University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C04048v4 Master of Business in Finance

Award(s): Master of Business in Finance (MBus)
CRICOS code: 036581K
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Faculty/institute responsible: Business
Location: City campus

Overview
Course aims
Career options
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Additional recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information

Overview

The Master of Business in Finance provides a comprehensive range of skills and expertise expected of leading practitioners in the banking and finance sectors.

Participants have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of banking, funds management and corporate finance.

Course aims

The Finance program provides participants with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of finance theory and techniques for leading-edge professional practice purposes.

Career options

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.

Articulation

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Finance (C11027), the Graduate Diploma in Finance (C07021), and the Master of Business in Finance.

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require one of the following:

  • a degree from a UTS-recognised university or other tertiary education institution
  • a relevant Graduate Diploma from UTS or a UTS-recognised tertiary education institution, or
  • a relevant Graduate Certificate from UTS or a UTS-recognised tertiary education institution, with at least a Credit average.

Additional recognition of prior learning

Students may be granted a maximum of eight subject exemptions based on recognition of prior learning, of which four core subjects may be approved from prior undergraduate study.

Course duration and attendance

The Master of Business in Finance may be completed in three years of part-time study, or one-and-a-half years of full-time study.

Course structure

The Master of Business in Finance comprises 72 credit points, made up of eight compulsory subjects (totalling 48 credit points), plus elective subjects (totalling 24 credit points), under four different strands.

Course completion requirements

STM90333 Core subjects 72cp
Total 72cp

Course program

The list of core subjects is shown below, followed by the lists of available strands.

 
Core subjects
25745 Economics: Concepts and Applications 6cp
22784 Accounting: Concepts and Applications 6cp
25746 Financial Management: Concepts and Applications 6cp
25741 Capital Markets 6cp
25705 Financial Modelling and Forecasting 6cp
25721 Investment Management 6cp
25765 Corporate Finance 6cp
25762 Synthetic Financial Products 6cp
Select 24 credit points from the following options: 24cp
STM90086 Banking strand24cp 
STM90087 Corporate Finance strand24cp 
STM90627 Funds Management strand24cp 
STM90626 General Finance strand24cp 

Professional recognition

The Master of Business in Finance is ASIC PS 146 Registered.

Completion of this course meets the educational requirements of membership at the level of Certified Finance and Treasury Professional (CFTP).

Other information

Further information is available from the Graduate School of Business on: