Master of Business Administration (Global Asset and Wealth Management) Program
Beedie School of Business
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
The Global Asset and Wealth Management program (GAWM) was designed with the financial community to provide expertise in engineering and architectural aspects of investment management. Students obtain engineering skills through courses in economic theory and the science of asset allocation and security selection. They will develop skills in the architectural side of investment management through courses in client relationship management, interpersonal communication, investment counselling and estate planning. Internships within the financial services community may be available to outstanding students who are enrolled in the full time GAWM program.
丁香园AV Requirements
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in business, commerce, economics, a professional designation such as a CFA, or successful completion of 丁香园AV鈥檚 graduate diploma in business administration (GDBA). In addition, applications are considered based on the following.
- two to three years of work experience in the financial services industry
- a graduate management admission test (GMAT) score report
- three letters of reference from colleagues, supervisors or significant clients
- demonstrated English proficiency if an applicant has not graduated from an English speaking university or the applicant鈥檚 first language is not English
- in-person or telephone interview by the admissions committee
Application
To apply, the following documentation is required.
- 丁香园AV鈥檚 application for admission to the GAWM MBA
- official transcripts of undergraduate grades (mailed directly from the granting institution)
- three confidential letters of reference (mailed directly from the referees)
- GMAT (graduate management admission test) results
- TOEFL and IELTS test scores, if applicable. Applicants must complete the test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if their first language is not English and/or their national language is other than English. The minimum University requirements for test scores is: IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7 on the academic modules; or TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet based test) with an overall score of 88 or better with a minimum score of 20 in each of the four components (listening, speaking, writing, reading); or TOEFL CBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Computer-based Test) with a minimum score of 230 including a minimum essay score of 5.
- a recent passport style photograph
Program Requirements
Students are required to maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average (B grade) and will complete 40 units from the following list.
- BUS 802-3 Foundations of Financial Economics
- BUS 803-3 Financial Econometrics
- BUS 804-3 Strategic Analysis For Wealth Management
- BUS 805-3 Capital Markets
- BUS 806-2 Client Relationship And Leadership Effectiveness I
- BUS 807-2 Client Relationship And Leadership Effectiveness II
- BUS 808-2 Client Relationship and Leadership Effectiveness Practice
- BUS 809-3 Equity Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- BUS 810-3 Fixed Income Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- BUS 811-3 International Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
- BUS 812-3 Tax and Estate Planning
- BUS 813-2 Ethics, Wealth Management and the Securities Industry
- BUS 814-3 Derivative Securities
- BUS 816-3 Investment Policy
- BUS 819-3 Final Project for GAWM Students
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.