Bachelor of Finance Bachelor of Science at La Trobe University
Award
Bachelor of Finance/Bachelor of Science
Length
Four years full-time or part-time equivalent. Honours is available to students who demonstrate exceptional results in either or both degrees and requires an additional year of study for each degree.
Campuses
Melbourne (Bundoora)
Course description
This double degree is designed to enhance employability in the finance sector by combining studies in finance with science studies, such as mathematics, statistics, and computer science, with options to add subjects to at least sub-major level from any discipline.
Students who have an aptitude for mathematics will be able to apply advanced skills to the development and analysis of financial products and the forecasting of exchange rates, interest rates and other financial variables. This is a rapidly developing area of finance and underlies the increasing reliance on financial derivatives and options.
First year studies include:
. Accounting
. Mathematics
. Statistics
. First year science major
. Economics
Later-year studies include:
. Corporate finance
. Science electives
. Business electives
. Banking and financial law
. Financial risk management
. Business electives
Handbook (course structure, subject details for 2009 - may change for 2010)
Melbourne (Bundoora)
Major areas of study
Business, banking, economics, finance, corporate finance, investment and portfolio management, personal finance, financial risk management, international finance. Mathematics, physics, computer science, science and statistics.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange for more information
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/prospective/uniwide/index.html
Middle Band
Applicants who have successfully completed Physics or Specialist Mathematics will be deemed to have an ENTER 1.5 points higher. Performance in prerequisite studies will be considered.
Selection
ENTER: 91.95
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants may complete the VTAC Pi form. Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) forms are also available from VTAC.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 & 4: a study score of at least 20 in English (any) and Mathematical Methods (either), or Specialist Mathematics.
Semester starts
Semester 1 (March)
Career opportunities
Graduates who have combined mathematics and finance are sought after by financial firms. Their capacity to evaluate risk and to forecast the impact of shocks to the financial markets allows firms to better gauge their buying and selling decisions. Graduates tend to find work as financial analysts, forecasters and specialists in pricing derivatives, such as conventional and exotic options, and are well prepared for scientific management.
Professional recognition
An appropriate choice of subjects can lead to membership of the Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance and the Australian Mathematical Society. Students taking a major accredited by the Statistical Society of Australia Inc. are entitled to Graduate Statistician status upon joining the Society.
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