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“It is allowing me to broaden my world view and connect to different students and people around the world. I am acquiring the professional skills required to break into the corporate world and finance industry.”
The UTAS MFinS is grounded in a philosophy based on two major premises: to facilitate the acquisition of life-long financial knowledge and skills through sharing and building on the diverse experiences of all stakeholders within the course and to foster empowerment and personal responsibility by encouraging students to challenge the conventional paradigms in finance.
Our MFinS will engage students using teaching materials that link the lectures and workshops to local, national and global case studies. This approach will facilitate self-actualisation and the notion ‘doing and thinking are one’; it will also equip our students with the theories, concepts, and knowledge in finance that are necessary to deal with the rapid changes in finance worldwide by covering a variety of perspectives, including, but not restricted to, the theoretical, empirical, behavioural, ethical, economic, environmental and statistical/mathematical.
Key contacts
| Current student enrolment questions and advice | UConnect |
| Course Coordinator | Joaquin Vespignani |
Learning outcomes
| CLO1 | Explain the context and integrate advanced theoretical and technical finance knowledge including research and recent developments. |
| CLO2 | Present, justify and defend, orally and in writing, financial information and decisions in complex collaborative contexts involving specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
| CLO3 | Apply advanced theoretical and technical finance knowledge to critically analyse financial data to solve sophisticated financial problems in complex contexts. Prepare and execute a research-based project, capstone experience or piece of scholarship. |
| CLO4 | Exercise judgement, under minimal guidance, to apply financial solutions using ethical, social, regulatory, economic, sustainability and global perspectives |
| CLO5 | Reflect on and evaluate: * the nature and implications of assumptions and value judgements in analysis, * interactions with other disciplines, * historical and contemporary events affecting the finance profession, * responsibilities of their role in both the finance profession and in the broader society |
Career outcomes
The MFinS will instill in students financial knowledge and skills that they can utilise throughout their future professional careers in the broader finance community both at the personal and institutional level including; financial planning, financial institutions, insurance, superannuation funds, not-for-profit organisations, government and local authorities as well as individuals.
Course structure
You will complete 10 core units, 2 elective units and 4 specialisation units.
Please note: You may be required to complete BFA526 Financial Reporting if you have not completed the Graduate Certificate of Business Studies or can not demonstrate sufficient related study to BFA526 in your previous studies. If this is the case your study plan will be adjusted to include BFA526 in the place of one of your electives.
Specialisations
- Business Research
- Data Management
- Environmental Management
Special note for students doing the Business Research specialisation
Entry into the Business Research specialisation is by invitation only. To be eligible you must have achieved a Distinction (DN) or higher average in the following core units: BEA602, BEA651, BEA652, BEA653, BEA705 and BEA706. The Course Coordinator will make contact with eligible students to discuss their intentions at the conclusion of their second semester of study.
The Business Research specialisation contains two options:
- Option A: Minor Research Project – in this option you will complete a 25 credit point weighted project as well as undertaking BAA710 and BAA704.
- Option B: Major Research Project – in this option you will complete a 50 credit point weighted project and will undertake BAA710 and BAA704 in place of the MFINS degree electives. This option is aimed at students intending to go on to a Higher Degree by Research.
Core units
Derivatives or derivative securities are (as the name suggests) derived from other securities. Derivatives are used for a number of purposes, including insuring against price movements (hedging), increasing one’s exposure to price movements (speculation) or getting access to an otherwise…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This Unit is concerned with Corporate Finance. In Corporate Finance the central issues are how to acquire and employ or invest funds efficiently. The central issues in Corporate Finance are how to acquire and employ or invest funds efficiently. Concepts…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
There are two main objectives in applied quantitative finance. First, is to understand how asset prices behave. Future asset prices are uncertain and, therefore, must be described by a probability distribution. This means that statistical and econometric methods can be…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Managers need an understanding of statistics for five key reasons: To properly collect, present, describe and interpret information. To draw valid conclusions from incomplete data - typically about large populations based only on information obtained from samples. To obtain reliable…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making
This unit provides managers with an introduction to a comprehensive range of key microeconomic and macroeconomic topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of basic economic concepts and models to real world business oriented problems. The unit will develop…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Financial market shocks often spread rapidly across different asset classes and between countries. This unit examines the structural reasons for these interrelationships, including financial intermediation, risk management products and regulatory structure. Attention is paid to the challenge of accurate measurement…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for BEA705 Financial Institutions and Markets
Most businesses operate in a global financial market, and very few facets of financial management are as important as managing exchange rate risk. This unit will provide you with the skills necessary to understand and address some of the multi-faceted…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for BEA706 International Financial Management
This unit covers a wide range of interesting legal topics and teaches students how to analyse, and solve legal problems, all essential skills for those wishing to work in both the fields of accounting and business management. The unit combines…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
In this unit, you will be introduced to the basic principles of investing. A discussion will be made of the main characteristics of investments with an emphasis on risk and return and the trade-off between the two. The unit focuses…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
In this unit you will develop and apply the skills necessary to succeed in obtaining employment and a career in accounting and finance. As a graduate, it is essential to be able to demonstrate capability in applying technical skills in…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for BFA746 Pathway to Accounting and Finance Careers
Elective units
Choice of electives options based on your specialisation.
