科廷科技大學

Finance and banking professionals use analytical knowledge and skills to help clients find financial solutions, start new businesses or expand existing ones. They work in corporate finance, financial markets, managed funds and superannuation, or in retail banking and private wealth management.

The Finance major gives you a broad understanding of the structure and operations of financial markets. You’ll learn about investment evaluation and how to make decisions on funding activities and disbursement of profits. You’ll also examine the role of financial markets.

This major will put you in a good position to sit for the highly regarded CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exams, because it incorporates at least 70 per cent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge into its curriculum.

Professional recognition

You may be eligible for membership of the Association of Financial Advisers, CFA Institute, Economic Society of Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and the Women in Finance Network.

This course is also recognised as a University Affiliation Program by the CFA Institute.

Career information
Careers

Bank manager
Consultant
Corporate finance analyst
Credit analyst
Econometrician
Economic analyst
Economist
Financial manager
Investment banker

Industries

Banking
Brokerage
Consultancy
Government
Private business
Resources

What you'll learn

Communicate in oral, written, qualitative and quantitative media channels; be able to syntheses and select appropriate communication schemes dependent upon the nature of problem and audience
Distinguish, identify and apply available technologies and methodologies to investigate financial issues
Identify new developments in the field of finance and integrate available strategies into the existing body of knowledge; and be able to reflect upon their implications for the finance discipline
Understand the implications and potential impacts of current developments in the national and international capital markets on both domestic and international economies
Understand the importance and impact of cultural diversity on making financial decisions in both national and international contexts
Apply acquired skills individually and in a group to facilitate the understanding and solution of financial issues in a professional and ethical manner
Understand, apply and analyse financial knowledge and issues and their impacts on national and international financial markets
Identify structures and formulate issues and apply appropriate skills to solve capital market problems
Collect and analyse empirical data and conceptual information and be able to synthesis into appropriate frameworks for analysis of financial issues.