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ACTSC 471Corporate Financial Decision Making

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Actuarial Science
Cross-listed
AFM 476

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This is the second course of a two-course sequence that deals with corporate financial decision making. The course builds on the theory of financial management using cases to illustrate a variety of corporate financial decisions. Where suitable, topics are treated from a mathematical and quantitative perspective.

Prerequisites

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • AFM373 - Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

5 posts and comments in 4 threads mention ACTSC 471, May 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2022

FARM vs MATH/CPA 2 points, 7 comments

“Hey everyone, &x200B; I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into both FARM and Math/CPA and have been very grateful for it:) Nevertheless, I am VERY struggling to choose between these two and …”

u/AFMISFULLOFNOOBS: “… Additional Required Math Courses (4): AFM 272/ACTSC 291 Global Capital Markets AFM 275/ACTSC 391 Corporate Finance AFM 476/ ACTSC 471 Corporate Decision Making STAT 373 Regression and Forecasting Models in Fin. …”

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Fall 2019

Fall 2017

PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments

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u/UWCourseLinker: “… ACTSC 468 - Readings in Actuarial Science 1 ACTSC 469 - Readings in Actuarial Science 2 ACTSC 471 - Advanced Corporate Finance ACTSC 611 - Financial Mathematics I ACTSC 612 - Life Insurance Mathematics I ACTSC 613 - Statistics for Actuarial Science ACTSC 614 - Corporate Finance …”

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Spring 2015

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

Undergraduate Calendar