Bachelor of Finance and Banking (BFinBank)
Bachelor of Finance and Banking (BFinBank)
Program Code
BFB
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2023
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The finance and banking industries focus on banking services and wealth management from individual consumers through to major corporations. The Bachelor of Finance and Banking has been designed to allow students to develop a deep understanding of the global financial markets and banking environment and the skills required for trading financial instruments and providing financial and monetary advice to companies and government.
The Bachelor of Finance and Banking is an AQF level 7 program 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 and Banking
There shall be a Bachelor of Finance and Banking.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Finance and Banking, 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:
1. Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
2. Core courses to the value of 48 units including capstone courses to the value of 6 units
3. Elective courses to the value of 24 units, including Broadening Electives to the value of 9 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 48 units.
Level I
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 ECON 1008 Data Analytics I 3 ECON 1009 International Financial Institutions and Markets I 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics 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 CORPFIN 2504 Options, Futures & Risk Management 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 CORPFIN 2503 Business Data Analytics 3 Level III
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MATHS 3012 Financial Modelling: Tools & Techniques III 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Finance electives
and
Capstone
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 ECON 3511 Money, Banking and Financial Markets III 3
Electives
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Finance Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Finance Electives students must adhere to the following:
Level III
Courses to the value of up to 3 units may be taken from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 3506 International Trade III 3 ECON 3510 International Finance III 3 CORPFIN 3505 Corporate Regulations and Ethics in Finance 3 CORPFIN 3506 Takeovers, Corporate Restructuring and Governance 3 CORPFIN 3507 Topics in Corporate Finance 3 -
Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Students may include any other Undergraduate courses offered by the University they are eligible to enrol in. All students must include 9 units of Broadening Electives