Overview

Finance is the management of money and assets. This includes the activities involved in banking, investments, financial systems and markets. Finance professionals manage assets to facilitate the growth of wealth for individuals, institutions, firms and governments. Economic analysis, accounting concepts and quantitative methods are used to solve financial problems, assess risks and make calculated financial decisions.

During the Commerce - Finance program at University of Melbourne, you’ll study capital markets and financial institutions, investments and financial planning, as well as corporate, personal and real estate finance. This Finance major is focused on professional practice and will help you prepare for Chartered Financial Analyst exams to secure professional accreditation.

The Finance major covers three key areas:

Capital markets and financial institutions
Investments and financial planning
Corporate finance.

You’ll learn how individuals, businesses and institutions raise funds to implement investment strategies and gain knowledge as to how they allocate these funds to a variety of investment opportunities.

Career

Through the Finance major you can look forward to careers paths in financial

advising

counselling and planning for investors or community organisations

funds management

management consulting

retail, commercial and investment banking

treasury management

trading and dealing

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Entrepreneurial Finance
Street Finance
Ethics in Finance
Algorithmic Trading
Essentials of Corporate Valuation
Derivative Securities

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-04 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

81

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64

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

300 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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81

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PTE Academic

64

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 002143B

Entry score 2023 - 92.00 GUARANTEED ENTRY

Lowest ATAR selected 2023 - 78.40 GUIDE ONLY

Prerequisites

These are the subjects (with minimum scores) you must have completed to be eligible for entry to this course.

Units 3 & 4: A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/Literature or at least 30 in EAL, and at least 25 in Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics.

English language proficiency

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

51452 AUD / year

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Additional Details

National: Commonwealth supported places (CSP)

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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