Bachelor of Finance (BFin)
Bachelor of Finance (BFin)
Program Code
BFIN
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2020
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
This program aims to enable students to understand global financial markets, design dynamic financial management strategies for business or provide top-level financial advice to governments, companies or individuals. All students will complete a common first year after which they can choose to specialise in international finance. This specialisation will allow students to focus on the interaction of economics and finance at an international level. The finance pathway is for those interested in trading international financial instruments and providing financial and monetary advice to multinational companies and government, along with working in both merchant and retail banks.
The Bachelor of Finance and Bachelor of Finance (International) are AQF level 7 programs with a standard full-time duration of 3 years.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Finance
There shall be a Bachelor of Finance.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Finance, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 45 units
- Elective courses to the value of 27 units
- A specialisation in International Finance may be offered in lieu of Elective courses to the value of 21 units
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
- Level II courses to the value of at least 12 units
- Level III courses to the value of at least 18 units including at least 12 units of Finance courses
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 45 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ECON 1009 International Financial Institutions and Markets I 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1008 Data Analytics I 3 STATS 1000 Statistical Practice I 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1009 Introduction to Financial Mathematics I 3 MATHS 1010 Applications of Quantitative Methods in Finance I 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 or
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management 3 ECON 2508 Financial Economics II 3 CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 2103 Probability & Statistics II 3 ECON 2515 Intermediate Applied Econometrics II 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 3012 Financial Modelling: Tools & Techniques III 3 CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 and
a. Level III Finance courses to the value of 6 units from the Finance Elective list.
Major
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International Finance major
To satisfy the requirements for International Finance major students must complete courses to the value of 21 units.
Level II
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics II 3 ECON 2514 Managerial Economics II 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 2500 International Trade & Investment Policy II 3 CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3
Electives
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Finance Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Finance Electives students must adhere to the following:
Level I
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1008 Data Analytics I 3 MATHS 1009 Introduction to Financial Mathematics I 3 MATHS 1010 Applications of Quantitative Methods in Finance I 3 MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 STATS 1000 Statistical Practice I 3 Level II
Courses to the value of up to 24 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 2500 International Trade & Investment Policy II 3 ECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics II 3 ECON 2508 Financial Economics II 3 MATHS 2103 Probability & Statistics II 3 ECON 2514 Managerial Economics II 3 ECON 2515 Intermediate Applied Econometrics II 3 Level III
Courses to the value of up to 24 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3500 Corporate Finance Theory 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 CORPFIN 3503 Corporate Investment & Strategy 3 ECON 3506 International Trade III 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3 STATS 3005 Time Series III 3 CORPFIN 3504 Treasury and Financial Risk Management 3 ECON 3530 Applied Econometrics III 3 -
Elective Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Elective Courses students must adhere to the following:
Finance
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1009 Introduction to Financial Mathematics I 3 MATHS 1010 Applications of Quantitative Methods in Finance I 3 MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 STATS 1000 Statistical Practice I 3 ECON 2500 International Trade & Investment Policy II 3 ECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics II 3 MATHS 2103 Probability & Statistics II 3 CORPFIN 3500 Corporate Finance Theory 3 CORPFIN 3502 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 CORPFIN 3503 Corporate Investment & Strategy 3 CORPFIN 3504 Treasury and Financial Risk Management 3 ECON 3506 International Trade III 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3 STATS 3005 Time Series III 3 ECON 2514 Managerial Economics II 3 ECON 2515 Intermediate Applied Econometrics II 3 ECON 3530 Applied Econometrics III 3 Accounting
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMLAW 1004 Commercial Law I 3 ACCTING 2500 Cost and Management Accounting 3 ACCTING 2501 Financial Accounting 3 COMMLAW 2500 Commercial Law II 3 INTBUS 2500 International Business 3 ACCTING 3500 Accounting Theory 3 ACCTING 3501 Corporate Accounting 3 ACCTING 3502 Auditing 3 ACCTING 3503 Strategic Management Accounting 3 COMMLAW 3500 Income Tax Law III 3 COMMLAW 3501 Business Tax & GST 3 INTBUS 3501 Corporate Responsibility for Global Business 3 Corporate Finance
Courses to the value of up to 6 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation 3 CORPFIN 3504 Treasury and Financial Risk Management 3 Economics
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1002 Australia in the Global Economy I 3 ECON 2500 International Trade & Investment Policy II 3 ECON 2502 East Asian Economies II 3 ECON 2507 Intermediate Macroeconomics II 3 ECON 2508 Financial Economics II 3 ECON 2511 Behavioural Economics II 3 ECON 3500 Resource and Environmental Economics III 3 ECON 3501 Development Economics III 3 ECON 3503 Game Theory III 3 ECON 3506 International Trade III 3 ECON 3508 Public Economics III 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3 ECON 3516 Industrial Organisation III 3 ECON 3519 Mathematical Economics III 3 ECON 3520 Sports Economics III 3 ECON 2514 Managerial Economics II 3 ECON 2515 Intermediate Applied Econometrics II 3 ECON 3530 Applied Econometrics III 3 Management
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 1001 Managing Organisations and People 3 COMMGMT 2500 Organisational Behaviour 3 COMMGMT 2502 Organisational Dynamics 3 COMMGMT 3500 Managing Across Cultures 3 COMMGMT 3501 Strategic Management 3 COMMGMT 3502 Human Resource Management 3 COMMGMT 3506 Managing Conflict and Change 3 Marketing
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing 3 MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour 3 MARKETNG 3501 Marketing to the World 3 MARKETNG 3503 Market Strategy and Project 3 MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing 3 MARKETNG 3505 Management of Brands 3 Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Courses from the Academic Program Rules for the degrees of Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences and Bachelor of Computer Science, including courses from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 1009 Introduction to Financial Mathematics I 3 MATHS 1010 Applications of Quantitative Methods in Finance I 3 MATHS 1011 Mathematics IA 3 MATHS 1012 Mathematics IB 3 MATHS 1013 Mathematics IM 3 MATHS 2103 Probability & Statistics II 3 MATHS 3012 Financial Modelling: Tools & Techniques III 3 STATS 3005 Time Series III 3 Arts
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
Courses listed in the Academic Program Rules for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Internship
Courses to the value of up to 9 units may be taken from the following:
Subject to approval students may be eligible to undertake the following electives:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PROF 3500 Undergraduate Professions Internship 3 PROF 3501 Undergraduate Professions Internship OS 3 Law
Courses to the value of up to 21 units may be taken from the following:
For students who have obtained a place in the Bachelor of Laws, courses to a maximum value of 24 units listed in the Academic Program Rules for the degree of the Bachelor of Laws.