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Finance
 Finance at UNSW

Description

Finance is the science of managing money in international and domestic financial markets. It is concerned with investment decisions, valuing financial assets, managing funds and developing strategies to minimise financial risk.

Graduate positions exist in investment management, the financial sector and in the finance departments of large corporations. Recent graduate positions include: Asset Management Analyst, Credit Analyst, Financial Analyst, Financial Planner, Funds Management Analyst, Investment Analyst, Investment Banker, Risk Management Analyst, Stockbroker and Wealth Management Analyst.

Studying Finance at UNSW

Finance is offered as an undergraduate major by the Australian School of Business (www.business.unsw.edu.au) for students enrolled in commerce or economics degrees. The Finance major is designed for students who would like to work in investment management or in the financial or corporate sectors. It aims to develop specialist finance knowledge and particularly complements studies in Accounting, Financial Economics, Business Law, Marketing or Management.

Students with a Distinction average in their Finance courses are invited to join the Honours program, requiring an additional year of study. An Honours year adds extra value to an undergraduate degree and is highly regarded by employers.

Finance can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major FINSA13136
3502 Commerce Major
Double Major
Honours
FINSA13502
FINSAD3502
FINSAH3502
3521 Commerce/Economics Major
Double Major
Honours
FINSA13521
FINSAD3521
FINSAH3521
3525 Commerce/Arts Major
Double Major
Honours
FINSA13525
FINSAD3525
FINSAH3525
3526 Economics/Arts Double Major FINSAD3526
3527 Commerce/Social Science Major
Double Major
Honours
FINSA13527
FINSAD3527
FINSAH3527
3528 Economics/Social Science Double Major FINSAD3528
3529 Commerce/Science Major
Honours
FINSA13529
FINSAH3529
3538 Commerce (International) Major
Double Major
FINSA13538
FINSAD3538
3539 Commerce (Liberal Studies) Major
Double Major
FINSA13539
FINSAD3539
3543 Economics Double Major FINSAD3543
3571 Services Marketing Double Major FINSAD3571
3653 Software Engineering/Commerce Major FINSA13653
3715 Engineering/Commerce Major FINSA13715
3970 Science Minor FINSA23970
4733 Commerce / Law Major
Honours
FINSA14733
FINSAH4733
   

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Finance Co-op Honours can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Plan
3502 Commerce Honours FINSBH3502
   

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