Master of Applied Finance (with specialisations) Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Applied Finance (with specialisations)
AQF level 9
Graduate Diploma of Finance
AQF level 8
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning
AQF level 8
Graduate Certificate in Finance
AQF level 8

Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

Graduate Certificate in Finance GradCertFin

Graduate Diploma of Finance GradDipFin

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning GradDipFinPlan

Master of Applied Finance MAppFin

Master of Applied Finance (Financial Planning) MAppFin(FinPlan)

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Finance (2319FN)

Online - Bathurst

Graduate Diploma of Finance (2601FN)

Online - Bathurst

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning (2619FP)

Online - Bathurst

Master of Applied Finance (2719AF)

Online - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Master of Applied Finance (with specialisations)

Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Finance

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Applied Finance (with specialisations)

For entry to the Master of Applied Finance applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent).

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Finance on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Applied Finance and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Graduate Diploma of Finance

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Finance on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Applied Finance and receive credit for applicable subjects. 

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Applied Finance and receive credit for applicable subjects. 

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Finance on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master Applied Finance and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Applied Finance (with specialisations)

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Diploma of Finance

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Diploma and 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 (with specialisations)

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Finance

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Finance

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Finance
The course consists of 4 (four) subjects in total. Students complete 2 (two) core subjects and 2 (two) subjects from a list of restricted electives.

Core Subjects
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instruments

Restricted Electives
Choose 2 (two) subjects from the following:
ECO511 Economics for Business
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN535 Strategic & Contemporary Financial Issues
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
JST537 Regulation of Crime
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST543 Ethics and Professional Practice
JST544 Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Crime Control
JST545 Open Source Intelligence
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering

Graduate Diploma of Finance
The course consists of 8 (eight) subjects in total. Students complete 4 (four) core subjects, at least 2 (two) subjects from a list of restricted electives and up to 16 points (2 subjects equivalent) from a further list of restricted electives which includes a number of micro subjects.

Core Subjects
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instruments
FIN531 Investment Analysis
ECO511 Economics for Business

Restricted Electives
Choose at least 2 (two) subjects from the following:
FIN535 Strategic & Contemporary Financial Issues
FIN560 Financial Planning
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
JST537 Regulation of Crime
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST543 Ethics and Professional Practice
JST544 Intelligence Leadership
JST545 Open-Source Intelligence
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering

AND

Choose up to 16 points from the following:
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT536 The Leadership Experience
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour

2-point subjects
LAW532 Negotiating and Managing Conflict
MGM502 Leading Change
MGM503 Motivating and Influencing People
MGM505 Strategic Management
MGM506 Strategic People Management
JST549 White-Collar Psychopaths
JST550 Dark Markets
JST551 Trade Based Money Laundering
JST552 Dirty Money
CCI551 Networking and Building Partnerships

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

The course consists of 8 (eight) subjects in total. Students complete 3 (three) core subjects and 5 (five) compulsory subjects which reflect the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) education requirements.

Core Subjects
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

Compulsory Subjects
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN572 Professional Ethics and Contemporary Financial Planning
LAW545 Taxation Strategies


Master of Applied Finance

The course consists of 12 subjects in total. For the general award of Master of Applied Finance students complete 6 core subjects, 1 compulsory capstone subject, at least 2 finance-related subjects from a restricted list and up to 24 points (3 subjects equivalent) from a further list of restricted electives which includes a number of micro subjects. For the Financial Planning specialisation, students complete 6 core subjects, 5 finance-related compulsory subjects and 1 subject from a list of restricted electives.

Core Subjects
FIN516 Corporate Finance
FIN530 Financial Markets and Instruments
FIN531 Investment Analysis
FIN560 Financial Planning
ECO511 Economics for Business
LAW504 Business and Corporations Law

Compulsory Subject
FIN535 Strategic & Contemporary Financial Issues (Capstone subject which should be completed towards the end of the course)

Restricted Electives
Choose at least 2 (two) subjects from the following:
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
LAW545 Taxation Strategies
JST537 Regulation of Crime
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST543 Ethics and Professional Practice
JST544 Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Crime Control
JST545 Open Source Intelligence
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering

AND

Choose up to 24 points from the following:
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT536 The Leadership Experience
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour

2-point subjects
LAW532 Negotiating and Managing Conflict
MGM502 Leading Change
MGM503 Motivating and Influencing People
MGM505 Strategic Management
MGM506 Strategic People Management
JST549 White-Collar Psychopaths
JST550 Dark Markets
JST551 Trade Based Money Laundering
JST552 Dirty Money
CCI551 Networking and Building Partnerships

Master of Applied Finance (Financial Planning)

Core Subjects
As for Master of Applied Finance

Compulsory Subjects
FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance
FIN563 Estate Planning
FIN564 Superannuation and Retirement Planning
FIN572 Professional Ethics and Contemporary Financial Planning
LAW545 Taxation Strategies

Restricted Electives
Choose 8 points from the following:
JST537 Regulation of Crime
JST538 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Due Diligence
JST543 Ethics and Professional Practice
JST544 Leadership and Strategic Thinking in Crime Control
JST545 Open Source Intelligence
JST548 Cryptocurrencies and Anti Money Laundering
LAW519 Negotiation Skills
MGT501 Contemporary Management
MGT536 The Leadership Experience
MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
MGT553 Project Management
MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment
HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
HRM552 Organisational Behaviour

2-point subjects
LAW532 Negotiating and Managing Conflict
MGM502 Leading Change
MGM503 Motivating and Influencing People
MGM505 Strategic Management
MGM506 Strategic People Management
JST549 White-Collar Psychopaths
JST550 Dark Markets
JST551 Trade Based Money Laundering
JST552 Dirty Money
CCI551 Networking and Building Partnerships

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.

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page

LAW519 Negotiation Skills

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School

Professional Accreditation

The Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning is a FASEA approved course for Financial Planners.

The Financial Planning specialisation in the Master of Applied Finance is listed as an approved degree by the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Students completing this specialisation are eligible for entry and advanced standing in the CFP® Certification Program (leading to the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation).  For more information see: https://fpa.com.au/about-financial-planning/

Financial product advisors may need to complete additional study to meet all licensing requirements.

Accrediting Body: Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority
Requirements for graduates to practice: Undertake a professional year and a financial adviser examination to practice as a financial adviser
Start and End Date of Accreditation: 2019 - May 2023
Accreditation Status: Full
Potential Impact on Students if Conditional etc: N/A
Post conferral of award practice registration or additional study requirements of graduates: Undertake a professional year and a financial adviser examination to practice as a financial adviser

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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