Fundamental concepts in asset valuation are discussed within the context of simple asset pricing models and efficient financial markets. This course introduces the valuation of financial assets such as bonds and stocks. Further topics include the issuing of financial securities, leverage, dividend policy, cash management, and derivative securities. Restricted to students registered in the MBA China Program.

This course introduces students to frameworks for analyzing major financial decisions made by companies. Topics include discounted cash flow techniques, financial asset valuation, capital budgeting principles, capital structure, and related corporate financial policies. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

Understanding cash flow analysis, short-term financing, pro formas, the assessment of financial performance, ratio analysis and the role of financial intermediaries. Restricted to students registered in the MBA China Program.

This course is concerned with the organization, evolution and structure of, and functions performed by, investment banks. Specifically, the course will cover topics such as the offering of securities to the public, the underwriting process, normal course and short form prospectus offerings, and private placements. In addition, exchange listings, maintaining exchange trading status, the role of research analysts and insider trading regulation will be studied. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course establishes comprehensive investment principles. Coverage includes portfolio selection and asset pricing, market efficiency, security analysis, fixed income analysis, derivatives, and portfolio performance evaluation. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course builds on the introductory course in finance and discusses advanced corporate finance theory including financial structure, payout policy, cost of capital, valuation of companies, debt and equity financing, and financial planning. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course describes how to use derivatives to manage financial risks arising from changes in market factors such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, and stock prices. Derivative markets, the properties and pricing of forwards, futures, and options, and how risk management contributes to firm value will be discussed. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course examines financial and economic aspects of corporate mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring, paying attention to the valuation and shareholder wealth effects of these decisions. It also investigates the relation between corporate ownership and financial structure and performance, anti-takeover devices, and international mergers. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

A week-long intensive course. Understanding cash flow analysis, short-term financing, pro formas, the assessment of financial performance, ratio analysis and the role of financial intermediaries. Restricted to Executive MBA students only.

This course discusses the characteristics and valuation of fixed income securities. It provides tools to manage interest rate risk, including interest rate derivatives (swaps, swaptions, futures and forward rate agreements).Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course introduces key concepts in financial accounting. Topics include accounting principles, balance sheet, income and cash flow statements, and accounting standards and frameworks.

This course describes how to analyze and extract information from a firm's financial statements. Topics include cash flow analysis, pro forma statements, financial performance assessment, ratio analysis, forensic accounting, and financial reporting assessment.

This course discusses financial markets and asset classes. Topics include capital raising through debt and equity issuance, private debt and equity, venture capital, real assets, and financing and investing innovations.

This course provides frameworks to understand how sustainable finance (sometimes labeled ESG - environmental, social, and governance) affects companies, investors, and other stakeholders. Topics include ESG reporting and measurement, managing ESG risks, investing with an ESG focus, and capitalizing on new opportunities related to ESG.

Understanding valuation, capital markets, venture capital, international markets, and corporate risk management. Restricted to Executive MBA students only.

This course discusses the international economic environment, foreign currency markets, and financial management in an international setting. Key topics are exchange rate models, managing currency risks, international investments, capital budgeting, and financing decisions in an international context. Prerequisites: FIN 806 and FIN 808. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

Financial market and institutional development are covered from a historical perspective. Asset pricing anomalies and bubbles are also examined. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

This course discusses cases and current topics in finance. Insights and concepts from the entire program are applied in an integrated framework with a focus on China. Prerequisites: FIN 806 and FIN 808. Restricted to students registered in the MFM Program.

Types de titres et méthodes d'évaluation de base. Évaluation et sélection des actifs physiques et intellectuels. Fonctionnement des marchés d'actifs et efficacité des marchés. Mesures du risque et méthodes de réduction du risque. Politique de financement, y compris le choix entre le financement par emprunt et le financement par actions. Note : Les personnes étudiantes doivent avoir une connaissance de base des applications micro-informatiques. Préalable : STATQ 151 ou équivalent. Pré-requis ou corequis : ACCTG 200 ou ACCTG 300 ou ACCTG 211 ou ACCTG 311. Note : ce cours n'est pas accessible aux personnes ayant ou postulant à des credits pour ADMI 302, FIN 201 ou FIN 301.

Contemporary approaches to folklore. May include a fieldwork component. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in MLCS 204.

History, concepts, and practices of folklore. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in MLCS 205.

