Quantitative Corporate Finance and Investments
NOTE: All graduates from this degree working in the finance industry qualify to apply for Associate Membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
Suggested course content and sequence
First Year
Autumn
ACCY100 Accounting 1A
MATH187 Mathematics 1A Part 1
STAT131 Variation & Uncertainty#
CSCI114 Procedural Programming
# Not compulsory but highly recommended
Spring
ACCY102 Accounting 1B
ECON111 Introductory Microeconomics
MATH188 Maths 1A part 2
MATH111 Applied Math Modelling
Second Year
Autumn
ECON101 Macroeconomic Essentials for Business
FIN221 Introductory Business Finance
MATH201 Multivariate & Vector Calculus
STAT231 Probability & Random Variables
Spring
FIN223 Investment Analysis
MATH202 Differential Equations 2
STAT232 Estimation & Hypothesis Testing
CSCI124 Applied Programming
Third Year
Autumn
FIN323 Portfolio Management
MATH203 Linear Algebra
MATH317 Financial Calculus
STAT304 Applied Probability and Financial Risk
Spring
ECON331 Financial Economics
FIN322 Advanced Business Finance
STAT332 Multiple Regression & Time Series
MATH305 Partial Differential Equations
Fourth Year (Non Honours)
Autumn
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Spring
MATH321 Numerical Analysis
FIN320 Risk and Insurance
FIN351 International Business Finance
Elective*
* 300-level MATH/STAT subjects highly recommended.
Fourth Year (Honours)
Autumn
ACCY407 Empirical Research Methods
INFO401 Honours Project
STAT471 Stochastic Methods in Finance
Elective**
Spring
INFO401 Honours Project
MATH472 Numerical Methods in Finance
FIN423 Advanced Portfolio Management
Elective**
** Must include at least one 400-level ACCY/FIN subject.
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