Course details

Summary

Advance your financial skills and boost your career with Victoria’s postgraduate programme in Applied Finance. Offered by the School of Economics and Finance and created in consultation with accrediting professional bodies, the programme is oriented towards applied knowledge so you gain the crucial industry skills you need to hit the ground running. For this programme you’ll need to complete at least 120 points (6 courses).

Finance from all angles:

Explore the workings of capital markets in New Zealand and around the world. Gain a deeper understanding of valuation, financing, investment management and banking. Improve your computer skills and perfect the art of financial modelling. Learn the principles, practice and operations of financial markets, and the management of corporate, government and financial institutions. You'll gain the practical and operational skills you need to succeed in the international world of volatile financial markets.

Returning to study:

Many students pick up postgraduate study after several years away. If it's been a while since you've studied, our liaison officers can help you get back into university life.

Careers:

Work as a professional in major financial markets, commercial and investment banks, fund management, energy providers, other large private companies and government departments—both in New Zealand and overseas. If you work in any of the following areas, or hope to do so, then the Applied Finance programme is for you:

• corporate and bank treasury staff
• fund managers, investment advisers
• corporate bankers
• investment bankers
• corporate financial planners
• stockbrokers, commodity and futures brokers
• financial communications and data specialists
• government and local body financial controllers
• management consultants, lawyers and accountants
• board directors
• industry regulators.

Entry criteria

• A Bachelor's degree
• At least two years of relevant work experience or leadership experience
• To be accepted by the programme director as being capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Other English Language requirements:

• IELTS: minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0
• TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing
• Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 65 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 58)
• EPP: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5