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Master of Advanced Finance

Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

About this program

Monash's Master of Advanced Finance is aimed at people who already hold a finance degree or work in the industry and want technical depth rather than an introduction to the field. Core units cover financial statement analysis, funds management, advanced corporate finance and quantitative data analysis in Python, after which you specialise in one of three themes: investment banking, asset management, or financial technology and sustainability. The investment banking stream covers mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure finance, the asset management stream goes into fixed income and financial machine learning, and the fintech and sustainability stream pairs sustainable finance with climate-related risk units. Elective choices are set up to align with the Chartered Financial Analyst curriculum, so students preparing for CFA exams can use their electives productively rather than duplicating study. Entry requires a finance major or minor at a high credit average, reflecting the course's assumption that students arrive already comfortable with core finance concepts and ready to specialise.

Cost & duration

Duration2 yr
Tuition (international)A$61,700
Application feeA$100

English test scores

IELTS6.5 overall (W6)
PTE58 overall

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Course structure

1 term of coursework

  • The course comprises 72 credit points structured in three parts: Part A. Core studies (30 credit points), Part B. Discipline studies (18 credit points) and Part. C Elective studies (24 credit points). Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated. Part A. Core studies (30 credit points) You must complete the following five units (30 credit points): ACF5130 Financial statement analysis and business valuation BFF5270 Funds management BFF5300 Case studies in finance* BFF5520 Advanced foundations of finance BFF5525 Quantitative and data analysis in Python * This capstone unit incorporates the application of research principles including research methods applicable to the finance professional's field of work. Part B. Discipline studies (18 credit points) You must complete three units (18 credit points) from one of the following themes, which includes a compulsory unit. Investment banki..

Admissions

Entry level 1: 72 points to complete Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a major or minor* in finance with at least a high credit (65%) average or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA). Entry level 2: 48 points to complete Duration: 1 years full-time, 2 years part-time An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a major in finance with at least a high credit (65%) average, or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA), from a Certified Financial Analysts (CFA) Institute affiliated university or an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a major in finance with at least a high credit (65%) average or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) and an Australian graduate certificate / honours degree (or equivalent) or an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) with a major in finance with at least a high credit (65%) av...

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