Japan Management (Non-Thesis): Finance (M.B.A.) (57 credits)
Offered by: Management (Desautels Faculty of Management)
Degree: Master of Business Admin
Program credit weight: 57
Program Description
**This program is no longer accepting new students."
The McGill MBA Japan program of the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University is the leading MBA program in Japan, and one of the leading weekend programs in Asia. Designed for working people with several years of experience, the McGill MBA Japan program allows you to complete a Master of Business Administration program on weekends, without leaving employment.
Based on McGill’s world-leading Integrative MBA Curriculum, the MBA Japan program allows you to complete a full MBA by studying two weekends per month in as little as 20 months. Taught by world-leading professors from McGill’s home campus, the MBA Japan attracts highly qualified students from Japan and around the globe.
The Finance Concentration focuses on how firms raise capital and on the optimal allocation of capital for investments. This concentration prepares students for careers in corporate treasury functions, asset management, and investment banking.
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 Core Courses (21 credits)
All M.B.A. students must complete the following core courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MGCR 629 | Healthcare Leadership. | 1 |
Healthcare Leadership. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the leadership challenges of the 21st century in a rapidly changing global environment at the intersection of business and society. | ||
| MGCR 650 | Business Tools. | 2 |
Business Tools. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the practical usage of standard business tools and frameworks. | ||
| MGCR 651 | Managing Resources. | 4 |
Managing Resources. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An introduction to the challenges of acquiring and developing various resources in the firm, including financial capital, human talent, and information technology. | ||
| MGCR 652 | Value Creation. | 4 |
Value Creation. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Offers a comprehensive overview of the value creation process in business sectors by exploring the inter-relationships among the partners in the value chain. | ||
| MGCR 653 | Markets and Globalization. | 4 |
Markets and Globalization. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. A review of macro-environment in which firms compete, and the linkages which exist between the domestic and global economies. Topics such as trade, fiscal and monetary policy, interest rates, exchange rates, and balance of payments will be covered. | ||
| MGCR 661 | International Study Experience. | 6 |
International Study Experience. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The process of internationalization as well as managing an enterprise/organization in an international setting. Students will participate in an organized study trip outside of Canada, to a city with significant international business. | ||
Required Concentration Courses (6 credits)
Students choosing the Finance concentration must complete these required courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FINE 622 | Modern Corporate Finance. | 3 |
Modern Corporate Finance. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Foundations of modern corporate finance theory. Key topics: Capital structure in a perfect market as well as imperfections arising from debt and taxes, and bankruptcy costs. Dividend and payout policy. Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage. Corporate governance. Corporate risk management. | ||
| FINE 646 | Investments and Portfolio Management. | 3 |
Investments and Portfolio Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The prime objective is to provide the student with a rational framework for investment. The portfolio and capital market theory of FINE 650 is extended and the empirical evidence supporting these and competing hypotheses is investigated for both individual securities and portfolios. | ||
Complementary Courses (30 credits)
9 credits selected from the following courses toward the concentration:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 618 | Financial Reporting: Structure and Analysis. | 3 |
Financial Reporting: Structure and Analysis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. An in-depth analysis of corporate financial reporting principles and practices, with emphasis on developing the abilities of the student to discriminate between the form and substance of corporate financial reports. Analysis of all components of the financial statements with the effect of reference to alternative practices on financial reports. | ||
| FINE 620 | Corporate Mergers. | 3 |
Corporate Mergers. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course deals with the rationale, structuring, shareholder value creation, financial implications and management of corporate joint ventures, alliances, mergers and acquisitions, including discussion of the external and internal reasons for these alliances and combinations and the steps taken to create structure and value and then to manage their implementation. | ||
| FINE 639 | Derivatives and Risk Management. | 3 |
Derivatives and Risk Management. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This course studies the field of investments related to options and futures. The course will concentrate on trading strategies and analytical models for valuing options and futures contacts. | ||
| FINE 648 | Applied Corporate Finance. | 3 |
Applied Corporate Finance. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Concepts and techniques developed in earlier courses are extended and/or applied to problems faced by managers in Corporate Finance. Such problems include: working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, cost of capital and mergers and acquisitions. Stresses the application of theory and techniques and extensive use is made of case studies. | ||
| FINE 690 | Advanced Topics in Finance 1. | 3 |
Advanced Topics in Finance 1. Terms offered: Summer 2025 Review of current topics in finance. | ||
| FINE 693 | Global Capital Markets. | 3 |
Global Capital Markets. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The international financial environment as it affects the multinational manager. In-depth study of the various balance of payments concepts, adjustment of the external balance, and the international monetary system will be followed by a review of theory and institutional aspects of the foreign exchange and the international (Eurodollar) markets. | ||
The remaining 15 credits of courses are chosen from 500- and 600-level courses offered by the Faculty.
6 credits from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BUSA 650 | Internship. | 6 |
Internship. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An on-the-job experience in a corporation or organization supervised by an academic faculty member. | ||
| BUSA 651 | Practicum. | 6 |
Practicum. Terms offered: Summer 2025 A practical project which provides an opportunity to explore and recommend solutions to a business issue within a corporation or organization. | ||