Offered By	ANU College of Business and Economics
Academic Contact	ANU College of Business and Economics
Areas of Interest	Commerce and Finance

These are the 2012 rules for the major. The 2011 rules for the major are available here.

 

The major in Finance introduces students to the basic concepts underpinning finance, applying them to the study of financial instruments and markets; the financial decisions facing the firm; investment decisions and portfolio management; derivatives and risk management.  In addition, depending upon the electives chosen students will study portfolio construction; corporate valuation; and debt markets.  The aim of the major in Finance is to develop skills and competencies in students that will enable them to embark upon a professional career in the fields of financial management, financial consulting and planning, funds management, investment banking and stockbroking.

 

Requirements

This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

24 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

FINM1001 Foundations of Finance

FINM2001 Corporate Finance

FINM2002 Derivatives

FINM2003 Investments

6 units from completion of a core course from the following list:

STAT1003 Statistical Techniques

STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods

6 units from completion of a core course from the following list:

EMET1001 Foundations of Economic and Financial Models

MKTG2003 Marketing for Financial Services

STAT2032 Financial Mathematics

12 units from completion of core courses from the following list:

FINM3005 Corporate Valuation

FINM3006 Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets

FINM3008 Applied Portfolio Construction

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.