Financial Economics - FINSAS8427

Stream Summary

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: School of Banking and Finance

Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre

Program: 8427 - Financial Economics

Award(s):

Master of Financial Economics (Specialisation)

Stream Outline

The Master in Financial Economics consists of 8 courses and a research component.

Stream Structure

Semester 1 (24 UOC)

ECON6001 Microeconomic Analysis (6 UOC)
ECON6004 Mathematical Economics (6 UOC)
FINS5579 Research Methods in Finance 2 (6 UOC)
FINS5580 Contract & Corp Fin Theory (6 UOC)

Semester 2 (24 UOC)

ECON6101 Advanced Micro Analysis (6 UOC)
ECON6201 Advanced Econometric Theory (6 UOC)
FINS5576 Adv. Topics in Asset Pricing (6 UOC)
FINS5581 Empirical Methodol in Corp Fin (6 UOC)

Semester 1 (or Summer Semester) (24 UOC)

Research component (24 UOC)

This research component consists of a Master thesis with an empirical and/ or theoretical content. Students who are accepted into the Academic track of the School’s PhD program; are allowed to complete this Master thesis in the Summer Semester following Semester 2.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
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