Master of Applied Finance

Graduate Certificate in Finance

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

Core 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
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning

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

FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN521 Corporate Treasury 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

ECO518 Business Forecasting
FIN521 Corporate Treasury Management
FIN523 Lending in Financial Institutions
FIN524 Applied Portfolio Management
FIN525 Financial Institutions Management
FIN535 Strategic Finance
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN567 Property Investment

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.

Enrolment pattern

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

ECO501 Business Economics
Elective 2

Session 3

FIN530 Money and Capital markets
Elective 3

Session 4

FIN560 Financial Planning
Elective 4

Session 5

FIN531 International Financial Management
Elective 5

Session 6

FIN522 Financial Modelling
Elective 6

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).