CourseMaster's Degree (Coursework)MGB/MAdvFin

B6048 Master of Global Business and Master of Advanced Finance

Faculty of Business and Economics

Master of Global Business and Master of Advanced Finance (B6048) is a 2 years full-time, 96-credit-point, master's degree (coursework) course from the Faculty of Business and Economics, taught at Caulfield. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.

Credit points
96
Duration
2 years full time
4 years part time
Campus
Caulfield
On campus

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

Are you keen on gaining an advanced understanding of the global issues and challenges faced by businesses and their decision making, while at the same understanding the financial principles that underpin those business decisions?

This double master's degree not only enhances your career options, but provides you with a critical edge by improving your ability to critically analyse, problem solve and develop innovative solutions to a wide range of contemporary business issues.

For those who seek a career in finance and investments, through the Master of Global Business you will gain the knowledge and skills to better understand the global environment in which businesses operates and the challenges faced operating across different global financial markets. For those who seek a career in global business, you will find that the knowledge and quantitative skills acquired through the Master of Advanced Finance will provide you with advanced insight in investment valuation, corporate financial decision making and sustainable finance leveraging on machine learning and big data.

Course structure

Global Business component48 credit points
You must complete 48 credit points, including all of the requirements in Part A, for the Master of Global Business.
Advanced Finance component48 credit points
You must complete 48 credit points, including all of the requirements in Part A, for the Master of Advanced Finance.
The handbook's description of this structure

Double degree courses include all the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced or redirected.

Master of Global Business

The Master of Global Business is structured in two parts, Part A. Mastery knowledge and Part B. Electives. In the double degree course you complete: 

Part A. Mastery knowledge
The focus of these studies is to develop your knowledge and skills as a critical and creative professional who can apply their understanding and knowledge of the global business and politics environments in order to contribute to solutions that address contemporary global issues

Master of Advanced Finance

The Master of Advanced Finance is structured in two parts, Part A. Mastery knowledge and Part B. Electives. In the double degree course you complete:

Part A. Mastery knowledge

These units will develop your understanding of the finance discipline and will enable you to provide discipline-based solutions within a business, professional or public context.

These units will introduce current thinking and knowledge of new structures in the financial markets such as environmental finance, financial technology, behavioural finance and big data. It will provide the opportunity to undertake units which will prepare you for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams. 

Depending upon prior qualifications, students may receive credit for part of the course.

Course progression map

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

You must complete 96 points, of which 48 points are from the Master of Global Business (including all the requirements in Part A for the single degree) and 48 points from the Master of Advanced Finance (including all of the requirements in Part A for the single degree).

Entry requirements

English language

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

Pathways

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Other information

Are you keen on gaining an advanced understanding of the global issues and challenges faced by businesses and their decision making, while at the same understanding the financial principles that underpin those business decisions?

This double master's degree not only enhances your career options, but provides you with a critical edge by improving your ability to critically analyse, problem solve and develop innovative solutions to a wide range of contemporary business issues.

For those who seek a career in finance and investments, through the Master of Global Business you will gain the knowledge and skills to better understand the global environment in which businesses operates and the challenges faced operating across different global financial markets. For those who seek a career in global business, you will find that the knowledge and quantitative skills acquired through the Master of Advanced Finance will provide you with advanced insight in investment valuation, corporate financial decision making and sustainable finance leveraging on machine learning and big data.

Common questions

How long is Master of Global Business and Master of Advanced Finance?

2 years full time, 96 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 4 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Master of Global Business and Master of Advanced Finance?

At Caulfield.

How do I plan my Master of Global Business and Master of Advanced Finance units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification
Master's Degree (Coursework)
AQF level
Level 9
Credit points
96
Full time
2 Years
Part time
4 Years
Maximum time
6 years
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
CRICOS code
112891F
Abbreviation
MGB/MAdvFin
Award titles
Master of Advanced FinanceMaster of Global Business
Handbook years
2024202520262027