Accounting and Finance (Cert.) (30 credits)
Offered by: Administration & Governance
Program credit weight: 30
Program Description
The Certificate in Accounting and Finance program is an undergraduate-level certificate program which is intended to provide students with professional competencies and skills in applied accounting and finance that will enhance their career prospects in related fields.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Required Courses (30 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CACF 210 | Introductory Financial Accounting. | 3 |
Introductory Financial Accounting. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to basic financial statements. Topics include: moving through the accounting cycle and the notion of debit and credit; how to measure and report financial transactions and apply accounting theory; financial statement analysis and how to make better business decisions based on sound analysis. | ||
| CACF 215 | Introductory Managerial Accounting. | 3 |
Introductory Managerial Accounting. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the accounting needs of managers. Topics include: key concepts and practices of management accounting and how they can be used to improve business performance and decision-making; types of cost-accounting systems; patterns of cost behaviour; problems related to cost determination, allocation, budgeting and control; and identifying, classifying and summarizing costs and expenses. | ||
| CACF 305 | Information System Tools in Accounting. | 3 |
Information System Tools in Accounting. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the role of computer information systems in organizations as applied to accounting. Topics include: transaction processing fundamentals, major business processing cycles, internal control management systems, accounting information systems security and audit. Includes the use of accounting software. | ||
| CACF 310 | Intermediate Financial Reporting 1. | 3 |
Intermediate Financial Reporting 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Course focuses on the reporting and analysis of financial information with statements and using key accounting principles. Topics include: interpretation of financial statements, examination of the notes that accompany the financial statements; recording and use of analytical tools such as financial-ratio analysis. | ||
| CACF 325 | Intermediate Financial Reporting 2. | 3 |
Intermediate Financial Reporting 2. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An in-depth review of the Income Statement components including revenues, expenses, related-party transactions and other measures derived from the income statements. The course provides a deeper examination of the notes that accompany financial statements in annual reports and are integral to the understanding of the financial position of companies. | ||
| CACF 340 | Corporate Finance: Value Creation and Decision-Making. | 3 |
Corporate Finance: Value Creation and Decision-Making. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A brief overview of the fundamentals of finance from a corporation’s perspective. It provides the framework, concepts and tools for analyzing investments and financial decision-making by a corporation. Other topics include consideration of alternative methods to optimize the firm’s assets and added-value. | ||
| CACF 341 | Taxation: Concepts and Regulations. | 3 |
Taxation: Concepts and Regulations. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Focus on understanding the conceptual structure of the Income Tax Act and its administration. The course covers the key elements of taxation for individuals and corporations, including income from employment, business and property; capital gains and losses; shareholder benefits; tax planning; international taxation; deductions from income; and calculating taxable income and tax due. | ||
| CACF 345 | Intermediate Managerial Accounting. | 3 |
Intermediate Managerial Accounting. Terms offered: Summer 2025 The course explores the risk controls, costs, economic concepts and other considerations in performance management that needs to be taken into account when making operational decisions. Introduction to the most widely used methodologies in managing organization performance systems. | ||
| CACF 450 | Financial and Working Capital Management. | 3 |
Financial and Working Capital Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Traditional concepts of liquidity, collections, disbursements, company-bank relationships, cash forecasting, and short-term investing and financing, including the role of working capital management in the operations of a firm. | ||
| CACF 460 | Applied Personal and Corporate Taxation. | 3 |
Applied Personal and Corporate Taxation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Focus on the structure of the Canadian tax system, and the income tax filings to be completed by individuals and corporations outlining sources of taxable income and allowable deductions. | ||