Folktale, legend, and folk belief as utilized in contemporary film. North American and international studios and their approaches to filmic folklore. Normally the course will cover either live-action and/or animated film. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in MLCS 275.

Analysis of digital expressions of folklore. Study of the use of folklore in the production of digital materials. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in MLCS 375.

Seminar in Folklore Studies. Includes a fieldwork research project. Prerequisite: 3 units in FOLK at the senior level. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in MLCS 405.

Economic aspects of forest production, marketing, finance, and policy. Prerequisite: ECON 101.

Analysis of forest resource policy formation and evaluation. Review of selected policies and programs provincially, nationally, and internationally. Analysis of current policy issues. Prerequisite: AREC 200, AREC 365, ECON 269, ECON 365, or FOREC 345. (Offered jointly by the Departments of Renewable Resources and Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES).) [REES]

Individual study. Investigations of a special problem involving field or library study and preparation of written reports. Prerequisite: consent of Department Chair.

Analysis of selected research problems and design or research projects in forest economics. Prerequisite: consent of Department Chair.

Economic aspects of forest production, marketing, finance, and policy. Not to be taken if credit received for FOREC 345. Prerequisite: ECON 101

Analysis of forest resource policy formation and evaluation. Review of selected policies and programs provincially, nationally, and internationally. Analysis of current policy issues. Not to be taken if credit received for FOREC 473. Prerequisite: AREC 200, AREC 365, ECON 269, ECON 365, or FOREC 345, or consent of instructor. (Offered jointly by the Departments of Renewable Resources and Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES).) [REES]

Vise à mettre en place les compétences orales et écrites nécessaires, ie., fondamentales et acquises, par un usage éclectique des méthodes appropriées , notamment actionnelle et inductive, et dans le cadre d'une francophonie multiculturelle. Note(s): (1) Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des créditspour FRANC 110. (2) Affectation par l'évaluation initiale obligatoire. Faire référence à Tests de langue section du calendrier.

Vise à mettre en place les compétences orales et écrites nécessaires, ie., fondamentales et acquises, par un usage éclectique des méthodes appropriées, notamment actionnelle et inductive, et dans le cadre d'une francophonie multiculturelle. Préalable: FRANC 116. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 111.

Pratique du français (parlé, lu et écrit) et exploration culturelle en contexte francophone majoritaire. Par le biais d'activités d'écoute, d'interaction orale, de lecture et d'écriture, ce cours vise à permettre aux futurs enseignants d'acquérir une plus grande autonomie en français et de découvrir divers registres de langue en situation de communication authentique. Préalable: Affectation par l'évaluation initiale au début du programme. Note : Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants inscrits au BEd et est offert dans le cadre du Programme Explore pour les étudiants en éducation.

Ce cours a pour objectif de renforcer les compétences linguistiques générales des personnes étudiantes dans une perspective de français sur objectifs spécifiques (FOS), en lien avec le monde des affaires. Il propose une révision structurée de la grammaire, du vocabulaire, de l'expression orale et écrite, et prépare à une utilisation efficace du français dans le contexte pré-professionnel des affaires. Notes : (1) Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux personnes ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 226. (2) Ce cours est réservé aux personnes étudiantes du programme bilingue en administration des affaires.

Dernière étape de l'acquisition systématique du français, de tous ses éléments, tant au niveau grammatical et syntaxique, que sur le plan de l'oral et de l'écrit, à l'aide de textes de toutes sortes et favorisant la méthode inductive, toujours dans le cadre d'une francophonie diverse et multiculturelle. Préalable(s): FRANC 117 ou affectation par l'évaluation initiale obligatoire (Faire référence à Tests de langue section du calendrier). Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 211.

Axé sur les formes d'expression dans la pratique et l'académique, le cours vise à compléter le cheminement qui mène à la maîtrise de la langue française dans toutes ses nuances et complexités, tant à l'oral qu'à l'écrit. Note(s) : (1) Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 221 et 226. (2) Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants du BScInf (bilingue).

Axé sur les formes d'expression dans la pratique et l'académique, le cours vise à compléter le cheminement qui mène à la maîtrise de la langue française dans toutes ses nuances et complexités, tant à l'oral qu'à l'écrit. Préalable (s): FRANC 216 ou 217 ou affectation par l'évaluation initiale obligatoire (Faire référence à Tests de langue section du calendrier). Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 221 et 224.

