Finance - FINSA13584
Stream Summary
Faculty: COMM - UNSW Business School
School: School of Banking and Finance
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 3584 - Commerce / Information Systems
Award(s):
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
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Stream Outline
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.
- FINS1612 Capital Markets & Institution (6 UOC)
- FINS1613 Business Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS2624 Portfolio Mgmt (6 UOC)
- FINS3616 International Business Finance (6 UOC)
- 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)
** 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.
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Further Information
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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