B2042 Bachelor of Banking and Finance

The course is structured in four parts: Part A. Foundation business knowledge, Part B. Specialist discipline knowledge, Part C. Capstone unit, and Part D Free elective study.

Part A. Foundation business knowledge

This will provide you with a study of banking and finance disciplines and the impact they have on decision making in organisations.

Part B. Specialist discipline knowledge

These studies will develop your capacity as a critical and creative professional who is able to apply knowledge of banking and finance to provide discipline-based solutions for business. Units contained within the discipline may meet the requirements for professional accreditation bodies.

Part C. Capstone unit

The capstone unit will consolidate your knowledge and skills acquired through the study of your course and provide experience in multi-disciplinary processes and decision making.

Part D. Free elective study

These are free electives which will enable you to further your knowledge of banking and finance, or business more broadly, or to select units from across the University in which you are eligible to enrol.

Course progression map

The course progression maps provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

You must complete units as specified in Parts A, B, C and D (144 credit points): including 96 credit points of study in Parts A, B and C, and 48 credit points of free electives in Part D.

In choosing your units, you must ensure that you complete no more than 10 units (60 credit points) at level 1 and at least six units (36 credit points) at level 3, including four units (24 credit points) at level 3 offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics.

Units are 6 credit points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Foundation business knowledge (18 credit points)

You must complete:

The following two units (12 credit points):

• ECF1100 Microeconomics
• ETF1100/ETX1100 Business statistics

One unit (6 credit points) from the following:

• ACF1100/ACX1100 Introduction to financial accounting
• ACF1200/ACX1200 Accounting for managers

Part B. Specialist discipline knowledge and Part C. Capstone unit (78 credit points)

You must complete the following nine units (54 credit points):

• BFF1001 Foundations of finance
• BFF2140 Business finance or BFX2140 Corporate finance 
• BFF2401 Commercial banking and finance
• BFF3121 Investments and portfolio management
• BFF3231 International finance
• BFF3999 Finance and society*
• BTF3601 Banking law 
• ECF1200/ECX1200 Macroeconomics 
• ETF2100 Introductory econometrics 

Plus two sets of paired units (24 credit points):

i) Banking (12 credit points):

• BFF3351 Investment banking
• BFF3841 Credit analysis and lending management

ii) Financial management (12 credit points):

• BFF3140 Advanced business finance
• BFF3651 Treasury management

iii) Investment and security analysis (12 credit points)

• BFF2701 Equity markets
• BFF3751 Derivatives 

* Capstone unit.

Part D. Free elective study (48 credit points)

Electives can also be chosen from across the University, including to complete a major or minor from another course if you have met the required prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolling in the units. Enrolment in Faculty of Business and Economics units at campuses other than the campus of enrolment is subject to there being capacity after students from that campus have enrolled. You should also be aware of travel and timetabling limitations.

No more than two units can contribute towards two majors, or a major and a minor, in the same course (including a double degree course). The same unit is not credited towards two minors.

For students in a double degree course, some units required for the other degree are credited as electives towards this Banking and Finance degree.

You can enrich your degree to hone your academic and professional skills with a range of Flagship Rich Educational Experiences (FREE), including the Research, Experimentation and Discovery, Monash Innovation Guarantee and Global Immersion Guarantee. These flagship rich educational experience units may be credited utilising your free electives if approved by the faculty. There are both 6 and 12 credit point unit options available.* For information on eligibility please see FREE.