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Finance Major (Undergraduate)

Description

The Discipline of Finance works in partnership with the Australian Stock Exchange, the Sydney Futures Exchange, the Australian Financial Markets Association and several of the largest banking, broking, accounting and funds management businesses in the region. A sound knowledge of finance is important for graduates in a wide range of commerce/economics disciplines. The units offered are designed to integrate a variety of practical applications with essential theory and financial reasoning skills.

This is a compulsory major option for the Bachelor of Commerce (including combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees) and a Major I option for the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies).

Information for Undergraduate students

Requirements for the major

Note. The following information is for students who commenced study in their degree from 2011. Students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer to the information below listed under "Pre-2011 continuing students".

For the award of a major in Finance, students complete:

(i) any one junior unit of study (six credit points) from the University of Sydney Business School.

It is strongly recommended that students wishing to complete a major in Finance complete the following junior units in their first year of study (subject to degree restraints):

* These units are core units for the Bachelor of Commerce and must be completed.

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

(iii) a minimum of 18 credit points in senior elective units of study (a minimum of three units) selected from the following:

# Students must seek approval from the Discipline of Finance to include this unit as an elective for their major. This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Business School degree.

Note: Senior units of study can be used to count towards the requirements of one major only. Senior units cannot be "double counted" towards two majors. For example, FINC3011 cannot be counted towards both a major in Finance and a major in International Business.

Information for Pre-2011 continuing students

The following information is for Pre-2011 continuing students only

Requirements for the Finance major for students who commenced study in their degree prior to 2011

Pre-2011 continuing students can choose to follow the requirements for a major as set out above or can follow the requirements for their major as set out in the following downloadable PDFs. Students should also refer to the handbook for the year they commenced study for the exact details of the requirements of their degree and majors.

Availability of this major in Business School degrees

The Finance major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Business School:

Pre-2011 continuing students enrolled in these former Faculty of Economics and Business degrees can also complete a major or electives in Finance: FH029 Bachelor of Economics, FH035 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (electives only).

Students in the following combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major in Finance:

A Finance major or electives in this area may also be available to students enrolled in other degrees in the University. Students should check the other faculty's handbook or course information for further details.

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