How to Study Finance at Melbourne
Finance Major
A Major in Finance is available as part of a three-year undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
What to study
Students wishing to complete a BCom with a major in finance should follow the Finance Superhighway (see below).
The foundation subject for finance studies is the first year subject, 333-101 Finance I, which is part of a typical first-year enrolment that includes introductory micro- and macroeconomics, introductory accounting, computing and quantitative methods.
The importance of these areas for a deep understanding of finance is reflected in their inclusion as prerequisites for various finance subjects. *This subject has a pre-requisite other than Business Finance.
Specialise in Finance
These Finance superhighway subjects can be supplemented with other finance streams – personal finance and real estate finance – and our other third year elective subjects – International Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance and Asian Capital Markets.
To specialise in Finance, choose further studies such as:
- an Honours year - Bachelor of Commerce (Honours in Finance);
- a coursework-based Postgraduate Masters or Diploma ; or
- a research-based degree - Master of Commerce (Finance) or Doctor of Philosophy.
More information about each of these options is available in the degrees and programs area of this website.
Breadth
Finance is available as a breadth component of a New Generation Undergraduate Degree, allowing students in other degrees to understake a sructured set of finance subjects.
Single-subject enrolments
Students interested in studying one or two finance subjects, but not ready to begin a full degree, may consider enrolling as a CAP student. Students completing Finance CAP subjects may gain credit towards a qualification, upon successful enrolment in a course at the University.
Further information
You can seek course advice from academic staff at any time. Specific course advice sessions are usually held towards the end of Second Semester.
- Undergraduate planning is available from the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.
Postgraduate Course Planning
- To enquire about coursework study in Finance send an email to ecom.unimelb@custhelp.com
- To enquire about subjects taught as part of research degrees, first visit the Research area of this website