B6004 Master of Banking and Finance
Course Director: Dr Daniel Chai
[email protected]
Course map for students commencing Semester 1, 2017 –
Clayton campus
Course structure and requirements
This course comprises 96 points structured in three parts. Part A: Advanced preparatory studies (24 points); Part B: Mastery knowledge (48
points) and Part C: Application studies (24 points).
Students who have one of the following entry requirements may apply for up to 24 points credit under Part A and/or Part C.
1. An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline.
2. Qualifications and/or experience, or a satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent to 1.
Students who have one of the following entry requirements may apply for up to 48 points credit under Part A and Part C.
1. An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and a graduate certificate (or equivalent), both in a cognate discipline.
2. A four-year Australian honours degree (or equivalent).
3. Qualifications and/or experience, or satisfactory substitutes that the faculty considers to be equivalent to 1 or 2.
NOTE: Students who receive credit for Part A and/or Part C will be required to enrol in units at both Clayton and Caulfield campuses
throughout their studies. Units studied at Caulfield require manual enrolment by student services staff at Clayton, and can be requested in
person or by email to [email protected].
Key to table below: 1 = Semester 1; 2 = Semester 2; D = Day class; E = Evening class; CL = Clayton campus; CA = Caulfield campus
Units are offered at Clayton campus unless otherwise specified.
Part A: Advanced preparatory studies (24 points)
Students must complete (a) and (b):
Prerequisites
Teaching periods
(a) The following three units (18 points)
ACC5903
Accounting for business
1D/E; 2D/E
ECC5953
Economics
1E; 2D
ETC5900
Business statistics
1D; 2D
(b) One of the following units (6 points)
BTC5904
Law and commercial decisions
2D/E
MGF5020
Business ethics in a global environment
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
MGF5921
Foundations in human resource management
1D CA; 2D CA
MKX5955
Marketing and the international consumer
1E CA; 2E CA
Part B: Mastery knowledge (48 points)
Students must complete the following 8 units (48 points)
Prerequisites
Teaching periods
BFF5130
Case studies and research in banking and finance
72 credit points
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
BFC5260 OR
Money market dealing
BFC5926
2D
BFF5914
Banking lending
1D CA; 2E CA
BFC5280
Institutional asset and liability management
2D/E
BFF5915
Options, futures and risk management
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
BFC5916
International banking
2D/E
BFC5925
Financial management theory
1D/E; 2D/E
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Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 10 February 2017
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Course Director: Dr Daniel Chai
[email protected]
BFF5926
Australian capital markets
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
BFC5935
Portfolio management and theory
2D/E
Part C: Application studies (24 points)
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.
Students are recommended to complete electives from list below.
Recommended electives
Prerequisites
Teaching periods
Students are recommended to complete electives from the following list as part of the application studies component.
ACF5950
Introductory accounting
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
ACF5955
Management accounting
BEX5200
Climate change and carbon management strategies
BFF5021
Case studies in risk management
BFF5050
Global banking institutions and issues
1D/E CA; 2D CA
BFF5270
Funds management
1E CA; 2E CA
BFF5380
Credit risk modelling
BFF5914 or ETC5346
2E CA
BFF5390
Advanced financial planning
BFF5913
2E CA
BFF5580
Mergers and acquisitions
1E CA; 2E CA
BFF5902
Introduction to risk principles
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
BFF5913
Financial planning
1E CA
BFF5977
Risk financing and treasury management
1E CA; 2E CA
BFX5860
International study program in banking and finance
ACF5950
1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
2D CA
BFF5902
Permission required
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Monash University reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise – 10 February 2017
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1D/E CA; 2D/E CA
Not offered in 2017
B6004 Master of Banking and Finance
Recommended course progression commencing Semester 1,
2017
Course Director: Dr Daniel Chai
[email protected]
The placement of units may be rearranged to provide flexibility in choice of
elective units but care should be taken to ensure sequenced units are maintained in sequence. For example, if you are granted
exemption from any application studies unit, then the placement must be rearranged, and your enrolment should be discussed
with student services staff.
Year 1
Semester 1
Part A (a): Advanced
preparatory studies
ACC5903
Accounting for business
Part A (a): Advanced
preparatory studies
ECC5953
Economics
Part A (a): Advanced
preparatory studies
ETC5900
Business statistics
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5925
Financial management
theory
Semester 2
Part A (b): Advanced
preparatory studies
Additional unit
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5935
Portfolio management
and theory
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5916
International banking
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5280
Institutional asset and
liability management
Semester 1
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5926
Australian capital
markets
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5260
Money market dealing
or
BFC5914
Bank lending
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5915
Options, futures and risk
management
Part C: Applications
studies
Elective 1
Semester 2
Part B: Mastery
knowledge
BFC5130
Case studies and
research in banking and
finance
Part C: Applications
studies
Elective 2
Part C: Applications
studies
Elective 3
Part C: Applications
studies
Elective 4
Year 2
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 – 10 February 2017
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