Finance
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Finance |
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Finance major |
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| 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 |
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| The relevant units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core* |
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| BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis |
6 | A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111 N ECMT1010 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or STAT1021 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or MATH1115 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making |
6 | A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111 N ECON1001 OR ECON1040 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 |
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Core |
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| 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) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC2012 Corporate Finance II |
6 | P FINC2011 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management |
6 | A Introductory statistics, calculus and microeconomics P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC3600 Finance in Practice |
6 | P completion of at least 120 credit points including FINC2011 and FINC2012. C FINC3017 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| BANK3011 Bank Financial Management |
6 | P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011 N FINC3018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FINC3011 International Financial Management |
6 | P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3012 Derivative Securities |
6 | P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3013 Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | A Calculation of free cash flows, trading multiples, discounted cash flow valuation methodology, valuation sensitivities, regression analysis. P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3014 Trading and Dealing in Security Markets |
6 | P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3015 Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach |
6 | P FINC2012 N FINC3005 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3019 Fixed Income Securities |
6 | P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3020 Financial Risk Management |
6 | A FINC3017 P FINC2012 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3301 Applied Portfolio Management A |
6 | P FINC2012 C FINC3015 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| FINC3302 Applied Portfolio Management B |
6 | P FINC3301 C FINC3017 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FINC3400 Industry and Community Project |
6 | A (BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1002 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points of MATH coded 1000-level units including MATH1905) and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002) and FINC2011 P 72 credit points N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or CLAW3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |