The major in Finance introduces students to the basic concepts underpinning finance, applying them to the study of financial instruments and markets; the financial decisions facing the firm; investment decisions and portfolio management; derivatives and risk management. In addition, depending upon the electives chosen students will study portfolio construction; corporate valuation; and debt markets. The aim of the major in Finance is to develop skills and competencies in students that will enable them to embark upon a professional career in the fields of financial management, financial consulting and planning, funds management, investment banking and stockbroking.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the three basic ideas underpinning finance: the time value of money; diversification; and, arbitrage and their application to corporate financial decision-making; investment decisions and portfolio management; derivatives and risk management; portfolio construction; corporate valuation; and debt markets.
- Recognise the important role of investment and financing decisions, equities, bonds and derivatives in the financial markets.
- Apply theoretical foundations in practice to various discipline backgrounds.
- Using a diverse range of discipline backgrounds and varied data, develop the skills necessary to collect, process, interpret and communicate the outcomes of financial problems.
Requirements
This major requires the completion of 48 units which must include:
30 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
FINM1001 - Foundations of Finance
FINM2001 - Corporate Finance
FINM2002 - Derivatives
FINM3011 - Investments
STAT2008 - Regression Modelling
18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
FINM3005 - Corporate Valuation
FINM3006 - Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets
FINM3008 - Portfolio Construction
FINM3015 - Foundations of Fintech
FINM3045 - Asian Capital Markets
STAT3011 - Graphical Data Analysis
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