Position Yourself
for Success
Master of Science in Finance
Learning
At SFU Beedie, you’ll learn inside and outside the classroom. In addition to the academics, optional experiential and extra-curricular activities will help you build leadership skills, add to your professional network and enhance your resume.
Get insights from student ambassadors
Once you’re admitted into the program, you’ll be teamed up with a current MSc Finance student ambassador. This person will be available to meet for coffee (or Zoom if you’re not in Vancouver at the time), to share their experiences, offer study tips, advice on where to get textbooks, tell you what they’ve discovered about living in Vancouver, and more. Your student ambassador will not only help you with your transition into the program, but also become one of the first SFU individuals in your professional network.
International students are also paired with an International Student Ambassador. They will share with you first-hand what it was like to move to Vancouver and to study in this new environment. International students are not alone in this important life event.
Explore career pathways
Through the Career Management Centre, international graduate students who do not have any work experience in Canada will have experiential opportunities to network with industry partners, explore local workplace culture and learn the day-to-day responsibilities of decision-makers.
Co-curriculars
You’ll also have the opportunity to gain leadership experience, build a richer network and enhance your resume through professional associations, events and case competitions.
Build your network in Vancouver
Tap into our vast and engaged alumni network, and be in the right position to land your ideal job. We organize many events throughout the year to give you opportunities to meet influential people and make new business contacts. These include events organized by the local Chapters of:
- Professional Risk Managers' International Association
- Management & Economics Society (MES) of CIM
- Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
- Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
- Alternative Investment Management Association
Explore career pathways
Through the Career Management Centre, international graduate students who do not have any work experience in Canada will have experiential opportunities to network with industry partners, explore local workplace culture and learn the day-to-day responsibilities of decision-makers.
Compete with your peers
Each year our students participate in various optional competitions where you get to apply and demonstrate what you’ve learned in the classroom. These include:
- National Investment Banking Competition: A pressure-packed 5-hour challenge to create a presentation and pitch to a panel of judges and 300 delegates
- CFA Global Investment Research Challenge: Create a detailed research report for a company and defend their investment thesis to a panel of judges
- ENGAGE International Investment Education Symposium: Take part in the world’s largest Student Managed Portfolio Competition. SFU Beedie MSc Finance students have won the top prize four years in a row
Our cohort method
In the MSc Finance program, your cohort includes smart, critical thinkers from all over the world. Our class sizes are small, and offer countless opportunities to work in teams and engage with your cohort.
This experience will help you build relationships that could last throughout your entire career.
Class profile
- Average class size: 55
- Average age: 26
- Degrees held: Accounting, Arts, Business, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Forestry, Management, Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
- Average work experience: 3.7 years
- Languages spoken: Bengali, Chinese, English, Farsi, Filipino, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Class profile: 53% women, 47% men
- Average GMAT: 631
- 89% international students
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Mail: mscfin@sfu.ca
Phone: 778.782.6625
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