Bachelor of Business (Finance)

Overview

• Study  capital planning, funds acquisition, stock broking, and investments management
• Take part in hands-on projects including quantitative data analysis, and practise your skills in our Securities Dealing Room.
• Prepare yourself for a career as a banking and finance professional, business analyst, corporate secretary, risk manager or investment manager.
• Meet the academic requirements for associate membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

Details

Finance is a dynamic field, focusing on the borrowing, lending and investing of money by individuals, financial institutions, business and government organisations. Professional financiers administer the finance function of organisations, analysing and interpreting information to assess their needs and provide advice.

Develop the skills to analyse business portfolios and provide recommendations for best financial returns. Listen to real-world practitioners as they explain how the value of investments changes over time.

You will learn core concepts and skills in finance, including financial instruments, capital planning, funds acquisition, asset and debt management, financial analysis and investments management.

Throughout this course you will take part in hands-on projects, involving real-world quantitative data analysis, and practise your skills in our Securities Dealing Room. You will also explore capital planning, funds acquisition, stockbroking and investments management.

If you are fascinated by foreign investment, exchange rates, stock market fluctuations or corporate finance, consider a career in finance.

Career outcomes

Financial management skills are in demand by businesses of all kinds. The skills you develop in this course will prepare you for a variety of career paths including investment strategy, financial portfolio management, stock analysis or even corporate borrowing and managing foreign exchange risk.

Graduate positions include:

• banking and finance professional
• corporate secretary
• investment manager
• stockbroker.

Professional recognition

By choosing the appropriate units in this course, you will meet the Australian financial professional training standard RG146 Tier 1 compliance, as administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Graduates of the Finance major meet the academic requirements for associate membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.  
 

Securities Dealing Room

QUT’s Securities Dealing Room gives you access to data from Bloomberg, providers of financial data to many of the world’s financial institutions. This comprehensive set of data on companies, commodities and economies will allow you, in your final-year project work, to conduct real-world financial analysis with the theories you have learnt.
 

Units

Finance major units

• Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance
• Economics 2
• Finance 1
• Financial Markets
• Finance 2
• International Finance
• Investments
• Finance Capstone

Recommended complementary study areas

Finance extension options

• Funds Management
• Financial Services

Second major and minor options

• Economics
• Accountancy
• Management
• International Business

Additional minor options

• Applied Economics
• Quantitative Economics
• Superannuation and Wealth Management

Entry requirements

Minimum academic requirements

Did you complete secondary school in Australia?

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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