Master of Finance

at University of South Australia

The Master of Finance is made up of 16 courses in areas such as financial theory and markets, investment management, corporate finance as well as econometrics. You will also study two electives as part of your studies. One of your elective options is a 150-hour industry placement either in Australia or overseas.  The program will take 2 years full-time to be completed. If you are eligible for Advanced Standing*, it will take only 1.5 years.

*Advanced Standing for previous studies means you can complete the requirements of this qualification in less than 2 years. You can apply if you have successfully completed one of these degrees. A bachelor degree in a business discipline or a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management, or a graduate certificate in a business discipline.

Degree structure

FIRST YEAR
 

• Statistics for Data Science
• Accounting for Management M
• Economic Principles for Business
• Commercial Law M
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Management
• International Finance
• Financial Theory and Financial Markets

SECOND YEAR
 

• Managing Financial Risk
• Behavioural Finance
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Applied Research in Finance
• The Econometrics of Financial Markets
• Advanced Investment Management
• Finance Elective
• Taxation

Applicants are required to have one of the following:
 

• A completed bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; or
• A completed graduate diploma from a recognised higher education institution; or
• A completed graduate certificate from a recognised higher education institution.

Applicants who have:
 

• completed a bachelor degree in a business discipline; or
• completed a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management; or
• completed a graduate certificate in a business discipline,

are eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL (18 units) Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.

English language entry requirements

International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements, does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive. Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

English language test
 

• IELTS total [6.5]
• IELTS reading [6.0]
• IELTS writing [6.0]

FEES 

AUD$ 37,700 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL)

Graduates of this degree use their broad range of skills and specialist knowledge to pursue finance-related roles, both locally and abroad.

You could consider analyst or associate level roles in commercial banking, investment banking, equity research, trading desk, corporate finance consultant, private equity, corporate treasury, risk analyst, and credit analyst.