School of Accounting and Finance

 

Media Contacts

Welcome to the School of Accounting and Finance's Media Room.

Designed specifically for the uWaterloo community, media, and friends of the School, this section of the SAF website will help interested parties quickly access news items and information about the School of Accounting and Finance at the University of Waterloo.

About the School of Accounting and Finance
The School of Accounting and Finance is the only professional school of its kind in Canada. Established in 1981, the school offers undergraduate and graduate programs to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, experience and competencies they need to be leaders in the accounting and finance professions. The School offers four undergraduate and three graduate programs. All undergraduate programs are co-op in order to deepen the student's understanding of their academic study through practical application. Three of the four programs offered are integrated as a five-year course of study leading to a Master of Accounting degree. The school also offers a master's degree program in taxation and a doctoral program.

Contact us

Jim Barnett, Director
School of Accounting and Finance
jbarnett@uwaterloo.ca

Patty Mah, Manager
Marketing and Communications
School of Accounting and Finance
patty.mah@uwaterloo.ca

 

SAF
The School of Accounting and Finance is the only English speaking professional school of its kind in Canada. We offer 2 undergraduate (Accounting and Financial Management and Computing and Financial Management) and 3 graduate (Master of Accounting; Master of Taxation; PhD in Accounting) programs to provide students with the technical, analytical, evaluative, and communication skills needed to prepare for successful careers in public accounting, finance, industry, government and not-for-profit sectors. In conjunction with the Faculties of Mathematics and Science, the School also administers 2 undergraduate programs (Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy; Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy) and 1 graduate program (Master of Quantitative Finance).