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Quantitative Corporate Finance and Investments Major | 2019
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-making 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 following subjects must be completed within the Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (Honours) degree to satisfy the requirements of the Quantitative Corporate Finance and Investments major: CSIT111, CSIT113, CSIT121, ECON100, FIN 320, FIN 423, MATH305, MATH472, STAT304, STAT471.
The following program of study is recommended to satisfy this major in the the minimum time.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals In Society | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| FIN 111 | Introductory Principles of Finance | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2019/2020 |
| MATH100 | Introduction to Mathematics | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH187 | Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| ACCY112 | Accounting In Organisations | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2019/2020 |
| CSIT111 | Programming Fundamentals | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH188 | Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus | 6 | Spring |
| STAT101 | Introduction to Statistics | 6 | Spring |
| Year 2 | |||
| FIN 222 | Corporate Finance | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| MATH201 | Multivariate and Vector Calculus | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH202 | Differential Equations: Analysis and Applications | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT201 | Random Variables and Estimation | 6 | Autumn |
| CSIT121 | Object Oriented Design and Programming | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer 2019/2020 |
| ECON100 | Economic Essentials for Business | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| FIN 223 | Investment Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| STAT202 | Statistical Inference and Introduction to Model Building | 6 | Spring |
| Year 3 | |||
| CSIT113 | Problem Solving | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH305 | Partial Differential Equations | 6 | Spring |
| MATH317 | Financial Mathematics | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT332 | Linear and Generalised Linear Models | 6 | Spring |
| FIN 320 | Risk and Insurance | 6 | Spring |
| FIN 322 | Advanced Corporate Finance | 6 | Spring |
| MATH203 | Linear Algebra and Groups | 6 | Spring |
| STAT304 | Applied Probability and Financial Risk | 6 | Autumn |
| Year 4 | |||
| INFO401 | Mathematics and Finance Honours Project | 12 | Annual, Spring 2019/Autumn 2020 |
| FIN 323 | Portfolio Analysis | 6 | Autumn |
| MATH407 | Research Methods | 6 | Autumn |
| STAT471 | Honours Topics in Statistics A | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| FIN 423 | Portfolio Management | 6 | Not available in 2019 |
| MATH472 | Honours Topics in Mathematics B | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| Plus ONE subject chosen from the List of Electives | |||
Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Other Information
For further information email: eis@uow.edu.au