Bachelor of Finance (Honours) (BFin(Hons))
Bachelor of Finance (Honours) (BFin(Hons))
Program Code
HFIN
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 Bachelor of Finance (Honours) is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.
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 (Honours)
There shall be a Bachelor of Finance (Honours).
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Finance (Honours) the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 24 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 9 units
- Elective courses to the value of 3 units
- Research equivalent courses to the value of 12 units in the form of a Research Dissertation.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMERCE 4037 Research Methodology (H) 3 CORPFIN 4102 Advanced Finance (H) 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Students may only select ECON 4014 Econometrics IV (H) by agreement with their supervisor(s).
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMERCE 4100 Qualitative Methods (H) 3 CORPFIN 4033 Quantitative Methods (H) 3 ECON 4018 Econometrics for Business Research IV(H) 3 -
Research
To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMERCE 4105 Dissertation (H) 12
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 3 units.
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Students must undertake a level IV elective as agreed with their supervisor.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 4033 Quantitative Methods (H) 3 CORPFIN 4039 Equity Valuation & Analysis (H) 3 CORPFIN 4040 Fixed Income Securities (H) 3 CORPFIN 4042 Corporate Financial Risk Management (H) 3 CORPFIN 4048 Applied Financial Institutions Management (H) 3 CORPFIN 4102 Advanced Finance (H) 3