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Specialisation: Finance

Award(s) to which this specialisation belongs:
 
Master of Accounting (Professional) with the degree of Master of Commerce
 
Master of Biotechnology with the degree of Master of Commerce
 
Master of Commerce

Specialisation details:

Finance

FIN11S

Department:
Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies
Faculty:
Faculty of Business and Economics
Admission Requirements:
• Australian Bachelor degree or recognised equivalent
• Minimum GPA of 2.70 (out of 4.00)
• Minimum English Language Proficiency: IELTS or IELTS equivalent of 6.5 overall, with minimum 6.0 in each band
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1, (February) Session 2, (August)

600 level

Recommended
4
Principles of Accounting (4)
 
ACCG611
Recommended
4
Principles of Finance (4)
 
ACST603
Recommended
8cp from
 
Intermediate Financial Accounting (4)
 
ACCG612
 
Intermediate Managerial Accounting (4)
 
ACCG613
 
Business and Corporation Law (4)
 
ACCG614
 
Stochastic Methods in Finance and Insurance (4)
 
ACST601
 
Mathematical Modelling (4)
 
ACST604
 
Intermediate Microeconomics (4)
 
ECON632
 
Intermediate Macroeconomics (4)
 
ECON633
8
Econometrics and Business Statistics (4)
 
ECON634

This specialisation must be completed as part of an award. The general requirements for the award must be satisfied in order to graduate.

Requirements for the Specialisation:

Completion of a minimum of 16 credit points including the following prescribed units:

Credit points

800 level

Required
4
Corporate Finance (4)
 
AFIN808
Required
4
Investments (4)
 
AFIN818
Required
4
Capital Markets (4)
 
AFIN837
Required
4cp from
 
Research Seminar (4)
 
ACCG807
 
Quantitative Asset and Liability Modelling 1 (4)
 
ACST816
 
Quantitative Asset and Liability Modelling 2 (4)
 
ACST817
 
Options, Futures and Derivatives (4)
 
ACST828
 
Capital Budgeting and Financial Modelling (4)
 
ACST829
 
Financial Institutions Management and Regulation (4)
 
ACST834
 
Mathematics of Finance (4)
 
ACST851
 
Finance and Financial Reporting (4)
 
ACST852
 
Quantitative Methods in Risk Management (4)
 
ACST865
 
Investment Management (4)
 
ACST871
 
Quantitative Techniques in Debt and Equity Investment Management (4)
 
ACST872
 
Financial Derivatives Management (4)
 
ACST873
 
Research Methodology in Finance (4)
 
AFIN805
 
Risk Management and Derivatives (4)
 
AFIN806
 
International Investment and Risk (4)
 
AFIN828
 
Business and Financial Analysis (4)
 
AFIN832
 
Business Valuation (4)
 
AFIN838
 
Portfolio Management (4)
 
AFIN839
 
International Financial Management (4)
 
AFIN867
 
Investing in Emerging Markets (4)
 
AFIN875
 
Islamic Banking and Finance (4)
 
AFIN876
 
Corporate Financial Forecasting (4)
 
AFIN890
 
Monetary and Financial Policies (4)
 
ECON844
4
International Monetary Policy (4)
 
ECON846

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS SPECIALISATION

16