Course variations

Course summary

The finance major gives a broad understanding of the structure and operations of financial markets in management. Students will learn about investment evaluation, decide how to fund activities and understand the roles played by financial markets and instruments. Careers in finance can be broadly defined to include corporate finance, financial institutions, financial markets and various branches of the financial services industry. Marketing is a dynamic area which involves giving a business a competitive edge. This major will provide them with an understanding of consumer behaviour and how marketing works, and the chance to explore various aspects of marketing, including international and Internet marketing, sales, pricing, promotion and distribution strategies. They will explore the ways in which marketing anticipates demands for products, services and ideas by analysing behaviour of competitors and customers.

Program modules

The modules are Semester 1: 10987 Accounting 100, 11011 Business Law 100, 1234 Economics 100, 311353 Communication in Business 100; Semester 2: 10830 Business Information Systems 100, 10848 Management 100, 10850 Marketing 100, 2806 Finance (Introductory) 201; Semester 3: 11001 Macroeconomics 200, 2807 Finance (Managerial) 212, 9764 Consumer Behaviour 201, 3822 Sales Management 230; Semester 4: 8931 Microeconomics 200, 11038 Finance (Corporate) 307, 9807 Marketing Research 200, 12613 International Marketing 250; Semester 5: 9753 Finance (Portfolio Management) 301, 10820 Finance (Derivative Securities) 312, 1866 Retail Marketing and Distribution 311, 3900 Strategic Marketing 310; Semester 6: 9754 Finance (International) 302, 4375 Marketing of Services 311, 12593 Marketing - Professional Practice 300,12034 Business Capstone 301.

Entry requirement for international students

Students from Australia must have TER/UAI 70. Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan students should have three ‘Ordinary’ level passes (minimum grade C) and two ‘Advanced’ level passes (minimum of one C and one D grade) in the General Certificate of Education (GCE) or successful completion of a two-year degree at a recognised institution. China, Taiwan and Macau students should have one year of a bachelor degree at a recognised University or completion of the Chinese National University Entrance Examination for admission to key universities in China for a four year degree program (Gao Kao). India and Sub-Continent students should have all India Senior School Certificates awarded by the CBSE with an average of 65 per cent in four subjects or Higher School Certificate awarded by one of the State Secondary Schools Board or Indian School Certificate with an average of 65 per cent in five subjects. Indonesia students must have completed one or two years of a bachelor degree at a recognized institution or SMA/SMU III with an average of 8.0 in four academic subjects from selected high schools. International Baccalaureate students need to have full International Baccalaureate with a minimum total of 24 point from six subjects at one sitting. Three of the subjects must be at the higher level, and one of the six subjects should be English. Malaysian students should have two Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan (Malay medium) (STPM) passes and three credit passes at SPM level and English competence or completed Malaysian Independent Chinese Secondary Schools Unified Examination (UEC) in at least five subjects with two ‘A’ grades and two ‘B’ grades (excluding languages) and English competence or equivalent to other countries. All International students must have obtained an IELTS overall band score of 6.0 or a TOEFL score of 550 (paper based); 213 on computer based; 80 on internet based or a “C” grade in Curtin University Test of English.

Qualification

Bachelor Degree

Awarding body

Curtin Singapore