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Detailed Program Information

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Program Code

MFIN

Academic Year

2023

Program Faculty

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Special Notes

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These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Master of Finance program is design to help individuals to enhance their managerial effectiveness in the field of finance. This program also aims to provide participants with a strong foundation in the principles and practice of finance, and furnishes them with new skills and analytical tools to form a sound basis for financial decision-making.

The program is suitable for students who may be interested in pursuing CFA qualification as courses are design to capture large elements of the CFA curriculum. Additionally students will develop enhanced professional knowledge and skills through a capstone project.

The Master of Finance is an AQF Level 9 qualification with a standard duration of 2 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 Master of Finance

There shall be a Master of Finance.

Qualification Requirements

Academic Program:

To qualify for the degree of Master of Finance, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

Core courses to the value of 27 units
Research Project courses to the value of 9 units
Elective courses to the value of 12 units, which may include Internship or Study Tour courses

Prior Learning

Students with cognate knowledge may be approved by the Program Coordinator to complete additional electives in lieu of core courses to the equivalent unit value.

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Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 27 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTING 7019	Accounting Concepts and Methods (M)	3
CORPFIN 7005	Principles of Finance (M)	3
CORPFIN 7019	Advanced Funds Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7020	Derivatives (M)	3
CORPFIN 7033	Quantitative Methods (M)	3
CORPFIN 7039	Equity Valuation & Analysis (M)	3
CORPFIN 7040	Fixed Income Securities (M)	3
ECON 7200	Economic Principles (M)	3
ACCTFIN 7001	Ethical Principles in Finance & Accounting	3

Research Project

To satisfy the requirements for Research Project students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.

All of the following courses must be completed:

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTFIN 7017	Financial Statement Analysis (M)	3
ACCTFIN 7005	Research Project in Financial Statement Analysis (M)	6

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
BUSANA 7000	Fundamentals of Business Analytics	3
BUSANA 7001	Predictive and Visual Analytics	3
BUSANA 7002	Customer Analytics	3
CORPFIN 6003	Tax, Estate and Wealth Planning	3
CORPFIN 6013	Wealth Management in Asia	3
CORPFIN 7021	Corporate Investment Evaluation (M)	3
CORPFIN 7022	Advanced Corporate Finance (M)	3
CORPFIN 7024	Empirical Corporate Finance	3
CORPFIN 7025	Principles of Finance Theory (M)	3
CORPFIN 7042	Corporate Financial Risk Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7048	Applied Financial Institutions Management (M)	3
CORPFIN 7049	Real Estate Valuation and Investment (M)	3
CORPFIN 7050	International Financial Management (M)	3

Subject / Catalogue	Course Title	Unit Value
ACCTFIN 7501	International Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 7502	Domestic Study Tour - Accounting & Finance	3
ACCTFIN 7503	European Study Tour	3
ACCTFIN 7504	New York Study Tour	3
ENTREP 7901	Tech eChallenge	3
PROF 7500	Postgraduate Professions Internship	3
PROF 7502	Postgraduate Professions Internship OS	3
PROJMGNT 7050	Project Management Study Tour PG	3

Published on: 30 November, 2022 | 10:01:25