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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
30 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 30 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

FINS1612
6 UOC
Capital Markets and Institutions
FINS3648
6 UOC
Banking, Finance and Technology

Prescribed Electives List 1

Students must take at least 6 UOC, up to a maximum of 18 UOC of the following courses.

FINS3645
6 UOC
Financial Market Data Design and Analysis
FINS3646
6 UOC
Toolkit for Finance
FINS3647
6 UOC
Bitcoin and Decentralised Finance

Prescribed Electives List 2

Students can take up to a maximum of 12 UOC of the following courses.

FINS1613
6 UOC
Business Finance
FINS2624
6 UOC
Portfolio Management
FINS2643
6 UOC
Wealth Management
FINS3623
6 UOC
Venture Capital
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
FINS3637
6 UOC
Wealth Management Advice
FINS3640
6 UOC
Investment Management Modeling
FINS3641
6 UOC
Security Analysis and Valuation
FINS3650
6 UOC
International Banking
FINS3666
6 UOC
Trading and Market Making

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