Economics and Finance - ECONFS8417

Stream Summary

Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School

Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre

Program: 8417 - Commerce (Extension)

Award(s):

Master of Commerce (Extension) (Specialisation)

Stream Outline

How do individuals, firms, financial institutions and government interact in financial market? This Master of Commerce specialisation analyses decision-making in the face of market risk and uncertainty, and places this in the context of current global and domestic events.

Stream Structure

Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:

2 MCom core courses
3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
6 Specialisation courses
1 Capstone course

Master of Commerce (Extension) students must complete:

2 MCom core courses
3 Gateway courses - made up of designated specialist core course/s depending on the specialisation chosen
6 Specialisation courses
4 additional courses
1 Capstone course

Compulsory core course:

MGMT5050 Teams, Ethics & Comp Adv (6 UOC)

One Data Analysis core course:

COMM5005 Quant Methods for Business (6 UOC)
ECON5248 Business Forecasting (6 UOC)

Three Compulsory Gateway courses:

ACCT5906 Financial Literacy Business (6 UOC)
ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
FINS5512 Financial Markets&Institutions (6 UOC)

Three Required Specialisation courses:

ECON5106 Financial Economics (6 UOC)
ECON5130 Financial Systems &The Economy (6 UOC)
FINS5513 Investments & Portfolio Sel. (6 UOC)

Three Specialisation Electives courses from the following:

ECON5206 Financial Econometrics (6 UOC)
ECON5248 Business Forecasting (6 UOC)
ECON5330 Real Estate Economics (6 UOC)
FINS5514 Capital Budgeting&Fin Decision (6 UOC)
FINS5516 Int'l Corporate Finance (6 UOC)
FINS5530 Financial Institution Mgmt (6 UOC)
FINS5535 Derivatives & Risk Mgt. Techs. (6 UOC)

One Capstone course

FINS5568 Capstone Portfolio Mgmt Proces (6 UOC)

If you choose to study the Master of Commerce (Extension) program 8417, you have the option to choose 4 courses (to provide you with depth of learning) from the following areas:

Accounting
Entity, Planning and Performance
Finance
Marketing
Information Systems
Business Law
Taxation
*General Option

* The General Option allows you to choose two courses from the MCom and optional two courses outside of the MCom (other programs within the UNSW Business School) or courses from other Faculties (with permission).

It is recommended students contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for guidance on options available to increase depth of learning.

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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
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