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AFM 478International Financial Management

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Accounting and Financial Management

When it runs

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

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines various aspects of corporate decision-making in a global firm, such as cross-border investments and financing, international risk management, multinational working capital management, and the impact of the international regulatory environment.

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
      • AFM274 - Introduction to Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • AFM275 - Corporate Finance (0.50)
      • ACTSC391 - Corporate Finance (0.50)
    • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001342644 / 60TTh 08:30–09:50
TST 101380744 / 60Oct 30 20:30–22:00

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8 posts and comments in 6 threads mention AFM 478, July 2016 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.

Winter 2020

Spring 2019

AFM 478 vs ECON 231 vs PSCI 281 4 points, 11 comments

u/UwDJ: “Has anyone taken any of these three courses recently? I can take any one of the three, looking for the easiest option.”

u/pwcunt: “AFM478 - there are only like 5-10 kids in this class. Could be difficult (participation would be important - make the prof like you), remember AFM prefers average of 75%. ECON231 - generally a guaranteed 85%. If you have Viv Yang, it's guaranteed 90%. …”

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Fall 2017

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

u/RayDWatson: “Testing all course codes 1/61: [[ACC604]] [[ACC605]] [[ACC606]] [[ACC607]] [[ACC608]] [[ACC609]] [[ACC610]] [[ACC611]] [[ACC620]] [[ACC621]] [[ACC622]] [[ACC623]] [[ACC624]] [[ACC625]] [[ACC626]] …”

u/RayDWatson: “… [[AFM463]] [[AFM471]] [[AFM472]] [[AFM473]] [[AFM474]] [[AFM475]] [[AFM476]] [[AFM477]] [[AFM478]] [[AFM479]] [[AFM480]] [[AFM481]] [[AFM482]] [[AFM483]] [[AFM484]] [[AFM491]] [[AFM492]] [[AFM501]] [[AFM502]] [[AFM503]] [[AFM504]] [[AHS100]] [[AHS107]] [[AHS150]] [[AHS600]] …”

u/UWCourseLinker: “… Income Securities AFM 476 - Advanced Corporate Finance AFM 477 - Mergers and Acquisitions AFM 478 - International Financial Management AFM 479 - Cases and Applications in Finance II AFM 480 - Selected Problems and Cases in Managerial Accounting AFM 481 - Cost Management Systems …”

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Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… 401 AFM 415 AFM 418 AFM 424 AFM 425 AFM 428 AFM 429 AFM 433 AFM 444 AFM 462 AFM 476 AFM 477 AFM 478 AFM 479 AFM 482 AFM 491 AHS 107 AHS 600 AMATH 231 AMATH 250 AMATH 251 AMATH 271 AMATH 331 AMATH 342 AMATH 350 AMATH 351 AMATH 391 AMATH 442 AMATH 453 AMATH 456 AMATH 463 AMATH 473 …”

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Spring 2017

AFM478 vs ECON231 0 points, 2 comments

u/watertru: “Has anyone taken either one of these? I'm leaning towards AFM478 because it appears to be more relevant to my program but I haven't heard too much about it. Also what are your thoughts on AFM323?”

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Spring 2016

AFM course question 0 points, 5 comments

“I was looking at the courses for AFM students, and in the 2A term, it says "global perspective". Can anyone clarify what are some eligible courses? …”

u/TheZarosian: “I think it's referring to one of the "international economy/politics/finance/etc." courses offered: One of AFM 333, AFM 434, AFM 478, ECON 231, PSCI 281 (see Note 3) Note 3: In lieu of "one of AFM 333, AFM 434, AFM 478, ECON 231, PSCI 281", an alternate course may count towards …”

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