Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; 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.

Finance

Undergraduate
Specialisation

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 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.

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

Managing faculty

Faculty of Business and Economics

Websites

Faculty of Business and Economics

Location

Clayton

The finance specialisation includes applying theory and concepts to critically evaluate and make decisions regarding capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, foreign exchange, and valuation of financial securities. Students will be able to critically evaluate, analyse and interpret financial data and demonstrate the use of complex financial models and empirical techniques.

Units

ACC1100 Introduction to financial accounting or ACC1200 Accounting for managers
BFC1001 Foundations of finance
BFC2140 Corporate finance 1
BFC2240 Equities and investment analysis
BFC2340 Debt markets and fixed income securities
BFC2751 Derivatives 1
BFC3140 Corporate finance 2
BFC3240 International finance
BFC3340 Derivatives 2
BFC3540 Modelling in finance
BFC3999 Finance and society (capstone)
ETC3460 Financial econometrics*

* Required unit for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:

B2004 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist

Students in other single bachelor's degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.

Double degrees

Successful completion of this specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce Specialist component in the following double degrees:

B2014 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce Specialist
B2024 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Arts
B2009 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Computer Science
B2015 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Information Technology
B2016 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Science
E3003 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce Specialist