Finance

Description

Finance is the science of managing money in international and domestic financial markets. It is concerned with investment decisions, valuing financial assets, managing funds and developing strategies to minimise financial risk.

Graduate positions exist in investment management, the financial sector and in the finance departments of large corporations. Recent graduate positions include: Asset Management Analyst, Credit Analyst, Financial Analyst, Financial Planner, Funds Management Analyst, Investment Analyst, Investment Banker, Risk Management Analyst, Stockbroker and Wealth Management Analyst.

Studying Finance at UNSW

Finance is offered as an undergraduate major by the UNSW Business School for students enrolled in commerce or economics degrees. The Finance major is designed for students who would like to work in investment management or in the financial or corporate sectors. It aims to develop specialist finance knowledge and particularly complements studies in Accounting, Financial Economics, Business Law, Marketing or Management.

Students with a Distinction average in their Finance courses are invited to join the Honours program, requiring an additional year of study. An Honours year adds extra value to an undergraduate degree and is highly regarded by employers.

Finance can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3136 Materials Science/Commerce Major FINSA13136
3155 Actuarial Studies / Commerce Major FINSA13155
3460 Music / Commerce Major FINSA13460
3502 Commerce Major FINSA13502
3521 Commerce/Economics Major FINSA13521
3522 Commerce/Arts Major FINSA13522
3523 Commerce/Science(AdvMath) Major FINSA13523
3529 Commerce/Science Major FINSA13529
3543 Economics Major FINSA13543
3552 Economics/Arts Major FINSA13552
3554 Commerce (Co-op) Major FINSA13554
3558 Commerce (International) Major FINSA13558
3559 Commerce/Media (PR & Advert) Major FINSA13559
3567 Commerce / Fine Arts Major FINSA13567
3568 Commerce / Design (Honours) Major FINSA13568
3584 Commerce / Information Systems Major FINSA13584
3586 Actuarial Studies Major FINSA13586
3587 Actuarial Studies (Co-op) Major FINSA13587
3588 Actuarial Studies / Economics Major FINSA13588
3593 Commerce / Advanced Science Major FINSA13593
3715 Engineering/Commerce Major FINSA13715
3764 Engineering (Hons)/Commerce Major FINSA13764
3835 Commerce / Aviation (Mgmt) Major FINSA13835
3967 Commerce / Computer Science Major FINSA13967
3978 Computer Science Minor FINSA23978
4501 Commerce (Honours) Honours FINSAH4501
4733 Commerce / Law Major FINSA14733
   

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Finance Co-op Honours can be studied in the following Programs 

Program Code & Name At the Level of Stream
3554 Commerce (Co-op) Major FINSBH3554
   

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