Finance is the management of money and assets. This includes the activities involved in banking, investments, financial systems and markets.
Finance professionals manage assets to facilitate the growth of wealth for individuals, institutions, firms and governments.
Economic analysis, accounting concepts and quantitative methods are used to solve financial problems, assess risks and make calculated financial decisions.
The Finance major covers three key areas:
Careers outcomes
Your first job could see you as a:
25 July 2022
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Campus,
Grattan Street,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE,
Victoria,
3010, MELBOURNE, Australia
Completed secondary education recently (within the past two years)
Completed some or all of a higher education qualification
Completed some or all of a VET qualification
English language requirements
TOEFL – you need a score of 577 or more including a score of 4.5 in the Test of Written English for a paper-based test, or a score of 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading, 13 for listening for an internet-based test.
IELTS – you need a score of 6.5 or more in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0. Pearson Test of English – you need an overall score of between 58-64 inclusive and achieve no PTE communicative skills score below 50. Cambridge English, Advanced/Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – you need a Cambridge English Score of 176 with no skill below 169.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.