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Banking

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Banking

Banking major

Achievement of a major in Banking requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

Units of study

The relevant units of study are listed below.

1000-level units of study

Core*
BUSS1020
Quantitative Business Analysis
6    A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111
N ECMT1010 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or STAT1021 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or MATH1115


Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Studies, and the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws must complete this core unit within the first year of study (full-time students) or within in the first two years of study (part-time students).
Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision Making
6    A Mathematics (equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) OR MATH1111
N ECON1001 OR ECON1040
Semester 1
Semester 2
* Instead of BUSS1020, non-Commerce students may substitute: DATA1001; ECMT1010; ENVX1002; (MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115; or 6 credit points of MATH units (which must include MATH1905).
*Instead of BUSS1040, non-Commerce students may substitute ECON1001 or ECON1002.

2000-level units of study

Core**
FINC2011
Corporate Finance I
6    A BUSS1030
P (BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points in MATH units including MATH1905) and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002)

Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive July

Intensive January
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
BANK2011
Banking and the Financial System
6    A FINC2011
P (BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or DATA1001 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points in MATH units including MATH1905) and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002)
N ECOS2004
Semester 1
Semester 2
ECOS2004
Money and Banking
6    P (ECON1001 and ECON1002) or (ECON1040 and ECON1002) or BUSS1040
Semester 1
** Instead of BANK2011, non-Commerce students may substitute ECOS2004.

3000-level units of study

Core
BANK3011
Bank Financial Management
6    P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011
N FINC3018
Semester 1
Semester 2
BANK3600
Banking in Practice
6    P completion of at least 120 credit points including FINC2011 and (BANK2011 or ECOS2004) and BANK3011


This unit should only be undertaken by students in their final semester of the Banking major. This unit of study must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Selective
BANK3012
Bank Supervision
6    A BANK3011
P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011
Semester 2
BANK3013
International Banking Management
6    P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011
Semester 1
BANK3014
Private and Investment Banking
6    A BANK3011
P BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011
Semester 1
CLAW3210
Banking and Financial Law
6    P completion of at least 48 credit points
N CLAW2204
Semester 1
BANK3400
Industry and Community Project
6    A (BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1002 or ((MATH1005 or MATH1015) and MATH1115) or 6 credit points of MATH coded 1000-level units including MATH1905) and (BUSS1040 or ECON1001 or ECON1002) and (BANK2011 or ECOS2004 or FINC2011)
P 72 credit points
N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or CLAW3400 or FINC3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2