Outline Outline Finance and banking professionals use analytical knowledge and skills to help clients find financial solutions, start new businesses or expand existing ones. They work in corporate finance, financial markets, managed funds and superannuation, or in retail banking and private wealth management.
The Finance major gives you a broad understanding of the structure and operations of financial markets. You'll learn about investment evaluation and how to make decisions on funding activities and disbursement of profits. You'll also examine the role of financial markets.
This major will put you in a good position to sit for the highly regarded CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exams, because it incorporates at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge into its curriculum.
This major can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Innovation.
You can also study Finance as part of a Science and Commerce double degree.
Recommended double majors
- Accounting
- Economics
- Financial Planning
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Property Investment and Development
What jobs can the Finance lead to?
Careers
- Credit analyst
- Finance manager/consultant
- Innovation consultant/analyst
- Investment banker/analyst
- Portfolio manager
- Stockbroker/trader
What you'll learn
- acquire and utilise relevant financial technologies, and methodologies to critically analyse financial problems in ways that demonstrate creative thinking and responsible judgement, GC1, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
- demonstrate a well-developed understanding of the role the finance industry has on ethical decision making and influencing positive sustainable development goals in culturally diverse societies, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
- demonstrate industry readiness and emotional intelligence acquired individually and in groups through the use of industry-specific technologies applicable to current and future innovations in corporate, investment, and international finance, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
- identify, understand, and solve complex corporate finance and investment problems to create solutions in a changing global financial environment, GC1, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
- communicate complex quantitative and qualitative financial analysis professionally, clearly, and persuasively that contribute to profitable, environmentally sustainable, and ethically responsible financial decisions, GC1, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6