B6004 Master of Banking and Finance

The course is structured in three parts. Part A. Advanced preparatory, Part B. Mastery knowledge and Part C. Application studies. 

Part A. Advanced preparatory

These studies will introduce you to core commerce disciplines and the impact they have within organisations. The units cover various disciplines and further your understanding of complex business environments.

Part B. Mastery knowledge

These units will provide you with a comprehensive study of banking and finance disciplines and the impact they have on decision-making in banks and institutions.

Part C. Application studies

The focus of these studies is professional or scholarly work that can contribute to a portfolio of professional development. You will be able to demonstrate your banking and finance knowledge and be able to apply these skills in banks and business enterprises.

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 96 credit points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 72 credit points, comprising Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 3 you complete 48 credit points, comprising Part B.

Note: Students eligible for credit for prior studies may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Course progression map

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

The course comprises 96points structured into three parts: Part A. Advanced preparatory (24 points), Part B. Mastery knowledge (48 points) and Part C. Application studies (24 points).

Units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A: Advanced preparatory (24 points)

You must complete:

a. Four units (24 points):

• ACX5903 Accounting for business
• BFC5925 Financial management theory
• ECX5953 Economics
• ETX5900 Business statistics

Part B: Mastery knowledge (48 points)

You must complete:

• BFC5130 Case studies in banking and finance
• BFC5280 Institutional asset and liability management
• BFC5914 Bank lending
• BFC5915 Options, futures and risk management or BFF5340 Applied derivatives
• BFC5916 International banking
• BFC5926 Financial institutions and markets
• BFC5935 Portfolio management and theory
• BFC5936 Financial modelling

Part C: Application studies (24 points)

You complete four units (24 points) at either level 4 or 5. Elective units may be chosen from the Faculty of Business and Economics or across the University as long as you have the prerequisite and there are no restrictions on enrolment in the units.

You are recommended to complete electives from the following list as long as the prerequisites are met and there are no other restrictions on enrolment:

• ACF5130 Financial statement analysis and business valuation
• ACF5950 Introduction to financial accounting
• ACF5955 Management accounting
• BEX5200 Climate change and carbon management strategies
• BFF5270 Funds management
• BFF5580 Mergers and acquisitions
• BFF5902 Introduction to risk management
• BFX5260 Treasury and financial markets
• BFX5860 International study program in banking and finance
• BTX5914 Scandal: Risk, ethics and consequences in finance law
• BTF5111 Technology: Risk and regulation in the digital age
• BTF5112 Banking and finance regulation
• BTF5910 Corporate sustainability regulation 
• ETF5500 High dimensional data analysis
• ETF5922 Data visualisation and analytics
• ETF5952 Quantitative methods for risk analysis
• FIT9136 Algorithms and programming foundations in Python
• MGF5020 Business ethics in a global environment