Master of Business Administration/Master of Applied Finance

• General information
• Course structure

General information

Course code: 3189 + Course abbreviation: MBusAdm/MApplFin + Course director: Associate Professor Peter Reed + Offered on-campus at Caulfield + Normally completed in five semesters of full-time study or 10 semesters of part-time study

In line with the objective of broadening the educational experience for an MBA student and to provide specialist knowledge and skills, the double degree with the Master of Applied Finance will:

• provide a rigorous and theoretical grounding in the discipline of finance and in its application in business decision making
• develop and extended knowledge in the chosen area of specialisation
• develop analytical skills which will assist in problem solving
• develop skills in communications and interpersonal behaviour, allowing students to work effectively both in a team and independently
• provide a course of direct relevance to the finance industry which fulfils the educational requirements for membership of the Treasury Association and the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Applicants require a degree with a minimum of a credit average (60 per cent) from a recognised tertiary institution, and a minimum of two years relevant full-time post-degree work experience (four years preferred).
This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the MBA Programs office as to the 2003 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Course structure

The course comprises 20 units as follows:
(a) Ten core units:

• MBA9001 Managerial and leadership skills
• MBA9007 Business analysis and planning
• MBA9004 Accounting for business
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9008 Managing people at work
• MBA9009 Information systems
• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA5005 Strategic management

(b) Plus 10 Master of Applied Finance units:

• AFF9260 Australian capital markets
• AFF9270 Treasury management for financial institutions
• AFF9350 Portfolio management and theory
• AFF4200 Corporate treasury management
• AFF4220 Finance and banking relations
• AFF4230 Financial markets and long-tern funding
• AFF4271 Funds management
• AFF5221 Currency and exposure management
• AFF5240 Treasury administration and control
• AFF5130 Financial statement analysis

This is a compilation of the two existing courses. Students would normally complete the 10 MBA core units before undertaking the Master of Applied Finance units.

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