2017 Undergraduate Courses
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Quantitative Corporate Finance and Investments Major | 2017

This information is for students commencing their course in 2017. Students follow the rules and requirements for the year they commenced their course. Please refer to the Archives link in the menu for years prior to 2017.

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 FIN423.

Subject CodeSubject NameCredit PointsSession(s)
Year 1
ACCY111Accounting Fundamentals In Society6Autumn, Spring
MATH187Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus6Autumn
ECON100Economic Essentials for Business6Autumn, Spring
CSIT110Fundamental Programming with Python6Autumn
ACCY112Accounting In Organisations6Autumn, Spring, Summer 2017/2018
ECON102Economics and Society6Autumn, Spring
MATH188Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus6Spring
MATH111Applied Mathematical Modelling 16Spring
Year 2
MATH203Linear Algebra6Autumn
FIN 222Corporate Finance6Autumn, Spring
MATH201Multivariate and Vector Calculus6Autumn
STAT231Probability and Random Variables6Autumn
FIN 223Investment Analysis6Autumn, Spring
MATH202Differential Equations 26Spring
STAT232Estimation and Hypothesis Testing6Spring
CSIT121Object Oriented Design and Programming6Autumn, Spring
Year 3
FIN 323Portfolio Analysis6Autumn
CSIT113Problem Solving6Autumn
MATH317Financial Calculus6Autumn
STAT304Applied Probability and Financial Risk6Autumn
FIN 351International Finance6Not offered in this year
FIN 322Advanced Corporate Finance6Spring
STAT332Linear and Generalised Linear Models6Spring
MATH305Partial Differential Equations6Spring
Dean's Scholars students must also choose ONE of the core subjects below:
MATH235Mathematics Project A6Autumn, Spring
STAT235Statistics Project A6Autumn, Spring
Year 4
MATH407Research Methods6Autumn
STAT471Honours Topics in Statistics A6Autumn, Spring
MATH472Honours Topics in Mathematics B6Autumn
FIN 423Portfolio Management6Not offered in this year
INFO401Mathematics and Finance Honours Project12Annual, Spring 2017/Autumn 2018
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

Last reviewed: 17 May, 2017