B6003 Master of Applied Finance
Course Director: John Watson
[email protected]
Course map for students commencing in 2017.
Course structure and requirements
This course comprises 72 points structured in two parts. Part A: Mastery knowledge (48 points) and Part B: Application studies (24 points).
Students may apply for up to 24 points credit under Part B if they have completed:
1.
2.
An Australian honours degree in a cognate discipline
Qualifications and/or experience or a satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent.
Key to teaching periods: 1 = Semester 1; 2 = Semester 2; D = Day class; E = Evening class
Part A: Mastery knowledge (48 points)
Prerequisites
Teaching period
Students must complete the following eight units (48 points)
BFF5040
Advanced security analysis
1E; 2E
BFF5230
Global financial markets
1D; 2E
BFF5250
Corporate treasury management
1E; 2D
BFF5270
Funds management
1E; 2E
BFF5300
Case studies in finance *
BFF5580
Mergers and acquisitions
1E; 2E
BFF5915
Options, futures and risk management
1D/E; 2D/E
ETF5930
Financial econometrics
1E; 2D
BFF5040
1E; 2D
* This capstone unit incorporates the application of research principles including research methods applicable to the finance professional’s
field of work
Part B: Application studies (24 points)
Students must complete either (a) or (b) below.
(a) Four units of electives
Students must complete four units (24 points) of electives at either Level 4 or 5 offered by the Monash Business School or across the
University provided they have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on admission to the units
To align with professional practice and facilitate students sitting for the Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) exams, students are
recommended to complete electives from the following list:
BFF5050
Global banking institutions and issues
BFF5260
Money market dealing
1D/E; 2D
BFF5280
Institutional asset and liability management
BFF5290
Advanced derivatives and quantitative finance
BFF5915 and BFF5040 and ETF5930
2E
BFF5380
Credit risk modelling
BFF5914 or ETF5930
2E
BFF5390
Advanced financial planning
BFF5913
Not offered in 2017
BFF5580
Mergers and acquisitions
2E
BEX5200
Climate change and carbon management
strategies
2D
BFF5913
Financial planning
1E
BFF5914
Bank lending
ETC5351
Modelling in finance and insurance
BFF5230 or BFF5926
1D; 2D
1D; 2E
1D/E
ETC2520 or ETC2440
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct at the time of publication.
Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 4 November 2016 (JF/MS)
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1D
Course Director: John Watson
[email protected]
(b) A research pathway (24 points)
The research pathway is not available to full-time students commencing in Semester 1. Students must maintain at least a 70 per cent
weighted average mark (WAM). In addition to meeting this prerequisite, they must be accepted for entry by the Course Director John
Watson ([email protected]).
BFX5000 Research methods
Permission
1D
BFX5018
Research dissertation (12 points)
BFX5000
2D
and one of the following units
BFX4030
Advanced modelling in finance
1D
BFX4060
Issues in corporate finance
1D
BFX4080
Issues in banking
1D
BFX4120
Issues in investments
1D
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct at the time of publication.
Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 4 November 2016 (JF/MS)
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B6003 Master of Applied Finance
Recommended course progression commencing in Semester 1 and 2 2017.
Course Director: John Watson
[email protected]
The placement of units may be rearranged to provide flexibility in choice of elective
units but care should be taken to ensure units are maintained in sequence.
General Course Progression
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5580
Mergers and
acquisitions
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5040
Advanced security
analysis
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5270
Funds management
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
ETF5930
Financial econometrics
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5230
Global financial markets
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5250
Corporate treasury
management
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5915
Options, futures and
risk management
Part B: Application
studies
Unit 1
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5300
Case studies in finance
Part B: Application
studies
Unit 2
Part B: Application
studies
Unit 3
Part B: Application
studies
Unit 4
Alternative exits
You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with one of the following awards, provided that you have satisfied the requirements for
that award during your enrolment in the master’s course:


Graduate Certificate in Business (B4001) after successful completion of 24 credit points of study.
Graduate Diploma in Business (B5001) after successful completion of 48 credit points of study.
Responsibility for unit choice
Students are advised that, while the course advisors will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning unit choice, the
onus is on students to ensure that units selected meet degree regulations and requirements. Students should refer to the University
Handbook for information on course and unit details.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct at the time of publication.
Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 4 November 2016 (JF/MS)
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Course Director: John Watson
[email protected]
Research Pathway course progression – commencing Semester 2, 2017
Semester 1
July 2017 Intake
Semester 2
Semester 3
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5580
Mergers and
acquisitions
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5040
Advanced security
analysis
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5270
Funds management
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
ETF5930
Financial econometrics
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5230
Global financial markets
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5250
Corporate treasury
management
Part B: Application
studies
BFX5000
Research methods
Part B: Application
studies
BFX4030 OR
BFX4060 OR
BFX4080 OR
BFX4120
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5915
Options, futures and
risk management
Part A: Mastery
knowledge
BFF5300
Case studies in finance
Part B: Application studies
Units 2 and 3
BFX5018 (12 points)
Research dissertation
Research Pathway entry requirement
Students wishing to undertake the research pathway must maintain at least a 70 per cent weighted average mark (WAM). In addition to
meeting academic pre-requisites, selection into the research pathway is based on the outcome of a formal interview with a panel constituted
by the Course Director John Watson ([email protected]).
Alternative exits
You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with one of the following awards, provided that you have satisfied the requirements for
that award during your enrolment in the master’s course:


Graduate Certificate in Business (B4001) after successful completion of 24 credit points of study.
Graduate Diploma in Business (B5001) after successful completion of 48 credit points of study.
Responsibility for unit choice
Students are advised that, while the course advisors will endeavour to give every possible assistance and advice concerning unit choice, the
onus is on students to ensure that units selected meet degree regulations and requirements. Students should refer to the University
Handbook for information on course and unit details.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct at the time of publication.
Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 4 November 2016 (JF/MS)
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