C04048v5 Master of Business in Finance
Award(s): Master of Business in Finance (MBus)CRICOS code: 036581K
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Articulation with UTS courses
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.
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.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants with a relevant graduate certificate must have completed it with at least a credit average.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Credit recognition
Students may be granted a maximum of eight subject exemptions based on credit recognition, of which four core subjects may be approved from prior undergraduate study.
Course duration and attendance
The course may be completed in one-and-a-half years of full-time or three years of part-time study.
Course structure
The course comprises 72 credit points, made up of nine core subjects (totalling 54 credit points) plus elective subjects (totalling 18 credit points).
Course completion requirements
CBK90381 Elective choice (Finance) | 18cp | |
STM90366 Core subjects (Finance) | 54cp | |
Total | 72cp |
Course program
The list of core subjects is shown below, followed by the list of available electives.
23706 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 | |
25731 International Finance | 6cp | |
25743 Corporate Financial Analysis | 6cp | |
Select 18 credit points from the following options: | 18cp | |
25728 Bond Portfolio Management | 6cp | |
25729 Applied Portfolio Management | 6cp | |
25732 Venture Capital and Private Equity: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
25751 Financial Institution Management | 6cp | |
25752 Financial Institution Lending | 6cp | |
25762 Synthetic Financial Products | 6cp | |
25763 Corporate Treasury Management | 6cp | |
25764 Venture Capital Finance | 3cp | |
25796 Personal Wealth Management | 6cp | |
25807 Mergers and Acquisitions | 3cp | |
25809 Technical Analysis | 3cp | |
25812 Fundraising in International Markets | 3cp | |
25818 Real Estate Finance and Investment | 3cp | |
25824 Project Financing | 3cp | |
77947 Companies and Securities Law | 6cp | |
25797 Real Estate Investment Trusts | 3cp | |
25798 Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance | 3cp |
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), in conjunction with work experience, at the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). The Master of Business in Finance has also been awarded postgraduate partnership status by CFA Institute (USA). The degree's curriculum is closely tied to global professional practice and is well suited to students preparing to sit for CFA® (Chartered Financial Analyst®) program examinations.
Other information
Further information is available from UTS: Business on:
telephone +61 2 9514 3660
email business@uts.edu.au
www.business.uts.edu.au/pg/