If you are not taking the Major Project option within the Business Research specialisation - i.e. you are taking the Minor Project option or you are doing a different specialisation - then you may choose from any of these electives:
This unit studies the role of markets and financial incentives in addressing environmental and natural resource issues. It introduces the concept of ecosystem services, the role of markets in the provision of ecosystem services, different sources of market failure, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
A comprehensive financial plan will contribute towards the quality of a person's life by reducing the uncertainty about their future needs and the resources that will be available to meet them. This unit is an introductory course examining what is…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | 5 Week Session Mar | ||||
View all details for BFA508 Introduction to Financial Planning
Risk management is a complex, progressive and demanding industry based on the protection of individuals, businesses and governments against risk and financial catastrophe. Insurance is the foundation of our lives and the social and economic fabric of our society.This unit…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
The study of ethics, from the Greek meaning ‘character’, may be defined as the philosophical enquiry into theories of human conduct: establishing what is morally right as opposed to what is morally wrong. Ethics may be simply described as moral…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental regulatory framework within which international trade is conducted and with a grasp of the core topics and practices. Students will develop knowledge of the interaction of domestic…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for BFA603 International Trade Regulation and Practice
This unit provides background information on the demographic trends in Australia and gives an overview of the compulsory superannuation system that operates within Australia. Within the financial planning industry, retirement planning forms an important part of advisory services.This unit will…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit introduces students to the core concepts in Australian taxation and identifies the framework (both legal and administrative) behind those concepts. The knowledge gained through this exploration enables the application of the framework to current issues faced by individuals…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
The aim of this unit is to explore HRM and employee relations concepts, themes, policy and practice within an international context. To assist your study of IHRM, this unit is divided into six sections. Modules 1 and 2 introduce the…
Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for JNB513 International Human Resource Management
If you are taking the Major Project option within the Business Research specialisation you must complete the following 2 units:
This unit supports students completing MBA Research or Workplace Projects to develop and implement a research program. Seminars and practical activities develop an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of research, the purpose of research methodology and the evaluation of research…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores the management and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Seminars and practical sessions explore the principles and practices of organising and analysing data using software support. The qualitative component explores computer-supported analysis using NVivo. Topics include data…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
Data Management Specialisation
Continuing students (students who commenced the course in 2021 and earlier) should complete KIT709 and KIT710 and two additional units.
Students commencing in 2022 should complete BFA747, BMA708, KIT515 and a choice of KIT729 or KIT735
Organizations around the world are increasingly using commercial packages instead of custom built software to support their core business processes. In this unit we explore enterprise architecture with a focus on business process integration and process standardization. We refer to…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KIT709 Enterprise Architecture and Systems
The unit explores contemporary supply chain logistics for organisations from Informational, Communication and Technological (ICT) perspectives. Specifically, the unit develops conceptual knowledge across the supply chains logistics field, by examining ICTs concepts at the strategic, tactical and operational layers of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit focuses on the key accounting systems and processes which support an organisation's business and enhance decision-making capabilities. The strategic implications of information systems will be analysed, and students will be introduced to the development, implementation, and maintenance of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
Marketing decision-making is growing in importance in the business world. More than ever before, organisations are placing greater emphasis on the marketers' ability to evaluate, anticipate, and illustrate the contribution of marketing to organisational performance. Increasingly, senior managers are requiring…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for BMA708 Marketing Insights into Big Data
This unit explores cybersecurity as it is managed in the business context. It covers the processes of threat and risk analysis, security policy development, incident prevention and response, issues around privacy, professional codes of conduct, and looks at legislative efforts…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KIT515 Cybersecurity Policies and Practices
This unit aims to present a coherent view on the role of knowledge and strategic information management in organisations from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students will gain an appreciation of the sources of information, unstructured and semi-structured knowledge and learn current…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KIT729 Knowledge and Information Strategic Management
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) concerns itself with the research, design, implementation, and evaluation of computer systems that people interact with. HCI has an enormous impact on the technology industry, with companies of all sizes growing their commercial success through the successful…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KIT735 Human Computer Interaction and User Experience Design
