Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

The Australian National University

The major in Finance introduces students to the basic concepts underpinning finance, applying them to the study of financial instruments and markets the financial decisions facing the firm investment decisions and portfolio management derivatives and risk management. In addition, depending upon the electives chosen students will study portfolio construction corporate valuation and debt markets. The aim of the major in Finance is to develop skills and competencies in students that will enable them to embark upon a professional career in the fields of financial management, financial consulting and planning, funds management, investment banking and stockbroking.Learning OutcomesBachelor graduates in Finance will be able to:Recognise the important role of investment and financing decisions, equities, bonds and derivatives in the financial markets.Have an understanding of the three basic ideas underpinning finance: the time value of money diversification and, arbitrage and their application to corporate financial decision-making investment decisions and portfolio management derivatives and risk management portfolio construction corporate valuation and debt markets.

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