Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom3502 - Commerce
Bachelor of Economics - BEc3543 - Economics
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) - BCom(Co-op)3554 - Commerce (Co-op)
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(International)3558 - Commerce (International)
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)

Specialisation Structure
48 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

FINS1612
6 UOC
Capital Markets and Institutions
FINS1613
6 UOC
Business Finance
FINS3648
6 UOC
Banking, Finance and Technology
FINS3645
6 UOC
Financial Market Data Design and Analysis
FINS3646
6 UOC
Toolkit for Finance
FINS3647
6 UOC
Bitcoin and Decentralised Finance

Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

ACCT3563
6 UOC
Issues in Financial Reporting and Analysis
COMM2222
6 UOC
Industry Experience Program
COMM3020
6 UOC
Global Business Practicum
COMM3030
6 UOC
Social Entrepreneurship Practicum
COMM3101
6 UOC
Industry Experience Placement 1
COMM3202
6 UOC
Industry Experience Placement 2
FINS2622
6 UOC
Asia-Pacific Capital Markets
FINS2624
6 UOC
Portfolio Management
FINS2643
6 UOC
Wealth Management
FINS3623
6 UOC
Venture Capital
FINS3625
6 UOC
Applied Corporate Finance
FINS3630
6 UOC
Bank Financial Management
FINS3631
6 UOC
Risk and Insurance
FINS3633
6 UOC
Real Estate Finance
FINS3634
6 UOC
Credit Analysis and Lending
FINS3635
6 UOC
Options, Futures and Risk Management
FINS3636
6 UOC
Interest Rate Risk Management
FINS3637
6 UOC
Wealth Management Advice
FINS3640
6 UOC
Investment Management Modeling
FINS3641
6 UOC
Security Analysis and Valuation
FINS3650
6 UOC
International Banking
FINS3655
6 UOC
Behavioural Finance
FINS3666
6 UOC
Trading and Market Making
FINS3775
6 UOC
Research Methods in Finance 1

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