Overview

Highlights

Financial planning is a service helping people and businesses to manage their financial affairs and meet their financial goals.
Build expertise in the fields of taxation, cash flow modelling, superannuation, insurance and investment planning to suit a diverse range of clients and contexts.
Develop superior communication skills to enable you to provide clear, ethical and professional advice to your clients.
Business (Financial Planning) at Queensland University of Technology prepares you for a career as a financial planner, financial advisor, investment manager or superannuation adviser.
Graduates who complete the financial planning majors will satisfy the education requirements to seek membership of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA).
As a student of this degree you can become affiliated with the FPA at no charge gaining valuable access to career development activities and resources of the FPA.
Graduates will also be ready to participate in the educational qualifications and standards framework set by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) which will be required before being able to provide personal financial planning advice to retail clients.

Why choose this course?

Financial planning profession helps people and businesses to manage their financial affairs and meet their financial goals. Financial planners assist their clients to set their financial goals, prepare financial plans and implement recommendations. They provide advice on: cash flow and liability management; retirement, investment, tax and estate planning; and risk management and insurance planning.

Programme Structure

Financial Planning major units:

Personal Financial Planning
Taxation Law
Finance 1
Superannuation and Retirement Planning
Financial Services Regulation and Law
Insurance, Risk Management and Estate Planning
Managing Investments and Client Relationships
Financial Plan Construction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-26 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-07-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-06-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-11-01 00:00:00

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More details

International: Applications are open all year.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Credits

288 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Disciplines

Financial Management Investment View 11 other Bachelors in Investment in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

58

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TOEFL^® IBT

79

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 003491G

English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)

QUT College Diploma in Business graduates will automatically receive an offer to start the Bachelor of Business within three weeks after completion of the diploma.
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 84.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

If you enrol in a QTAC offer for one of the following dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT awards you will automatically receive a QUT conditional offer in June (semester 1 QTAC offer) or October (semester 2 QTAC offer) after your enrolment at TAFE-Qld Greater Brisbane is confirmed.

Tuition Fee

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International

33700 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 33700 AUD per year during 36 months.
National

16300 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16300 AUD per year during 36 months.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)

Living costs for Brisbane

1402 - 2528 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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