Finance
Finance units of study are tailored to the preparation of students for a number of different career paths in finance. Graduates are sought after by some of the premier investment banks, fund managers and securities brokers in the world. Financial planners and blue chip corporations seeking graduates for placement in financial management and treasury positions also actively recruit many graduates of the Faculty.
Discipline members actively engage with industry, both in Australia and internationally. Consequently, instruction includes a mix of theory and current practice.
Undergraduate and postgraduate units and majors are available in this area of study.
Undergraduate Study in Finance
Students can complete a Finance major or elective Finance units in:
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (New degree in 2009)
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies)
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (New degree in 2009)
- Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce
Undergraduate Majors
Students can also complete specific Finance units of study as electives in the following major:
Postgraduate Study in Finance
Master of Commerce (Including Combined Degrees)
Students can complete Finance units of study as part of majors, including majors in Banking, Finance and Quantitative Finance, or as electives under the following:
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Commerce and Master of Facilities Management
- Master of Commerce and Master of Logistics Management
- Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting
- Master of International Business and Master of Commerce
- Master of Transport Management and Master of Commerce
Majors
Other Majors which Contain Optional Finance Units of Study
Students can complete specific Finance units of study as electives in the following majors:
Master of Economics
Under the Master of Economics, students can complete Finance units of study as part of a major in Financial Economics, or as electives.
Majors
Master of Professional Accounting
Under the Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting students must complete compulsory Finance units of study. Students may also take additional Finance units as electives.
Other Postgraduate Courses
Students can also complete certain Finance units of study as part of the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce
- Graduate Certificate in Commerce
- Graduate Diploma in Economics
- Master of International Business
- Master of International Business and Master of Commerce
- Master of International Business and Master of Logistics Management
- Master of International Business and Master of Transport Management
Further Information
For advice on courses and majors offered by the Faculty, enrolment advice, information on course structures and selecting units of study for majors and other administrative matters, please contact the Student Information Office.
For academic advice regarding the study of Finance, please contact the Discipline of Finance.