Finance Masters Programs Research School of Finance Actuarial

Finance Masters Programs Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics

Masters Programs in Finance • Four degrees: – Master of Finance (2 years) – Master of Applied Finance (1. 5 years) – Master of Financial Management (1 year) – Master of Financial Economics (2 years) 2

Admission Requirements • Master of Finance: – Pass degree (any field) – Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study – Need 60% average in first year to progress to the second – Students who do not achieve this 60% average will be transferred to the Master of Applied Finance. • Master of Applied Finance: – Pass degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, statistics, actuarial studies, mathematics, business information systems, management, international business, engineering, physics, science – Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study 3

Admission Requirements • Master of Financial Management: – Pass degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, statistics, actuarial studies, mathematics, business information systems, management, international business, engineering, physics, science – Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study • Master of Financial Economics: – Pass degree in actuarial Studies, Economics, Finance, or Statistics – Average of at least 75% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study 4

Example Study Plan – M Finance Semester 1 MAF Year 1 Semester 2 BUSN 7008 Financial Statements & Reporting FINM 7007 Applied Corporate Finance FINM 7006 Foundations of Finance FINM 7008 Applied Investments STAT 7055 Financial Statistics FINM 8007 Topics in International Finance Elective: e. g. ECON 8069 Business Economics Elective: e. g. STAT 7001 Applied Statistics Semester 1 Year 2 Semester 2 MFM FINM 7041 Applied Derivatives FIMM 8004 Advanced Corporate Finance FINM 7044 Applied Valuation FINM 8006 Advanced Investments FINM 8016 Portfolio Construction FINM 8100 Applied Project in Finance Elective: e. g. FINM 8014 Applied Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets Elective: e. g. FINM 8017 Trading and Markets 5

Example Study Plan – M Financial Economics Year 1 Semester 2 ECON 8025 Diploma Microeconomics ECON 8026 Diploma Macroeconomics STAT 8002 Applied Time Series Analysis FINM 7008 Applied Investments FINM 7007 Applied Corporate Finance STAT 8035 Risk Theory ECON 8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics 1 ECON 6013 Behavioural Economics: Psychology and Economics Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 ECON 8011 Microeconomic Theory A ECON 8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory FINM 8006 Advanced Investments FINM 8100 Applied Project in Finance FIMM 8004 Advanced Corporate Finance EMET 8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics Finance elective Economics of Finance 6

Careers Finance has applications in many fields including banking, financial consulting and planning, funds management, investment banking, stock broking, and treasury. Some common career paths chosen by ANU Finance graduates include: • Business Analyst at an Australian/overseas bank or investment bank • Graduate Analyst within the Commonwealth public service or Territory/State public service • In house finance in a large number of Australian/overseas corporations • Risk Analyst/Derivatives trader at an Australian/overseas bank • Financial consultant at a bank or private wealth management company 7

Graduate Certificate in Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics • Possible pathway into Master of Finance and Master of Applied Finance – (Appropriate) Units studied can be transferred to Masters as credit – Need a 60% average across all units in the Graduate Certificate to transfer to a Masters degree. 8

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