Finance Co-op Honours - FINSBH3565
Stream Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Banking and Finance
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 3565 - Commerce (Co-op) (Hons)
Award(s):
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) (Honours)
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Stream Outline
The Finance Co-op Honours major provides outstanding scholars with the opportunity of undertaking their coursework with industrial training experience. Further, in 4th year the students take compulsory honours finance courses followed by thesis writing. The Honours (research) component of the School of Banking and Finance's Co-op model is a central component of preparing future leaders of the financial services industry.
Note: Finance Co-op honours students are required to maintain a Distinction Average and minimum distinction in finance subjects to remain in program 3565.
The finance co-op honours major is within the four-year degree program which combines the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce with 18 months of coordinated industry placement plus honours (Industry placement extends outside university semesters).
Note: Finance Co-op honours students are required to maintain a Distinction Average and minimum distinction in finance subjects to remain in program 3565.
The finance co-op honours major is within the four-year degree program which combines the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce with 18 months of coordinated industry placement plus honours (Industry placement extends outside university semesters).
Stream Structure
Stream Structure (96 UOC)
To satisfy the minimum requirements of the Finance Co-op honours stream, the following courses must be completed:
To satisfy the minimum requirements of the Finance Co-op honours stream, the following courses must be completed:
Plus Year 4 compulsory Honours courses:
- FINS4774 Empirical Asset Pricing (6 UOC)
- FINS4776 Asset Pricing Theory (6 UOC)
- FINS4777 Empirical Corporate Finance (6 UOC)
- FINS4795 Thesis (Finance) (24 UOC)
Plus one from the following Finance Honours elective courses:
In addition, students must complete 3 courses (18 UOC) from the following Elective list:
Elective list
Elective list
- 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)
** One of these courses may be counted towards the Finance Co-op major.
Note: Finance Co-op Honours Students must also complete the following Industry Placement courses to fulfil the requirement of the 3565 program. The industry placement courses are not part of the Finance Co-op Honours major.
- FINS2101 Industry Placement 1 (12 UOC)
- FINS3202 Industry Placement 2 (12 UOC)
- FINS3303 Industry Placement 3 (12 UOC)
Professional Recognition
Current Industry Sponsors
Current sponsors of the Finance (Honours) Co-op Program at UNSW include:
Australian Securities Exchange
Deutsche Bank Australia
JP Morgan
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
UBS Investment Bank
Rothschild Australia Limited
Australian Securities Exchange
Deutsche Bank Australia
JP Morgan
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
UBS Investment Bank
Rothschild Australia Limited
Further Information
For further information about the Co-op Program and Co-op Scholarships, refer to the Co-op program office.
UNSW Co-op Program Office
email:cooprog@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 5116
fax: + 61 2 9313 6774
location: Room 1096 Rupert Myers Building (South Wing) (Enter Gate 14 Barker Street)
Mailing Address:
UNSW Co-op Program
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052
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
UNSW Co-op Program Office
email:cooprog@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 5116
fax: + 61 2 9313 6774
location: Room 1096 Rupert Myers Building (South Wing) (Enter Gate 14 Barker Street)
Mailing Address:
UNSW Co-op Program
UNSW Sydney
NSW 2052
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
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