Consolidation des éléments travaillés au FRANC 226. Préalable: FRANC 226.

Pratique de la rédaction technique, journalistique et de la vulgarisation scientifique. Préalable: FRANC 226. Note : Ce cours n'est pas accessible pour les étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits en FRANC 233.

Pratique de la rédaction technique, journalistique et de la vulgarisation scientifique pour les sciences infirmières. Préalable: FRANC 224. Notes: (1) Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants du programme BScInf (bilingue). (2) Ce cours n'est pas accessible pour les étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits en FRANC 232.

Ce cours vise l'acquisition d'une maîtrise de la langue française spécifique au monde des affaires, afin d'optimiser la communication écrite et orale dans ce domaine, par une consolidation linguistique, méthodologique et rédactionnelle liée au contexte et aux situations du monde des affaires. Préalable(s): 3 crédits FRANC de niveau 200 ou 300. Note : Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants du programme bilingue en administration des affaires.

La compréhension, l'analyse et la synthèse d'informations. L'étude et la manipulation du raisonnement logique. La recherche et l'exploitation des arguments. L'élaboration et la mise en forme de la dissertation comme texte clair, cohérent et convaincant. Travaux pratiques. Ce cours présuppose une bonne connaissance de la langue française aux plans grammatical, syntaxique et lexical. Préalable(s): FRANC 226 ou 227 ou affectation par l'évaluation initiale obligatoire (Faire référence à Tests de langue section du calendrier). Note: ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour FRANC 322.

Ce cours, de niveau linguistique C1 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (CECRL), vise l'acquisition d'une maîtrise de la langue française spécifique au milieu éducatif, afin d'optimiser la communication écrite et orale dans ce domaine, par la consolidation linguistique, méthodologique et rédactionnelle liée au contexte et aux situations du monde de l'école. Préalable(s) : FRANC 226 ou affectation par test de placement. Note : ce cours est réservé aux étudiants du programme d'Éducation.

La mise en évidence des possibilités créatrices du dialogue et de la nécessité de faire découvrir, par le jeu dramatique, le fond commun et permanent de la langue parlée et de la langue écrite. Pratique de la préparation et de la mise en marche des dramatisations, afin d'explorer la création des diverses formes dramatiques. Note : Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits en ADRAM 249.

Approfondissement du français (parlé, lu et écrit) et exploration culturelle en contexte francophone majoritaire. Par le biais d'activités d'écoute, d'interaction orale, de lecture et d'écriture, ce cours vise à permettre aux futurs enseignants d'acquérir une autonomie et une aisance langagières en situation de communication authentique et de découvrir la francophonie canadienne au quotidien. Préalable: Affectation par l'évaluation initiale au début du programme. Note : Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants inscrits au BEd et est offert dans le cadre du Programme Explore pour les étudiants en education.

Techniques de lecture à voix haute, exploration des ressources corporelles, vocales, musicales, visuelles et spatiales pour la lecture devant public. Survol historique de la lecture, interprétation de textes divers et procédés de mise en lecture publique. Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant suivi ADRAM 310. Préalable(s): 6 crédits de niveau 200 parmi FRANC, ADRAM ou l'équivalent.

Perfectionnement du français (parlé, lu et écrit) et intégration culturelle en contexte francophone majoritaire. Par le biais d'activités langagières et culturelles variées, ce cours vise à permettre aux futurs enseignants de vivre la francophonie canadienne au quotidien et d'acquérir une aisance et une spontanéité dans diverses situations de communication sociale et professionnelle. Préalable: Affectation par l'évaluation initiale au début du programme. Note : Ce cours est réservé aux étudiants inscrits au BEd et est offert dans le cadre du Programme Explore pour les étudiants en éducation.

Panorama d'ensemble d'une ou de plusieurs littératures maghrébine, africaine, antillaise, ou des les de l'Océan Indien.

Théorie et pratique du processus créatif dans l'écriture; introduction aux procédés discursifs de la poésie, du roman et de la pièce de théâtre. Préalable(s): 3 crédits de littérature niveau 200 ou 3 crédits ADRAM niveau 200. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour ADRAM 484.

Ce cours viseà permettre aux étudiants d'approfondir un sujet de leur choix en langue française ouen littérature française ou francophone. Préalable(s): 6 crédits en langue française ou en littérature française ou francophone de niveau 300.

Préparation du mémoire requis en quatrième année du programme de spécialisation en Français-langue et littérature.

