Finance
Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2013 academic year unless otherwise specified.
On this page:
- Overview
- Undergraduate Information
- Postgraduate Information
- How To Find Out More
- Related Subjects and Careers
- List of Courses
This subject is taught by the School of Economics and Finance.
Overview
If you want a rock-solid foundation in portfolio selection, financial decision-making, and the behaviour of financial markets, study Finance at Victoria. You will get the current perspectives on modern business and public finance, and learn how to use that information wisely.
Finance covers aspects of decision making that include: investments, management of risk, management and valuing capital assets at the local and international level, as well as governance of public and private organisations. It is a total package designed to prepare you for work in small business, big corporations, or in public sector institutions where financial policy is formed and implemented.
You can take Finance as a major for a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), or take some finance courses in the areas that interest you most, and put them toward a BCom in which you major in another subject: this is available for a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or BCom in Economics.
Students doing a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees or a BA may obtain a major in finance by completing that degree as well as a BCom. Another route is to earn a major in finance in a conjoint BCom/BSc degree that has a lower total credit requirement than the BCom and BSc taken separately.
A very attractive option is to take finance as a second major of a BSc. It has a lower credit requirement than a conjoint degree and it provides the opportunity to combine subjects that complement each other in nature and understanding, that will benefit employment and future scholarship prospects. There are many alternatives: for example, a BSc degree majoring in mathematics, or statistics or physics combined with a second major in finance would have subject complementarities that would enhance learning and employment prospects. These science subjects provide important foundations for aspects of finance, and finance itself has many applications and developments that utilise these subjects.
Whatever you choose, you will know that with finance, you've got an education in the financial fundamentals of business.
Undergraduate Information
BCom major requirements
- ECON 130, 140, QUAN 102, (or MATH 177 or STAT 131/193), QUAN 111 (or MATH 141/142, 151)
- FINA 201; 202; one of (ACCY 231, ECON 201, 202, FINA 203, MATH 277, QUAN 201, 203, STAT 231, 233)
- Three courses from (ACCY 306, FINA 300-399)
*The ECON 130 requirement will be waived for a student who has passed ECON 140.
**FCOM 111 can be replaced by COML 203 and PUBL 113/201/202.
Pathways
The BCom core consists of seven courses: ACCY 111 (or 130), ECON 130, FCOM 111, INFO 101, MARK 101, MGMT 101 and QUAN 102.
Finance majors should take ACCY 111, ECON 130, ECON 140, QUAN 102 and QUAN 111 (or Statistics and Mathematics equivalents), in their first year. BCom students are required to take FCOM 111 in their first year for referencing and writing skills. This means that two courses can be chosen from INFO 101, MARK 101 and MGMT 101, to take in the first year, with the remaining core course left till later years.
Previous NCEA Study
ECON 130 is the first course introducing students to economic principles and is the prerequisite for ECON 140. However, any student who has attained Achievement with Excellence in NCEA Level 3 AS 90629, 90630, 90631 and 90632, may be exempt from ECON 130, and advance directly to ECON 140.
Other Undergraduate Qualifications in Finance
Postgraduate Information
Postgraduate Qualifications in Finance
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
- Master of Commerce and Administration
- PhD in Finance
- Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Analysis
- Postgraduate Diploma in Treasury Management
- Master of Applied Finance
The Master of Applied Finance, Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Analysis and Postgraduate Diploma in Treasury Management are incorporated in the Victoria International Applied Finance Programme.
How To Find Out More
You can order more information on this subject using our Request for Study Material form.
Victoria’s Student Recruitment, Admission and Orientation Office offers advice on courses and help with planning your degree.
Contact the Commerce Faculty Student Administration Office for information on Admission, qualifications and courses, course advice and selection criteria, exemptions and prerequisites and your Application to Study.
Finance courses are taught within the School of Economics and Finance, Rutherford House, email address.
Related Subjects and Careers
| Related Subjects | Careers |
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Accounting |
Banking Economic forecaster |
List of Courses
Please note: the list below shows undergraduate-level courses only.
For a complete course listing, see the list of all Finance courses and the separate list of Applied Finance courses, which are taken as part of the Victoria International Applied Finance Programme.
| On this page: |
| 100 Level Courses |
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FINA 101 – Finance for Business |
| 200 Level Courses |
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FINA 201 – Introduction to Corporate Finance |
FINA 202 – Introduction to Investments |
FINA 203 – Applied Finance |
| 300 Level Courses |
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FINA 301 – Corporate Finance |
FINA 302 – International Corporate Finance |
FINA 303 – Derivatives |
FINA 304 – Financial Econometrics |
FINA 305 – Investments |
FINA 306 – Financial Economics |
FINA 307 – Risk Management and Insurance |
FINA 308 – Financial Institutions Management |
FINA 350 – Special Topic |
FINA 351 – Special Topic |
FINA 352 – Special Topic |