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Finance

Unit of study table (Table A)

Achievement of a specialisation in Finance requires the completion of:

(a) 6 credit points of foundational units of study in the same area as the specialisation; and *
(b) 24 credit points of Finance specialisation area units of study comprising:
(i) 6 credit points of Finance core units of study; and
(ii) 18 credit points of Finance selective units of study.
Students completing this specialisation to meet the requirements for the Master of Commerce or as their compulsory specialisation for the Master of Commerce (Extension) must complete a 6 credit point capstone unit related to the specialisation from Table A - Capstone units of study.
Students completing this specialisation as an optional second specialisation for the Master of Commerce (Extension) do not need to complete this capstone unit.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

(a) Foundational units of study*

* Note. Foundational units count to both the foundational units of study for the course and the specialisation
FINC5001
Foundation in Finance
6  

(b) Finance

(i) Core units of study
FINC6001
Finance: Theory to Applications
6 P FINC5001
Master of Commerce / Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete this unit before the Capstone subject for this specialisation.
(ii) Selective units of study
FINC5090
Finance in the Global Economy
6 C FINC5001
FINC6027
Markets in Crypto-Assets
6  
FINC6005
Advanced Asset Pricing

6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000
FINC6009
Portfolio Theory and its Applications
6 P FINC5001 or FINC6000
FINC6010
Derivative Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6013
International Business Finance
6 P FINC5001
FINC6014
Fixed Income Securities
6 P FINC5001
FINC6015
Trading in Modern Financial Markets
6 P FINC5001
FINC6017
Mergers and Acquisitions
6 A Calculation of free cash flows, trading multiples, discounted cash flow valuation methodology, valuation sensitivities, regression analysis.
P FINC5001
N ACCT6011
FINC6021
Corporate Valuation
6 P FINC5001
FINC6022
Behavioural Finance
6 P FINC5001
FINC6023
Financial Risk Management
6 P FINC5001
FINC6025
Entrepreneurial Finance
6 P FINC5001
FINC6031
Financial Intermediary Management
6 P FINC5001
N BANK6002
FINC6032
International Banking
6 A Understanding of main business concepts such as time value of money, financial management objectives of corporations, the role of banks in the economy
N BANK6005
C FINC5001