Finance
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Honours in Finance |
|||
| Achievement of Honours in Finance requires 48 of credit points from this table comprising: | |||
| (i) 48 credit points of 4000-level unit | |||
Finance major |
|||
| Achievement of a major in Finance requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units. | |||
Units of study |
|||
| The relevant units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
|||
Core* |
|||
| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | N ECMT1010 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or STAT1021 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or MATH1115 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making |
6 | N ECON1001 OR ECON1040 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| * Instead of BUSS1020, non-Commerce students may substitute DATA1001; ECMT1010; ENVX1002; (MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115; or 6 credit points of MATH units (which must include MATH1905). | |||
| * Instead of BUSS1040, non-Commerce students may substitute ECON1001 or ECON1002. | |||
2000-level units of study |
|||
Core |
|||
| FINC2011 Corporate Finance I |
6 | A BUSS1030 P (BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points in MATH units including MATH1905) and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002) |
Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC2012 Corporate Finance II |
6 | P FINC2011 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
|||
Core |
|||
| FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management |
6 | P FINC2012 . |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC3600 Finance in Practice |
6 | P completion of at least 120 credit points including FINC2011, FINC2012 and FINC3017 This unit should only be undertaken by students in their final semester of the Finance major. |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
|||
| BANK3011 Bank Financial Management |
6 | P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011 N FINC3018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC3011 International Financial Management |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3012 Derivative Securities |
6 | P FINC2012 Knowledge of calculus, regression, probability theory and random distributions are helpful for this subject |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3013 Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3014 Trading and Dealing in Security Markets |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3015 Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach |
6 | P FINC2012 or FINC2002 N FINC3005 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3019 Fixed Income Securities |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3020 Financial Risk Management |
6 | A FINC3017 P FINC2012 |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3021 Finance Theory |
6 | A HSC 3 Unit mathematics P FINC2012 N FINC2013 This is a useful subject for students contemplating going on to study at honours level and/or undertake subsequent research degrees. |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3022 Alternative Investments |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3023 Behavioural Finance |
6 | P FINC2012 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3024 Personal Finance and Superannuation |
6 | P FINC2011 |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3025 Real Estate Finance |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| FINC3301 Applied Portfolio Management A |
6 | P FINC2012 C FINC3015 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3302 Applied Portfolio Management B |
6 | P FINC3301 C FINC3017 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
4000-level units of study |
|||
Core |
|||
| BUSS4000 Honours in Business |
P BUSS4001 AND 2 x Honours coursework units in the specialisation area ((BUSS4112 and BUSS4113) or (BUSS4212 and BUSS4213) or (BUSS4312 and BUSS4313) or (BUSS4412 and BUSS4413) or (BUSS4512 and BUSS4513) or (BUSS4612 and BUSS4613) or (BUSS4712 and BUSS4713) or (BUSS4812 and BUSS4813)). C BUSS4104 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| BUSS4001 Business Honours Research Methods |
12 | P Students must meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS4412 Finance Honours A |
6 | P Students must meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area C BUSS4001: BUSS4413 |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS4413 Finance Honours B |
6 | P Students must meet the entry requirements to the Honours program, including completion of a pass undergraduate degree and a major in the specialisation area C BUSS4001; BUSS4412 |
Semester 1 |
| BUSS4104 Business Honours Thesis |
24 | P BUSS4001 + 2 x Honours coursework units in the specialisation area C BUSS4000 |
Semester 2 |