Minor

About this minor

Finance focuses on understanding the financial decisions of corporations and individuals, as well as the structure and operation of institutions and markets.

This minor is essential for anyone who wants to pursue a career in the financial services industry, including banking, broking and investment management. Studying finance is also useful for anyone generally interested in business, and valuable from a personal perspective.

You will study a range of units that are designed to integrate a variety of practical applications with essential theory and financial reasoning skills. You will learn about how capital markets work, what you need to know to work in them, and be exposed to high-level, market-specific knowledge that mixes theory with current relevant practice.

Our School of Finance is a leading research group currently ranked among the top finance groups in the Asia-Pacific region. We work in partnership with the Australian Securities Exchange, the CFA Institute, the Australian Financial Markets Association and several of the largest banking, broking, accounting and funds management businesses in the region.

Career pathways

The knowledge and skills you will acquire are highly portable across a wide variety of careers in Australia and overseas, including:

  • Corporate finance
  • Investments
  • Derivatives
  • Behavioural finance
  • Financial valuation
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Financial regulation
Courses that offer this major

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