Préparation du mémoire requis en quatrième année du programme de spécialisation en Français-langue et littérature.

Intended for students with no previous knowledge of the language and designed to develop basic skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing, and intercultural competence. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency, or with French 30 or its equivalents in Canada and other countries.

Prerequisite: FREN 111 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency, or with French 30 or its equivalents in Canada and other countries.

Intended to expand comprehension and production skills in written and oral French with a focus on intercultural competence. Prerequisite: French 30 (or equivalent) or FREN 112 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in FRANC 116.

Prerequisite: FREN 211 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in FRANC 117.

Prerequisite: FREN 297. This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Designed to improve the student's command of French through intensive oral practice and advanced written exercises. Prerequisite: FREN 212 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in FREN 297, 298 or FRANC 216, 217, 226.

Tools necessary to conduct literary analyses and essay writing. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300.

Mythology, the supernatural, and superstition as cultural and literary phenomena in the French-speaking world. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Functions and manifestations of the food paradigm in Francophone cinematographic and narrative texts. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Francophone cultural texts from a postcolonial perspective with a focus on migration, community, exile, and identity. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

The evolution of Francophone societies from a multidisciplinary perspective. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Addresses either a given period or a particular facet of Francophone literary texts tied to three loosely connected themes that go back to the very origins of French as a language and continue to shape cultural expression. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Through novels, plays, and films, the course aims to explore migrant literature. The transcultural themes of (im-)migration, exile, assimilation challenges, identity formation, xenophobia and racism will be examined, and topics such as the importance of sensorial memories and representations of cultural belonging will be discussed. Prerequisite: FREN 297 or FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of the Department.

This course examines how authors across different eras and genres address climate change and other environmental concerns, while sometimes offering solutions through fiction. Topics will include nature preservation, ecological degradation, rethinking the relationship between humans and non-humans, climate change and gender inequalities, decolonial ecology, and AI's environmental impact. Prerequisite: FREN 297 or FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of the Department.

This course examines how the Francophone world participates in the construction of technologies (from Minitel to French Start-ups) and in the debates surrounding ethical, economic, political, and environmental issues raised by AI (e.g., techno-capitalism, environmental impact). Prerequisite: FREN 297 or FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of the Department.

Uses the study of various intellectual and historical events to provide students with a window into the French world. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department. Offered in La Rochelle, France only. Requires payment of additional student instructional support fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

French & Francophone cultures as expressed in media other than literature, from the invention of cinema through contemporary artistic, socio-cultural, and political forms. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: FREN 254 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with credit in FREN 353. This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Overview of the pronunciation of Standard French. Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: FREN 297, FREN 298 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

Interactions between language and society in the Francophone world. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or FREN 300 or consent of Department.

An experiential study of La Rochelle, its people and history. Prerequisite: FREN 299 or consent of Department.

Emphasis on the representation and evolution of society in French cinema over the last 20 years. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: FREN 254 or consent of Department. Note: This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Colonialism, identity, diaspora and cultural diversity in French Caribbean literature, films, and music. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

Texts written in various Francophone parts of the world from different periods. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: 6 units from FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

From medieval times through the 19th century. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

From the 20th through the 21st century. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

Study of French oral, materials, and popular culture in various parts of the Francophone world. Variable content; may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 6 units from: FREN 301, 311, 315, 317, 318, 319, 333, 345, 399 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Introduction to basic formal concepts in film analysis including mise-en-scène, cinematographic properties, editing, and sound, as well as narrative qualities.

A survey of world cinema from 1890 to 1950, with emphasis on major historical developments and important individual films. Prerequisite or corequisite: FS 100. Not to be taken by students with credit in FS 200.

A survey of world cinema from 1950 to present, with emphasis on major historical developments and important individual films. Prerequisite: FS 100. Not to be taken by students with credit in FS 200.

The socio-cultural role of TV from the network to multi-platform eras with an emphasis on theories of power and representation. Prerequisite/Corequisite: FS 100.

General survey of major currents and debates in film theory, including early theories on the ontology of the film image, semiotic approaches to film as language, Marxist and psychoanalytic concepts of spectatorship and the film image, the intersections of film and ideology, and the phenomenological theory of film as an embodied experience. Prerequisite: FS 100.

History and aesthetic developments in Quebec film, from 1930s to present. Prerequisite: FS 100.