Major in Finance
Financial professionals are concerned with the management of assets for the creation of wealth for the investor or company. The discipline of finance covers the three key areas of capital markets and financial institutions, investments and financial planning, and corporate finance. Learn more about the Department of Finance.
Download the Finance 2010 brochure (PDF 1.48MB).
Professional accreditation
In 2009, the University of Melbourne has become a CFA Program Partner of CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals that awards the prestigious CFA® designation.
The partnership means that the finance major in the Bachelor of Commerce covers 70 percent of the Level I CBOK topics including the CFA Institute ethical and professional standards. Recognition as a CFA Program Partner signals to potential students, employers, and the marketplace that the university curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well suited to preparing students to sit for the CFA exams.
As part of the partnership, students in the partnering programs are entitled for scholarships, access to CFA Institute curriculums, journals, webcasts, and other educational resources, and each student will have access to a specially prepared online Level I sample exam.
Major in Finance
The minimal subject requirements for a major in finance are listed below.
Click on a subject to view the subject listing in the Undergraduate Handbook, including information about prerequisite studies and assessment. These subjects are included in the sample course plan below.
First year subjects
Introductory Macroeconomics
Introductory Microeconomics
Quantitative Methods 1
Finance 1
Second year subjects
Organisational Behaviour
Introductory Econometrics or Quantitative Methods 2
Business Finance
Third year subjects
Investments
Corporate Finance
Derivative Securities
Sample course plan
Click on the subjects below to see a subject description in the Undergraduate Handbook. Each subject is worth 12.5 points unless otherwise specified.
Year 1 Sem 1 |
Introductory Microeconomics (compulsory) |
Core program elective e.g. Accounting Reports and Analysis |
Breadth subject |
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Introductory Macroeconomics (compulsory) |
Quantitative Methods 1 (compulsory) |
Core program elective e.g. Accounting Transactions and Analysis |
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Year 2 |
Organisational Behaviour (compulsory) |
Quantitative Methods 2 / Introductory Econometrics (compulsory) |
Breadth subject |
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Core program elective e.g. Consumer Behaviour |
Core program elective e.g. Competition and Strategy |
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Year 3 |
Core program level-3 elective |
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Core program elective e.g. International Finance |
Core program level-3 elective |
Key
| Compulsory subjects | Breadth component | Marketing subjects |
| Core program elective | Finance subjects | Accounting subjects |