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Monash University

Undergraduate - Area of study

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Business and Economics component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing facultyFaculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)Caulfield, Malaysia

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Finance is often defined simply as the management of money. This can relate to the finances of individuals and families, of businesses, and of governments. It can include consideration of investment risks. Retail, investment and other banks offer financial services which are designed to assist with money management, making them an important part of a financial system.

Units

All students complete the requirements as outlined below in the degree in which they are enrolled.

Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)

To complete the banking and finance major in the Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) or related double degrees, students must complete:

(a.) The following six units (36 points):

  • BFF1300 Money and capital markets
  • BFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
  • BFF2631 Financial management
  • BFF3121 Investments and portfolio management
  • BFF3841 Credit analysis and lending management
  • MGX3100 Management ethics and corporate governance

(b.) Either two units (12 points) if enrolled in the Bachelor of Business or related double degrees, or four units (24 points) if enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) or related double degrees, from the following list:

  • ACF2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
  • BFF2701 Equity markets
  • BFF3111 Personal financial planning
  • BFF3301 Money market operations
  • BFF3331 International banking and finance, or BFX3871 International study program in banking and finance
  • BFF3351 Investment banking
  • BFF3651 Treasury management
  • BFF3751 Derivatives
  • BTF2601 Banking law
  • ECF1200 Macroeconomics
  • ECF2331 Macroeconomic and monetary policy
  • ETF3300 Quantitative methods for financial markets
  • ETF2121 Data analysis in business

Bachelor of Business and Commerce

To complete the banking and finance major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce or related double degrees, students must complete:

The following eight units (48 points):

  • ACW2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
  • BFW1300 Money and capital markets
  • BFW2401 Commercial banking and finance
  • BFW2631 Financial management
  • BFW3121 Investments and portfolio management
  • BFW3331 International banking and finance
  • BFW3651 Treasury management
  • BFW3841 Lending decisions

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Relevant courses

Single degrees

  • 3806 Bachelor of Business
  • 0312 Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 2224 Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Double degrees

  • 4098 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
  • 0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 1333 Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
  • 3819 Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Visual Arts
  • 1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
  • 4426 Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Business