Master of Applied Finance

Graduate Diploma of Finance [exit point only]
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning [exit point only]
Graduate Certificate in Finance

Master of Applied Finance

The course consists of 12 subjects, six of which are core subjects. For the general award of Master of Applied Finance the remaining six subjects are to be taken from the restricted elective offering. This provides students with the ability to 'tailor' their degree to suit their particular personal and career needs. For specialisations students select 4 subjects from a restricted specialisation set of subjects and the remaining two subjects drawn from the full set of restricted electives.

Core subjects
ECO501 Business Economics
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
FIN531 Investment Analysis

Banking Specialisation
FIN521 Corporate Treasury Management
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance
Financial Planning Specialisation
FIN560 Financial Planning

and three restricted electives chosen from the following specialisation set:

FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN567 Property Investment
LAW545 Taxation Strategies

Restricted electives
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
FIN518 International Financial Mgmt
FIN521 Corporate Treasury Management
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN524 Applied Portfolio Management
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
LAW545 Taxation Strategies

Students may elect to exit from the Masters degree and graduate with the award Graduate Certificate in Finance (GradCertFin) after completion of four subjects as specified for the Graduate Certificate in Finance, or with a Graduate Diploma in Finance after completion of eight subjects as specified for the Graduate Diploma in Finance , or with a Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning after completion of eight subjects as specified for the Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning.

Graduate Diploma in Finance

The Graduate Diploma in Finance is an exit point course within the Master of Applied Finance.
The course consists of eight subjects, three of which are core subjects. For the award of Graduate Diploma in Finance the remaining five subjects are to be taken from the specialisation and restricted elective subject sets. This provides students with the ability to 'tailor' their degree to suit their particular personal and career needs.

Core subjects
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
FIN531 Investment Analysis

Plus at least two restricted electives chosen from the following specialisation set:

FIN518 International financial Management
FIN521 Corporate Treasury Management
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance

Plus a maximum of three restricted electives chosen from the following set of subjects:

ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
ECO501 Business Economics
FIN518 International Financial Mgmt
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN524 Applied Portfolio Management
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN567 Property Investment
LAW545 Taxation Strategies

Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning

The Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning is an exit point course within the Master of Applied Finance.
The course consists of eight subjects, four of which are core subjects. For the award of Graduate Diploma in Finance the remaining four subjects are to be taken from the specialisation and restricted elective subject sets. This provides students with the ability to 'tailor' their degree to suit their particular personal and career needs.

Core subjects
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets
FIN560 Financial Planning

and three or more restricted electives chosen from the following specialisation set:

FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN567 Property Investment
LAW545 Taxation Strategies

Plus restricted electives chosen from the following set of subjects:

ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance
ECO501 Business Economics
FIN518 International Financial Mgmt
FIN521 Corporate Treasury Management
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN524 Applied Portfolio Management
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN535 Strategic Finance

Graduate Certificate in Finance

The course consists of 4 subjects, 2 of which are core subjects and the remaining 2 are taken from a set of restricted subjects.

FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Money and Capital Markets

Plus two restricted electives chosen from the following set of subjects:

ECO501 Business Economics
FIN518 International Financial Management
FIN522 Financial Modelling
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning
ACC501 Business Accounting & Finance

Enrolment pattern

Master of Applied Finance

Session 1
FIN530 Money and Capital markets
Elective 1

Session 2
FIN516 Corporate Finance
Elective 2

Session 3
ECO501 Business Economics
Elective 3

Session 4
FIN518 International Financial Management
Elective 4

Session 5
FIN531 Investments Analysis
Elective 5

Session 6
FIN522 Financial Modelling
Elective 6
 
Graduate Diploma in Finance

Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites. However a typical pattern as a guide to enrolment pattern would be as follows.

Session 1
FIN516 Corporate Finance
Elective 1

Session 2
FIN530 Money and Capital markets
Elective 2

Session 3
FIN531 Investment Analysis
Elective 3

Session 4
Elective 4
Elective 5

Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning

Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites. However a typical pattern as a guide to enrolment pattern would be as follows.

Session 1
FIN516 Corporate Finance
Elective 1

Session 2
FIN530 Money and Capital markets
Elective 2

Session 3
FIN560 Financial Planning
Elective 3

Session 4
Elective 4
Elective 5

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Because of the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending upon the availability of subjects and the meeting of any pre-requisites. However a typical pattern as a guide to enrolment pattern would be as follows.

Session 1
FIN530 Money and Capital markets
Elective 1

Session 2
FIN516 Corporate Finance
Elective 2

Articulation

The Graduate Certificate in Finance is an exit point course within the Master of Applied Finance (as well as being offered as a stand alone articulated entry course).

The Graduate Diploma in Finance and Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning are exit points from the Master of Applied Finance after the successful completion of 8 subjects in accordance with course requirements as listed in the course structure.

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