Master of Applied Finance

Course code: 3818 (stream A); 2619 (stream B) + Course abbreviation: MApplFin + Total credit points required: 48 (stream A); 60 (stream B) + 2 semesters full-time, 4 semesters part-time (stream A); 3 semesters full-time, 5 semesters part-time (stream B)

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

The course has been designed for graduates with an educational background in business or finance seeking to gain a formal qualification in applied finance. The course aims to provide graduates with theoretical constructs and their applications for their work as finance professionals in the financial services industry and other business sectors.

Credit for prior studies

Candidates who have completed graduate level studies considered to be equivalent to one or more compulsory units may be eligible for credit for a maximum of three credits (18 points). Candidates who can show that their undergraduate studies overlapped the content of a compulsory unit may apply for a preclusion. For each preclusion granted another graduate unit must be substituted.

Course structure

Stream A

(a) Completion of three units (18 points):

AFF5230 Financial markets and long-term funding
AFF5250 Corporate treasury management
AFF5270 Funds management

(b) Completion of three units (18 points) from the following list:

AFF5050 Advanced international banking
AFF5130 Financial statement analysis and business valuation
AFF5140 International finance
AFF5220 Finance and banking relations
AFF5251 Asian capital markets
AFF5260 Money market dealing
AFF5271 International investment management
AFF5290 Dealing in derivative products
AFF5361 Mergers, acquisitions and financial restructuring
AFX5860 International studies in banking and finance

(c) Completion of any two graduate level units (12 points) offered by any department in the Faculty of Business and Economics.

It is recommended that students consult with the course director to ensure their elective units form a coherent study program.

Stream B

(a) Completion of two units (12 points) from the following list:

AFF9150 Options, futures and risk management
AFF9250 Financial management
AFF9260 Australian capital markets
AFF9350 Portfolio management and theory

(b) Completion of three compulsory units (18 points):

AFF5230 Financial markets and long-term funding
AFF5250 Corporate treasury management
AFF5270 Funds management

AFF5050 Advanced international banking
AFF5130 Financial statement analysis and business valuation
AFF5140 International finance
AFF5220 Finance and banking relations
AFF5251 Asian capital markets
AFF5260 Money market dealing
AFF5271 International investment management
AFF5290 Dealing in derivative products
AFF5361 Mergers, acquisitions and financial restructuring
AFX5860 International studies in banking and finance

(d) Completion of any two graduate level units (12 points) offered by any department in the Faculty of Business and Economics.

It is recommended that students consult with the course director to ensure their elective units form a coherent study program.

Contact details

Course director

To be advised

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