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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.

 
   

Last reviewed: 4 April, 2008 

 
   
 
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