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Master of Applied Finance
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Master of Applied Finance |
Abbreviation: |
MAppFin |
Home Faculty: |
Commerce |
Duration: |
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
48 |
Delivery Mode: |
On Campus (Face-to-Face) |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
1537 |
CRICOS Code: |
029141D |
Overview
This program is designed for business graduates who wish to substantially develop their advanced, applied and comprehensive knowledge of either banking or investing at the graduate level. The core and compulsory part of the program provides students with an advanced understanding of financial decision-making in one of the two areas. The banking specialisation has a focus on bank management and lending and the investing specialisation addresses investment analysis and portfolio management, both addressing the financial decisions made by corporate managers. In the elective part of the program students can enhance their understanding of finance through the study of corporate finance, banking and lending, investment analysis and portfolio management, international finance, risk management, entrepreneurial finance and statistical methods in finance.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree with a major in finance from a recognised tertiary institution with an average of at least 60%. Applicants with a combination of other university qualifications plus relevant professional experience may also be considered.
Course Requirements
Students are required to undertake 12 credit points core subjects, 24 credit points compulsory subjects (either in the Banking or Investing specialist stream) and 12 credit points in electives.
Course Program
Master of Applied Finance (Banking)
Core Subject | |||
Code |
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
FIN 924 |
Financial Statement Analysis For Business |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 926 |
Advanced Managerial Finance |
Spring |
6 |
Compulsory Subject | |||
FIN 925 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 955 |
International Banking |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 956 |
Bank Lending and Securities |
Spring |
6 |
LAW 970 |
Banking and Financial Institutions Law |
Autumn |
6 |
Plus 2 Electives from | |||
ECON940 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 922 |
Investment Management |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 923 |
Portfolio Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 927 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 928 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 957 |
Portfolio Simulation |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN987 |
Special Topic in Finance |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
STAT920 |
Stochastic Methods in Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
Master of Applied Finance (Investing)
Core Subject | |||
Code |
Subject |
Session |
Credit Points |
FIN 924 |
Financial Statement Analysis For Business |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 926 |
Advanced Managerial Finance |
Spring |
6 |
Compulsory Subject | |||
FIN 922 |
Investment Management |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 923 |
Portfolio Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 928 |
Multinational Financial Management |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 957 |
Portfolio Simulation |
Autumn |
6 |
Plus 2 Electives from | |||
ECON940 |
Statistics for Decision Making |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 925 |
Banking Theory and Practice |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 927 |
Entrepreneurial Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
FIN 955 |
International Banking |
Spring |
6 |
FIN 956 |
Bank Lending and Securities |
Spring |
6 |
FIN987 |
Special Topic in Finance |
Autumn/Spring |
6 |
LAW 970 |
Banking and Financial Institutions Law |
Autumn |
6 |
STAT920 |
Stochastic Methods in Finance |
Autumn |
6 |
Professional Recognition
Recognised by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
Student Income Support
In 2007, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) announced that it has made provisions to extend student income support (Austudy and Youth Allowance) to students undertaking professionally oriented masters programmes.
The Master of Applied Finance has been approved by DEEWR as an eligible Masters programme for Student Income Support.
Students who have queries about their income support eligibility should contact Centrelink on 13 2490 for further information.
Other information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: School of Accounting and Finance - accfin@uow.edu.au