Environmental Management Specialisation
Choose any two of the following:
This unit provides students with a practical understanding of key systems for protected area planning and management. Terrestrial, freshwater and marine protected areas are considered. The global context of protected areas is analysed, including issues of definition, scope and governance.…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KGA517 Protected Area Planning and Management Systems
The physical and living aspects of the global environment interact to produce the extraordinary variety of landscapes, ecosystems and species that occupy this planet. This unit highlights the interplay and conservation of controlling processes so that they continue to maintain…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
The conservation of nature needs to occur at the landscape scale as well as within protected areas. Landscapes can be wilderness areas, rural areas with highly varied land use or urban areas. Whatever their type, there are landscape processes, both…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Climate change is an unprecedented crisis that is impacting the places where we live and work. We are experiencing physical impacts such as shifting weather patterns, coastal inundation and increasing risk of natural disasters. These are reconfiguring economies, politics and…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KGA705 Climate Change: Economics, Politics and Planning
Business Research Specialisation (Option A / Minor Project)
This is an option for students wishing to do undertake a Minor Research Project. A Distinction average or above in six core units (BEA602, BEA651, BEA652 AND BEA653, BEA705 and BEA706) is required for entry, and eligible students will be invited by the Course Coordinator to undertake this specialisation at the conclusion of their second semester of study. Students complete the following three units:
This unit supports students completing MBA Research or Workplace Projects to develop and implement a research program. Seminars and practical activities develop an understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of research, the purpose of research methodology and the evaluation of research…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit provides you with the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in core units to a significant research project in a relevant setting. It provides you with the opportunity to apply appropriate research techniques to a contemporary management issue.…
Credit Points: 25
This unit is currently unavailable.
This unit explores the management and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. Seminars and practical sessions explore the principles and practices of organising and analysing data using software support. The qualitative component explores computer-supported analysis using NVivo. Topics include data…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Winter school | ||||
Business Research Specialisation (Option B / Major Project)
This is an option for students wishing to undertake a Major Research Project and wishing to go on to a Research Higher Degree. A Distinction average or above in six core units (BEA602, BEA651, BEA652 AND BEA653, BEA705 and BEA706) is required for entry, and eligible students will be invited by the Course Coordinator to undertake this specialisation at the conclusion of their second semester of study. Students complete the following unit (and must also have completed BAA704 and BAA710 as their elective units prior to commencing the Research Project unit).
In this unit, students individually undertake a finance related research project (dissertation) under the supervision of a member of academic staff in the discipline of Economics and Finance. The supervision of the research involves regular meetings between the student and…
Credit Points: 50
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
Entry requirements
For Domestic Students
For entry into the Master of Finance (Specialisation) students must meet the following criteria:
Either:
- Completed undergraduate degree of an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution
OR - Completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Studies at the University of Tasmania, or an equivalent qualifying Graduate Certificate#
#a qualifying Graduate Certificate is any Graduate Certificate from an Australian higher education institution, or the equivalent from any other institution.
For International Students
Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor's degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.
English Language Requirements
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship or prior studies in English in an approved country, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
Course Specific Requirements
For entry into the Master of Finance (Specialisation) students must meet the following criteria:
Either:
- Completed undergraduate degree of an Australian higher education institution or the equivalent standard in any other institution
OR - Completion of the Graduate Certificate of Business Studies at the University of Tasmania, or an equivalent qualifying Graduate Certificate#
#a qualifying Graduate Certificate is any Graduate Certificate from an Australian higher education institution, or the equivalent from any other institution.
Articulation from
Students who successfully complete the 35K Graduate Certificate in Finance, 36K Graduate Diploma in FInance or 37K Master of Finance may articulate with full credit into this course.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at Scholarships, fees and costs, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses
International students
2022 Total Course Fee (international students): $ 73,158 AUD *.
Course cost based on a rate of $35,950 AUD per standard, full-time year of study (100 credit points).
* Please note that this is an indicative fee only.
International students
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
Do you have any questions about choosing a course or applying? Get in touch.
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- 1300 363 864
- International
- +61 3 6226 6200
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