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
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
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.
The Finance program provides participants with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of finance theory and techniques for leading-edge professional practice purposes.
Students have the opportunity to specialise in the areas of banking, funds management and corporate finance.
Career options
Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.
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.
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 one-and-a-half years of full-time, or three years of part-time study.
Course structure
The Master of Business in Finance comprises 72 credit points, made up of eight core 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 | ||
| 25706 Economics for Management | 6cp | |
| 22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions | 6cp | |
| 25742 Financial Management | 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 strand | 24cp | |
| STM90087 Corporate Finance strand | 24cp | |
| STM90627 Funds Management strand | 24cp | |
| STM90626 General Finance strand | 24cp | |
Articulation with UTS courses
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.
Professional recognition
The Master of Business in Finance covers a broad range of the specialist knowledge areas required to be ASIC RG146 registered. Completion of the Master of Business in Finance meets the education requirements of membership at the level of Certified Finance and Treasury Professional (CFTP). It also meets the educational requirements at the level of Senior Associate (SA Fin) at the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).
Other information
Further information is available from the Graduate School of Business on:
