MAJ08440 Finance

Finance has evolved as a major field of business practised by either business executives in the management of company funds or by executives in the financial sector who may work in financial markets, financial institutions, information technology or consultancy firms that provide financial advice and services to businesses and individuals. The subjects in the Finance major provide graduates with the professional skills, knowledge and understanding necessary for a career in finance and the financial sector.

Students intending to enrol in the Finance major must complete the foundation core subject 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B. Students intending to apply for the honours program in finance should complete 25573 Time Series Econometrics as their optional subject.

To be eligible for admission to the Finance strand in the Bachelor of Business (Honours), students are required to complete 25573 Time Series Econometrics and either 25620 Derivative Securities or 25558 Issues in Corporate Finance.

UTS is a CFA Program Partner Institution based on the Bachelor of Business with a major in finance. CFA Institute has partnerships with select universities around the world that have embedded a significant percentage (70 per cent) of the CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) Program Candidate Body of Knowledge into their degree programs.

The subjects in this major are offered at both City and Kuring-gai campuses.

Anti-requisites: MAJ08060 Extended Finance, SMJ08123 Finance

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