The professional Master of Accounting and Finance (MAcc.Fin.) degree program responds to a growing need in industry for those with dual professional designations in both Accounting and Finance and provides students with the opportunity to pursue the dual designations of the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).  In addition, the research-informed curriculum has been designed to teach the ways in which Accounting and Finance are integrated and how the models and theories drawn from one discipline inform the other.   The degree program will be offered over 16 months (4 sessions) using a cohort-based model and is for pre-experience students. Students will complete a structured sequence of the equivalent of 8.5 FCE including 0.5 FCE in a co-op internship.  It is offered on a full-time basis only. Graduates will be competitive in all industries allowing them to become leaders in consultancy, project management, portfolio management and accounting and specific careers are as account managers, wealth managers, analysts and consultants, ultimately advancing their careers into the highest level of leadership positions such as Treasurers, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) or Presidents.