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Master of Finance
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Master of Finance is a graduate program at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Business and Economics, taken over 2 years full-time (96 Units). Coursework includes 48 units from completion of the following initial component. Graduates are expected to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of corporate finance, securities trading, investments, portfolio construction, derivative pricing and risk management. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
Study plan in 56 parts
- The Master of Finance requires the completion of 96 units
- 48 units from completion of the following initial component:
- 42 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
- BUSN7008
- Financial Statements and Reporting
- FINM6041
- Applied Derivatives
- FINM7006
- Applied Foundations of Finance
- FINM7007
- Applied Corporate Finance
- FINM7008
- Applied Investments
- STAT7038
- Regression Modelling
- STAT7055
- Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
- 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- ECON8069
- Business Economics
- STAT6046
- Financial Mathematics
- 48 units from completion of the following concluding component:
- 30 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
- FINM6005
- Applied Valuation
- FINM6016
- Applied Portfolio Construction
- FINM8004
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- FINM8006
- Advanced Investments
- FINM8100
- Applied Project in Finance
- 18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- CBEA6070
- ANU College of Business and Economics Internship Program (PG)
- FINM6009
- Student Managed Fund
- FINM6010
- Student Managed Fund Extension
- FINM6015
- Decentralised Finance (DeFi): Markets
- Protocols and Incentives
- FINM6045
- Asian Capital Markets
- FINM8007
- Topics in International Finance
- FINM8014
- Applied Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets
- FINM8017
- Trading and Markets
- STAT6026
- Graphical Data Analysis
- STAT8130
- Generalised Linear Modelling
Students must achieve a minimum 60% weighted average mark across the first 48 units attempted to continue to the final 48 units of study. Students who do not achieve a minimum of 60% weighted average mark will be transferred to the Master of Applied Finance
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Admissions
Applicants must present one of the following: A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0; or An ANU Graduate Certificate of Finance with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7.0; or A minimum of 10 years full-time equivalent work experience at ANZSCO Skill Level 1 in a field related to the program. The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission. Progression Requirements: Students must achieve a minimum 60% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component. Students who do not achieve a minimum of 60% weighted average mark in the initial component will be transferred to the Master of Applied Finance. Ranking and English Proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. In line with the University's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. Applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met. Further information: English language admission requirements and post-admission support Diversity factors: As Australia’s national university, ANU is a global representative of Australian research and education. ANU endeavours to recruit and maintain a diverse and deliberate student cohort representative not only of Australia, but the world. In order to achieve these outcomes, competitive ranking of applicants may be adjusted to ensure access to ANU is a reality for brilliant students from countries across the globe. Assessment of qualifications: Unless otherwise indicated, ANU will accept all Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications or international equivalents that meet or exceed the published admission requirements of our programs, provided all other admission requirements are also met. Where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will base assessment on the qualification that best meets the admission requirements for the program. Find out more about the Australian Qualifications Framework: www.aqf.edu.au ANU uses a 7-point Grade Point Average (GPA) scale. All qualifications submitted for admission at ANU will be converted to this common scale, which will determine if an applicant meets our published admission requirements. Find out more about how a 7-point GPA is calculated for Australian universities: www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/tertiary-qualifications Unless otherwise indicated, where an applicant has more than one completed tertiary qualification, ANU will calculate the GPA for each qualification separately. ANU will base assessment on the best GPA of all completed tertiary qualifications of the same level or higher.
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