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This coursework Masters is designed for students seeking a comprehensive postgraduate degree in applied finance and financial management. The course prepares students to work in a dynamic financial services industry. The course focuses on how individuals, financial institutions, businesses and governments make borrowing, lending and investment decisions. Students will learn how to identify, analyse and interpret financial information and use industry-relevant databases and software. The financial services industry demands graduates who can think critically and have an analytical approach to problem solving; attributes that students will develop through this course.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
All applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree in an area other than finance and banking.
Students are required to complete 10 core units and 2 elective units.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ECF6110 | Business Finance | 20 |
| ECF6102 | Quantitative Skills for Business | 20 |
| ACC6010 * | Accounting Concepts and Applications | 20 |
| ECF6105 | Economic Analysis for Business | 20 |
| ECF6115 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 20 |
| ECF6120 | Credit and Lending Decisions | 20 |
| ECF6130 | Financial Analysis and Modelling | 20 |
| MBA6125 | Financing of International Trade | 20 |
| ECF6125 | Risk Management in Banking | 20 |
| ECF6135 | Investment Management | 20 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ACC6015 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting | 20 |
| FBL5020 | Marketing Leadership | 20 |
| MAN6925 | Project Management | 20 |
| MBA6090 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity | 20 |
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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This coursework Masters is designed for students seeking a comprehensive postgraduate degree in applied finance and financial management. The course prepares students to work in the dynamic financial services industry. The course focuses on how individuals, financial institutions, businesses and governments make borrowing, lending and investment decisions. Students will learn how to identify, analyse and interpret financial information and use industry-relevant databases and software. The financial services industry demands graduates who can think critically and have an analytical approach to problem solving; attributes that students will develop through this course.
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
All applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree in an area other than finance and banking.
Students are required to complete 10 core units and 2 elective units.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ECF6110 | Business Finance | 20 |
| ECF6102 | Quantitative Skills for Business | 20 |
| ACC6010 * | Accounting Concepts and Applications | 20 |
| ECF6105 | Economic Analysis for Business | 20 |
| ECF6115 | Financial Markets and Institutions | 20 |
| ECF6120 | Credit and Lending Decisions | 20 |
| ECF6130 | Financial Analysis and Modelling | 20 |
| MBA6125 | Financing of International Trade | 20 |
| ECF6125 | Risk Management in Banking | 20 |
| ECF6135 | Investment Management | 20 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| ACC6015 | Corporate Accounting and Reporting | 20 |
| BUS6900 | Management Practicum | 20 |
| FBL5020 | Marketing Leadership | 20 |
| MAN6925 | Project Management | 20 |
| MBA6090 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity | 20 |
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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