Master of Financial Management and Law

at Australian National University

Program Structure

The Master of Financial Management and Law requires completion of 96 units which must consist of 54 units of compulsory coursework and 42 units of elective coursework.

54 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:

• BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting

• FINM7006 Applied Foundations of Finance

• FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance

• FINM7008 Applied Investments

• FINM8007 Topics in International Finance

• STAT6038 Regression Modelling

• STAT7055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance

• ECON8069 Business Economics

• LAWS8586 Law and Legal Institutions*

*Students who have completed an Australian undergraduate law degree or Juris Doctor or equivalent are exempted from LAWS8586 Law and Legal Institutions and are required to complete an additional 6 units from the law course list.

42 units of elective study from the completion of law courses from courses listed under the Private Commercial Law specialisation.

Specialisations

• Private Commercial Law

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. 

Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0. 

However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. 

If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: 

• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or

• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency. 

Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,650