Finance Masters Programs Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics

Masters Programs in Finance Four degrees: –Master of Finance (2 years) –Master of Applied Finance (1.5 years) –Master of Financial Management (1 year) –Master of Financial Economics (2 years) 2

Admission Requirements Master of Finance: –Pass degree (any field) –Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study –Need 60% average in first year to progress to the second –Students who do not achieve this 60% average will be transferred to the Master of Applied Finance. Master of Applied Finance: –Pass degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, statistics, actuarial studies, mathematics, business information systems, management, international business, engineering, physics, science –Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study 3

Admission Requirements Master of Financial Management: –Pass degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, statistics, actuarial studies, mathematics, business information systems, management, international business, engineering, physics, science –Average of at least 65% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study Master of Financial Economics: –Pass degree in actuarial Studies, Economics, Finance, or Statistics –Average of at least 75% (or equivalent) in undergraduate study 4

Example Study Plan – M Finance Year 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 BUSN7008 Financial Statements & Reporting FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance FINM7006 Foundations of Finance FINM7008 Applied Investments STAT7055 Financial Statistics FINM8007 Topics in International Finance Elective: e.g. ECON8069 Business Economics Elective: e.g. STAT7001 Applied Statistics Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 FINM7041 Applied Derivatives FIMM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance FINM7044 Applied Valuation FINM8006 Advanced Investments FINM8016 Portfolio Construction FINM8100 Applied Project in Finance Elective: e.g. FINM8014 Applied Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets Elective: e.g. FINM8017 Trading and Markets 5 MAF MFM

Example Study Plan – M Financial Economics Year 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics ECON8026 Diploma Macroeconomics STAT8002 Applied Time Series Analysis FINM7008 Applied Investments FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics 1 STAT8035 Risk Theory ECON6013 Behavioural Economics: Psychology and Economics Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 ECON8011 Microeconomic Theory A ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory FINM8006 Advanced Investments FINM8100 Applied Project in Finance FIMM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics Finance elective Economics of Finance 6

Careers Finance has applications in many fields including banking, financial consulting and planning, funds management, investment banking, stock broking, and treasury. Some common career paths chosen by ANU Finance graduates include: Business Analyst at an Australian/overseas bank or investment bank Graduate Analyst within the Commonwealth public service or Territory/State public service In house finance in a large number of Australian/overseas corporations Risk Analyst/Derivatives trader at an Australian/overseas bank Financial consultant at a bank or private wealth management company 7

Graduate Certificate in Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics Possible pathway into Master of Finance and Master of Applied Finance –(Appropriate) Units studied can be transferred to Masters as credit –Need a 60% average across all units in the Graduate Certificate to transfer to a Masters degree. 8

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