# Computing and Financial Management

**Source**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/future-undergraduate-students/undergraduate-programs-and-courses/computing-and-financial-management
**Parent**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca

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[Program](#Program)
| [What
you'll
learn](#What-you-will-learn)
|
[Co-op](#Co-op)
|
[Careers](#Careers)
|
[More
info](#More-info)

## Two majors. One degree.

Computing
and
Financial
Management
(CFM)
is
the
only
program
of-its-kind
in
Canada
that
allows
you
to
study
two
majors
in
computer
science
and
finance
and
combine
that
with
two
years
of
real-world
co-op
experience.
Learn
how
to
use
technology
to
solve
financial
problems
and
apply
your
skills
to
the
growing
field
of
financial
technology. 

The
financial
industry
needs
qualified
professionals
who
understand
complicated
financial
management
concepts
and
know
how
to
design
and
create
software
tools
that
get
the
job
done.
CFM
graduates
are
in
demand!

## What You'll Learn

Take
the
same
courses
as
a
finance
and
computer
science
major!

**Computer
science**
–
Understand
and
explore
programming,
software,
algorithms,
and
the
limits
of
computation.
Use
these
foundations
to
further
explore areas
of
computer
science
like
machine
learning,
human-computer
interaction,
computational
mathematics, and
artificial
intelligence.

**Financial
management** –
Finance
is
about
numbers,
trends,
and
new
ways
of
thinking.
Gain
knowledge
in
corporate
finance,
economics,
markets,
quantitative
finance,
and
much
more.
Financial
management
will
provide
you
with
technical,
analytical,
evaluative,
and
communication
skills.
[Watch
our
video](https://uwaterloo.ca/computing-financial-management/future-students)
for
more
details.

## Co-op

Employers
are
looking
for
candidates
with
relevant
skills
and
experience.
In
CFM,
you'll
grow
your
knowledge
by
applying
what
you've
learned
in
the
classroom
to
your
5
or
6
co-op
experiences.
Work
as
a
developer
or
software
engineer
in
the
technology
industry
or
a
business
analyst
or
investment
banking
analyst
in
the
world
of
finance.
Or
combine
your
skills
to
work
in
the
trillion-dollar
financial
technology
industry.

Find
out
how
you'll
fit
in
your
studies
and
two
years
of
co-op
experiences
with
your
[co-op
sequence](https://uwaterloo.ca/computing-financial-management/future-students/co-op-advantage).
See
what
co-op
positions
are
waiting
for
you.

## Careers

CFM
graduates
command
successful
and
high-paying
jobs
and
they
take
their
experience
all
over
the
world
in
Canada,
the
United
States,
England,
Hong
Kong,
and
more.
They
work
in
technology,
finance,
and
financial
technology
and
demonstrate
why
CFM
is
a
great
program.

[Discover
where
alumni
are
working
and
what
they
do.](https://uwaterloo.ca/computing-financial-management/alumni-and-friends/where-are-they-now)

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## More Info

Visit
[our
website](https://uwaterloo.ca/computing-financial-management)
for
more
details
and
contact
us
if
you
have
any
questions.

Remote video URL

[View "Computing & Financial Management (Computer Science & Finance)" on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzOMq7jniBU)

Questions?

Contact us!