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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 Management6cp 
25729 Applied Portfolio Management6cp 
25732 Venture Capital and Private Equity: Theory and Practice6cp 
25751 Financial Institution Management6cp 
25752 Financial Institution Lending6cp 
25762 Synthetic Financial Products6cp 
25763 Corporate Treasury Management6cp 
25764 Venture Capital Finance3cp 
25796 Personal Wealth Management6cp 
25807 Mergers and Acquisitions3cp 
25809 Technical Analysis3cp 
25812 Fundraising in International Markets3cp 
25818 Real Estate Finance and Investment3cp 
25824 Project Financing3cp 
77947 Companies and Securities Law6cp 
25797 Real Estate Investment Trusts3cp 
25798 Ethics and Professional Standards in Finance3cp 

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/