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Quantitative Corporate Finance and Investments
The course information on this page is for new students commencing their degree in 2016 only.
Students should follow the rules and requirements for the year that they commenced their course. The online course information for years prior to 2016 are available from the Archives link in the menu.
Students should also review current subject availabilities via the Subject Descriptions link in the menu.
This major targets those students interested in careers in the tools, analysis and making of corporate and business financial decision-making from a quantitative perspective. These decision processes may be short-term or long-term. Long-term decisions typically deal with the choice and type of corporate investments, sources of equity or debt funding and financial risk management. Short-term decisions mainly deal with working capital management of short-term assets and liabilities. There are several professional bodies covering corporate treasurers and analysts.
Subjects Required for Major Study
The major study has the additional requirements that the following subjects be completed from the elective list: CSIT111, CSIT113, CSIT121, MATH305, MATH317, STAT304, STAT471, MATH472 and FIN 423.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals in Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH187 | Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| ECON100 | Economic Essentials for Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| CSIT111 | Programming Fundamentals | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ACCY112 | Accounting In Organisations | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ECON102 | Economics and Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH188 | Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus | 6 | Spring |
| MATH111 | Applied Mathematical Modelling 1 | 6 | Spring |
| Year 2 | |||
| MATH203 | Linear Algebra | 6 | Autumn |
| FIN 222 | Corporate Finance | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH201 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT231 | Probability and Random Variables | 6 | Autumn |
| FIN 223 | Investment Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH202 | Differential Equations 2 | 6 | Spring |
| STAT232 | Estimation and Hypothesis Testing | 6 | Spring |
| CSIT121 | Object Orientated Design and Programming | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| Year 3 | |||
| FIN 323 | Portfolio Analysis | 6 | Autumn |
| CSIT113 | Problem Solving | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH317 | Financial Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT304 | Applied Probability and Financial Risk | 6 | Autumn |
| FIN 351 | International Finance | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |
| FIN 322 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 6 | Spring |
| STAT332 | Linear and Generalised Linear Models | 6 | Spring |
| MATH305 | Partial Differential Equations | 6 | Spring |
| Year 4 | |||
| MATH407 | Research Methods | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT471 | Honours Topics in Statistics A | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH472 | Honours Topics in Mathematics B | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| FIN 423 | Portfolio Management | 6 | Not offered in 2016 |
| INFO401 | Mathematics and Finance Honours Project | 12 | Annual |
Plus TWO subjects from the List of Electives (see BMathFin(Hons)) | 12 | ||
Credit Arrangements
Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
Email: eis@uow.edu.au