Bachelor of Finance/Bachelor of Statistics
Degree Structure
Typical full-time program pattern with a major in Corporate Finance and Investment Management
| First Semester | Second Semester | |
Year 1 (48 units) | BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis FINM1001 Money Markets and Finance MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 OR MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1 Honours COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms | STAT1008 Quantiative Research Methods FINM2001 Corporate Finance MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 OR MATH1116 Mathematics and Applications 2 Honours STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics |
Year 2 (48 units) | ECON1101 Microeonomics 1 STAT2008 Regression Modelling STAT2032 Financial Mathematics FINM3001 Investments | ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 FINM2002 Financial Instruments and Risk Management STAT3011 Graphical Data Analysis BStat Pre-requisite Course (6 units) |
Year 3 (48 units) | ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 STAT3012 Design of Experiements and Surveys BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) Elective (6 units) | STAT3015 Generalised Linear Modelling FINM3002 International Financial Management MATH3512 Matrix Computations and Optimisation BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) |
Year 4 (48 units) | BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) Finance Related Course (6 units) Elective (6 units) Elective (6 units) | STAT3013 Statistical Inference FINM3005 Corporate Valuation BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) Quantitative Course (6 units) |
- Finance related course - at least one of the following courses must be taken: MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy, ECON3006/3016 Financial Economics [(P) or (H)], BUSI2025 International Business, ECON2102/2112 Macroeconomics 2 [(P) or (H)], ECON2026 Money and Banking.
- Quantitative course - at least one of the following courses must be taken: EMET3007 Business and Economic Forecasting, EMET2008 Econometric Modelling, STAT3015 Generalised Linear Modelling, STAT3011 Graphical Data Analysis.
- At least one of the courses FINM3005 Corporate Valuation and FINM3006 Fixed Income must be completed.
- At least one BStat specialisation from Schedule A must be completed
Typical full-time program pattern with a major in Quantitative Finance
| First Semester | Second Semester | |
Year 1 (48 units) | BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis FINM1001 Money Markets and Finance MATH1013 Mathematics and Applications 1 OR MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1 Honours COMP1100 Introduction to Programming and Algorithms | STAT1008 Quantiative Research Methods FINM2001 Corporate Finance MATH1014 Mathematics and Applications 2 OR MATH1116 Mathematics and Applications 2 Honours STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics |
Year 2 (48 units) | ECON1101 Microeonomics 1 STAT2008 Regression Modelling STAT2032 Financial Mathematics Elective (6 units) | ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 FINM2002 Financial Instruments and Risk Management STAT3011 Graphical Data Analysis BStat Pre-requisite Course (6 units) |
Year 3 (48 units) | ECON2101 Microeconomics 2 STAT3004 Stochastic Modelling STAT3012 Design of Experiements and Surveys BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) | STAT3015 Generalised Linear Modelling STAT3013 Statistical Inference MATH3512 Matrix Computations and Optimisation BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) |
Year 4 (48 units) | FINM3003 Continuous Time Finance BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) Finance Related Course (6 units) Elective (6 units) | FINM3007 Advanced Derivatives, Pricing and Applications BStat Specialisation Course (6 units) Elective (6 units) Elective (6 units) |
- Finance related course - at least one of the following courses must be taken: MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy, ECON3006/3016 Financial Economics [(P) or (H)], BUSI2025 International Business, ECON2102/2112 Macroeconomics 2 [(P) or (H)], ECON2026 Money and Banking.
- At least one BStat specialisation from Schedule A must be completed
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