Finance - FINSA13522
Stream Summary
Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School
School: School of Banking and Finance
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 3522 - Commerce/Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
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Stream Outline
Finance is a study of financial and capital markets. It is concerned with decision making within those markets, and how values or prices of financial assets are determined. Finance is also concerned with investment decisions (for example, selection among alternative projects, selection of securities to include in a portfolio), financing decisions of a firm (dividend policy, debt and equity structures, and lease purchase decisions), and the development of risk-hedging strategies so as to minimise the damaging effects of adverse movements in share prices, interest rates, exchange rates, and other uncertainties in domestic and international financial markets.
This stream is not to be undertaken by Finance Co-op students.
This stream is not to be undertaken by Finance Co-op students.
Stream Structure
- A major in Finance consists of 48 UOC (8 courses). Four(4) of these courses are specified; the other four (4) are elective courses that are chosen from the list below. At least two (2) of the elective courses must be at level 3 (i.e. FINS3XXX). This is regardless of whether you are doing a single major or taking Finance as a second major
- A minor in Finance consists of 30 UOC (5 courses) containing at least 18 UOC at level 2 or 3. The minor does not form part of the nominated major.
Compulsory courses
- FINS1612 Capital Markets & Institution (6 UOC)
- FINS1613 Business Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS2624 Portfolio Mgmt (6 UOC)
- FINS3616 International Business Finance (6 UOC)
Elective courses
- ACCT3563 Issues in Financial Reporting (6 UOC) **
- COMM3020 Global Business Practicum (6 UOC) **
- COMM3030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum (6 UOC) **
- FINS2622 Asia-Pacific Capital Markets (6 UOC)
- FINS2643 Wealth Management (6 UOC)
- FINS3623 Venture Capital (6 UOC)
- FINS3625 Applied Corporate Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS3626 Int'l Corporate Governance (6 UOC)
- FINS3630 Bank Financial Management (6 UOC)
- FINS3633 Real Estate Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS3634 Credit Analysis and Lending (6 UOC)
- FINS3635 Options, Futures&Risk Mgmt (6 UOC)
- FINS3636 Interest Rate Risk Management (6 UOC)
- FINS3637 Wealth Mgmt Advice (6 UOC)
- FINS3639 Estate Plan & Asset Protection (6 UOC)
- FINS3640 Investment Mgmt Modeling (6 UOC)
- FINS3641 Security Analysis & Valuation (6 UOC)
- FINS3650 International Banking (6 UOC)
- FINS3655 Behavioural Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS3775 Research Methods in Finance 1 (6 UOC)
ACCT3563 is included for the benefit of students undertaking majors in both Accounting and Finance to allow compliance with the requirements of the professional Accounting bodies. Students with majors in Accounting and Finance may count this course towards the Finance major AND the Accounting major.
** Students may count ONE of COMM3020, COMM3030 or ACCT3563 towards their major in Finance.
Please note: Students should take the three compulsory Finance courses in the first 2 years of their study (preferably in first year and the first semester of the second year) so that they can complete as many Finance courses as possible in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Funds Management and International Finance during their second and third years.
** Students may count ONE of COMM3020, COMM3030 or ACCT3563 towards their major in Finance.
Please note: Students should take the three compulsory Finance courses in the first 2 years of their study (preferably in first year and the first semester of the second year) so that they can complete as many Finance courses as possible in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Funds Management and International Finance during their second and third years.
Honours
Honours Level study is also available in Finance. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours stream record for entry requirements.
Professional Recognition
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has accredited specific courses that can be taken in the undergraduate programs to meet the training requirements of the Regulatory Guide 146 (RG146) for the purpose of licensing financial product advisors. A list of the courses required is available from Professional Recognition of Programs for Undergraduate Students in the UNSW Online Handbook.
Students interested in pursuing the CFA examinations of the CFA Institute will find the electives FINS2643, FINS3635, FINS3640 and FINS3641 very helpful.
Students interested in pursuing the CFA examinations of the CFA Institute will find the electives FINS2643, FINS3635, FINS3640 and FINS3641 very helpful.
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
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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