The Bachelor of Banking and Finance requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).
The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop broad knowledge and competencies to facilitate careers in banking and finance business-related fields. Students will be encouraged and supported to develop transferable interpersonal and professional capabilities, including the capability to be reflective, self-evaluating and critically engaged. There is a particular focus on application of knowledge, competencies and capabilities to diverse and global business/organisational contexts. Students will apply their knowledge and competencies to a broad range of banking and finance business/organisational practices including systems and processes, planning, production, operations and the use of current and emerging data and analytical practices
The course also aims to give students appropriate opportunities to develop the generic attributes relevant to university-level education. These generic attributes are articulated in the Flinders Graduate Qualities.
Graduates will have the capacity to:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Banking and Finance, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below. Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education), the course must be completed within ten consecutive years. Failure to do so may constitute evidence of unsatisfactory progress. Where permission is given to complete in more than ten consecutive years, there may be a requirement for additional coursework in order to ensure relevant and up-to-date knowledge.
31.5 units comprising:
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (4.5 units)
BUSN1015 Foundations of Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
4.5 units BUSN Option* topics where pre-requisites are met
22.5 units comprising:
BUSN2021 Management of Financial Institutions (4.5 units)
BUSN2027 International Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN2034 Interpersonal Skills for Professionals (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
9 units BUSN Option* topics where pre-requisites are met
Plus 4.5 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met
27 units comprising:
BUSN3029 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN3071 International Business Finance and Banking (4.5 units)
BUSN3070 Credit Analysis and Lending Management (4.5 units)
4.5 units BUSN Option* topics where pre-requisites are met
Plus 4.5 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met
*BUSN Option topics
Students can select INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities (4.5 units) as an option topic, provided pre-requisites are met.
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