Finance subjects as breadth
A basic knowledge of finance benefits a wide variety of career choices where careful financial decision making is necessary. Finance professionals need strong quantitative skills. For students studying science and engineering, the discipline of finance provides great opportunities to apply those quantitative skills in practice. Financial decisions often involve behavioural elements. Psychology students may find the discipline of finance a natural experimental laboratory. An understanding of Personal Financial Management will be valuable in managing your personal finances throughout your life.
Finance studies how individuals, businesses and institutions raise funds to implement investment strategies, and how they allocate these funds to a variety of investment opportunities.
See the About Commerce page for more information about finance.
Note: to enrol in finance subjects, you must have completed VCE Units 3&4 Maths Methods (either), with a minimum study score of 25 (or equivalent).
To enrol in second year finance subjects, students need to have taken an approved quantitative subject at first year level. To enrol in third year finance subjects, students need to have taken an approved quantitative subject at second year level.
Finance sequence
75 points (6 subjects)
Learn how individuals, businesses and institutions raise funds to implement investment strategies, and how they allocate these funds to a range of investment opportunities.
First Year |
Finance 1 |
Second Year |
Business Finance Introductory Econometrics OR Quantitative Methods 2 |
Third Year |
Investments Corporate Finance Derivative Securities |
Personal Finance sequence
50 points (4 subjects)
Learn how to make optimal lifetime personal financial decisions regarding loans, mortgages and superannuation, and understand the role of financial advisers in this process.
First Year |
Finance 1 |
Second Year |
Business Finance Introductory Personal Finance |
Third Year |
Intermediate Personal Finance |
Property Analysis and Real Estate Finance sequence
50 points (4 subjects)
Learn how to analyse investments in residential and commercial real estate, the largest asset class in the investment universe.
First Year |
Finance 1 |
Second Year |
Business Finance Introduction to Real Estate Analysis |
Third Year |
Real Estate Finance |
Career opportunities
Finance studies provide the foundation for a wide variety of exciting careers including:
Small Business Manager
Finance and Treasury Manager of a Small or Medium-Sized Business
Personal Financial Planner/Advisor
Real Estate Consultant
Share Market Analyst
Corporate Analyst
More information
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