Study finance

Pursue an exciting career in finance

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Why study finance with us?

Finance affects every area of business. Financial information is pivotal to the strategic decisions organisations make to improve profitability.

Understanding finance is critical to corporate success and informs decisions at all levels of business. Taking a hands-on approach, our finance programs will teach you how to use financial data to create value and manage risk and develop business models backed by strong technical knowledge.

By studying a finance degree at the University of Sydney Business School, you will join a global leader in finance education. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, our accounting and finance subject area was ranked 28th in the world.

Finance courses

You can choose to study a major in Finance in the below degrees:

Our undergraduate Finance units of study include Applied Portfolio Management, a two-semester program providing undergraduate students with the opportunity to acquire practical skills by managing a portfolio of Australian equity securities using real money in real time.

Finance is available as a specialisation in:

Finance units of study are available in:

You can study finance in the following postgraduate research degrees:

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Where can finance take you?

Studying a finance degree with us will develop your conceptual and technical skills so you will have access to opportunities across the financial services industry.

 Careers in the finance field are exciting and varied, offering a number of different career paths such as:

  • economist
  • financial adviser
  • financial analyst
  • financial consultant
  • financial planning
  • funds management
  • investment banker
  • managing companies
  • markets analyst
  • trader
  • wealth management