Master of Applied Finance Articulated Set
By coursework
Graduate Certificate in Finance
GradCertFin
Graduate Diploma in Finance
GradDipFin
Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning
GradDipFinPlan
Master of Applied Finance (Banking)
MAppFin(Bank)
Master of Applied Finance (Financial Planning)
MAppFin(FinPlan)
Master of Applied Finance
MAppFin
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| Master of Applied Finance (2710AF) |
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| Distance Education | Bathurst |
| Graduate Certificate in Finance (2301FN) |
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| Distance Education | Bathurst |
Normal course duration
Master of Applied Finance
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning [exit point only]
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Graduate Diploma in Finance [exit point only]
Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Master of Applied Finance
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or a qualification deemed to be equivalent. Applicants with other academic and/or professional qualifications and/or work experience acceptable to the University will be considered.
Credit
Master of Applied Finance
Applicants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Finance will be awarded credit for the four subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Applicants who have completed the Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning will be awarded credit for the four subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Graduate Certificate in Finance
No special arrangements apply.
Articulation
The Master, the Graduate Diploma [exit point only] and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
Graduation requirement
Master of Applied Finance
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning [exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Diploma in Finance [exit point only]
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Graduate Certificate in Finance
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Course structure
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
MGT501 Management Theory and Practice
MKT501 Marketing Management
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
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subject may have a residential school component.
FIN560 Financial Planning
+ Workplace Learning
No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.
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
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.