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Study Applied Finance at UniSA

an image of two female students, study applied finance at unisa, school of commerceFinance is a dynamic discipline specifically concerned with the borrowing, lending and investing of money by; individuals; financial institutions; business; and government organisations.

Each of these organisations operates within a dynamic and complex framework, encompassing issues arising at any or all of the local, national and international environments. These organisations require professional staff to administer the finance function, analysing and interpreting a range of information utilising various technologies.

This allows them to assess the needs of the organisation and the external environment in order to make decisions that are consistent with its objectives.  The Bachelor of Applied Finance program equips students with the general and specific skills necessary to make informed financial and management decisions.

The program includes both the general areas of personal and business finance, as well as specialist areas that can be further developed with the selection of various electives available across a number of business and allied areas.  The Applied Finance program is the longest established finance program in the state, providing suitably qualified finance professionals for over 25 years.

Links with industry have allowed this program to be continually modified and updated to ensure it meets its objectives of providing well informed and well equipped graduates that are able to perform in a challenging, dynamic and rewarding industry.

Double Degree Option

This program requires students to complete both a Commerce and Applied Finance majors, together with a core of business courses in complementary areas including: economics, information systems, law, management, marketing, accounting, statistics and communications.

Students typically complete the core of business courses in the earlier study periods with the major courses studied on a progressive basis throughout the program.

In each of the commerce and finance disciplines, the courses build on each other, providing graduates with a sound understanding of the major concepts and principles relevant to each discipline.

Elective courses from a number of business disciplines are studied from the second year of the program. These elective courses provide students with an opportunity to enhance and broaden their skills. Students also have the opportunity to complete a professional sequence of courses in commerce and finance, which can be used to meet the educational requirements for entry into formal study programs offered by the industry professional bodies, for example the Certified Practising Accountant program conducted by CPA Australia.

Professional Recognition

Graduates satisfy the educational requirements for Associate Membership (A Fin) of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Membership of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia further requires the graduate to be working in the financial services industry.

Completion of the program also provides Tier 1 accredited recognition by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission which is the minimum requirement to act as a representative of an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensee in the financial planning industry. Further Tier 1 accredited recognition can be obtained by students completing the following course: BANK 3005 Applied Financial Planningan image of several colourful bank credit cards, study applied finance at unisa, school of commerce

 

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