Master of Finance and Business Economics M.FinBusEc
2008

Program Outline

The Master of Finance and Business Economics has been designed to meet the needs of entrants from a business or economics degree seeking in-depth advancement in their field, or a graduate from any other degree seeking to comprehensively adapt to the fields of economics and finance.

While the program includes study in both fields, students choose to specialise in one area. For candidates choosing the finance specialisation, the program provides the educational grounding to proceed with professional studies towards the Chartered Financial Analyst qualification. For candidates specialising in economics, the program provides training in theoretical and applied aspects of modern economics and econometrics, and aims to enhance their understanding of the application of economic theories.

Admission Information

Admissions information for domestic and international students.

Domestic

Selection criteria:	Graduate entry only
How to apply:	Apply online via SATAC's GradStart Website anytime after 5th May 08
Mid-year entry?	Subject to availability
General enquiries:	Student Centre

International

Selection criteria:	Graduate entry only IELTS Total Reading Listening Speaking Writing 6 5.5 5.5 6 6
How to apply:	Application information for international students Important application deadlines for international students
Annual tuition fees:	International student place: $18,540
General enquiries:	Student Centre

Areas of Specialisation

• Finance
• Economics

Study Plans

The study plans given are examples of pathways through this degree. For a complete description, see the program rules.

Foundation courses (12 units)
ACCTING 7024: Accounting Essentials for Decision Making (M) COMMERCE 7033: Quantitative Methods (M) or ECON 7051: Economic and Financial Data Analysis IID CORPFIN 7005: Principles of Finance (M) ECON 7200: Economic Principles (M)
Finance courses (12 units)
CORPFIN 7019: Portfolio Theory and Management (M) CORPFIN 7020: Options, Futures and Risk Management (M) CORPFIN 7039: Equity Valuation and Analysis (M) CORPFIN 7040: Fixed Income Securities (M)
Economics courses (12 units)
ECON 7001: Applied Econometric IIID or ECON 7022: Econometrics IIID ECON 7011: Consumers, Firms and Markets IID ECON 7071: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy IID ECON 7201: International Finance (M) or ECON 7036: International Trade and Investment Policy IID
Specialisation courses (6 units)
Depending on the specialisation chosen, a further 6 units of discipline specific courses from the previous listings.
Elective courses* (6 units)
A further 6 units of elective courses chosen from the previous discipline specific listings or the following courses: Finance ACCTING 7017: Financial Statement Analysis (M) CORPFIN 7021: Corporate Investment & Strategy (M) CORPFIN 7022: Corporate Finance Theory (M) CORPFIN 7023: Financial Modelling Techniques (M) CORPFIN 7042: Treasury and Financial Risk Management (M) ECON 7096: Econometrics IIID ECON 7114: Money Banking and Financial Markets IIID ECON 7201: International Finance (M) Economics ECON 7016: Resource and Environmental Economics IIID ECON 7032: Public Economics IIID ECON 7050: International Economic History IIID ECON 7051: Economic and Financial Data Analysis IID ECON 7058: Development Economics IIID ECON 7062: Strategic Thinking for Decision Making IIID ECON 7072: International Trade IIID ECON 7075: Mathematical Economics IID ECON 7205: Public Finance IIID

*unless exempted, all international students are required to undertake a specialist course COMMERCE 7041 Business Communications (M). This course may be presented in lieu of an elective.

Graduate Attributes

School of Commerce Postgraduate Program Graduate Attributes

Professional Accreditation

The program covers a substantial part of the body of knowledge for those wanting to proceed with professional studies offered by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute as well as being on the ASIC registry as ps146 compliant for several specialised fields of finance.

Useful Links

• Business and Law Postgraduate Program Information Leaflet
• School of Commerce
• Faculty of the Professions

Program Rules

School of Commerce Postgraduate Program Rules