different types of equity, fixed income, and derivative securities.
- analyze the different types of financial risks that are experienced by a global organization and how they can be effectively hedged.
- manage a global organization's operating and fixed assets effectively and fund those assets with an optimal mix of debt and equity financing.
- The student-faculty ratio in this program is 63:1.
- With 26,000 studying students on the campus or through distance and online learning, the university provide 140 on-campus programs and 60 open learning programs.
- University has 2000+ employees including academic faculty, staff, and administration.
- TRU’s beautiful main campus is located in the heart of Kamloops, British Columbia, serving a community of 100,000 people.
- University offers comprehensive financial aids in the form of bursaries, scholarships, awards, work-study, loans, and grants.
- The average annual salary of the University graduates according to PayScale is 49,728 USD.