Why Study / Key Benefits

• The master's is designed for students who want to develop expertise in managing complex, high-value projects across different industries worldwide.
• It develops knowledge and skills in project management principles, resource management, risk management, business analysis and strategy.
• The Finance specialisation combines practical and theoretical finance knowledge with project-management capabilities.
• Swinburne highlights links with industry partners and professional bodies, including CFA institutions, within the Finance specialisation.
• Students develop business modelling and analysis skills and an awareness of technological changes affecting financial services.
• The course also develops communication, teamwork and collaboration, digital and technical literacy, problem-solving, planning and organisation, leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• The programme includes an Enterprise Project and Six Sigma Lean Green Belt as core components, providing an applied project-management focus. 

Programme Structure and Subjects/Topics

The programme comprises 200 credit points across foundation, core and Finance specialisation study.

Foundation units:

1. Business Information Systems — INF60007 — 12.5 credit points
2. Governing Technology for Business Environments — INF80042 — 12.5 credit points
3. Business Sustainability and Social Impact — MGT60042 — 12.5 credit points
4. Future Management Skills — MGT60043 — 12.5 credit points

Core units:

1. Strategic Project Management — INF70005 — 12.5 credit points
2. Project Management for Innovative Outcomes — PRM60002 — 12.5 credit points
3. The Risk Management Spectrum — PRM60003 — 12.5 credit points
4. Operations Management — SCM60001 — 12.5 credit points
5. Leading Complex Projects — PRM70002 — 12.5 credit points
6. Project Governance and Resource Management — PRM80002 — 12.5 credit points
7. Enterprise Project — PRM80001 — 12.5 credit points
8. Six Sigma Lean Green Belt — SCM60002 — 12.5 credit points

Finance specialisation units:

The Finance specialisation provides seven listed units, from which the required specialisation component is selected:

1. Business Statistical Modelling — FIN60003 — 12.5 credit points
2. Elements of Financial Planning and Regulation — FIN60010 — 12.5 credit points
3. Modern Finance Issues — FIN80001 — 12.5 credit points
4. Data Analytics and Valuation Project — FIN80002 — 12.5 credit points
5. Capital Markets — FIN80004 — 12.5 credit points
6. Corporate Financial Management — FIN80005 — 12.5 credit points
7. Derivatives and Risk Management — FIN80018 — 12.5 credit points 

Disciplines/Specialisations

The requested specialisation is Finance.

The broader Master of Project Management currently provides a range of specialisation options, including:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Financial Technologies
• Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Research
• Social Impact
• Supply Chain Innovation

Programme Highlights

• 200-credit-point postgraduate qualification.
• Standard 2-year full-time duration.
• Hawthorn campus in Melbourne.
• Finance specialisation alongside comprehensive project-management study.
• Core study covering strategic project management, risk, operations, complex projects and project governance.
• Enterprise Project provides an applied project component.
• Six Sigma Lean Green Belt is included as a core unit.
• Finance study covers areas including financial modelling, financial planning and regulation, modern finance, valuation, capital markets, corporate finance and derivatives.
• Swinburne identifies AACSB, Vative and the Australian Institute of Project Management among the course's professional accreditation/industry connections.
• Swinburne currently reports that 91.1% of graduates found employment within four months of finishing and that median postgraduate income one year after graduation was AUD 79.5K. These are aggregate Swinburne-reported figures and are not a guarantee of employment or salary for graduates of this particular programme.

Career Outcomes

Swinburne lists potential project-management career roles including:

• Project Assistant/Officer/Coordinator/Associate
• Consultant or Delivery Lead/Director
• Project or Program Manager/Director
• Project Management Office (PMO) Manager/Head/Director
• Product Manager
• Business Analyst
• Agile Coach
• Scrum Master
• Facilitator

The Finance specialisation can additionally support work involving:

• Financial analysis
• Financial modelling
• Project financial management
• Corporate financial management
• Capital markets
• Valuation and financial analytics
• Risk management
• Finance-related business analysis
• Financial planning and regulatory environments

Latest Updates/Special Requirements

• Current course: Master of Project Management, specialising in Finance.
• Course code: MA-PM1.
• CRICOS code: 102653C.
• Current 2027 intakes are 1 March 2027 and 2 August 2027.
• Current application deadlines are 24 February 2027 and 28 July 2027 respectively.
• International students in Australia on Student visas must study full-time and on campus.
• Credit transfer and RPL are assessed case by case.
• The Finance specialisation has seven listed units, but the overall master's structure permits four specialisation/elective units totalling 50 credit points.
• 2027 programme-level tuition fee: Not publicly specified – please confirm with IPU.
• Swinburne states that published tuition fees are estimates, apply to units studied in the relevant year and may change in future years.

International Student Visa Requirements

The relevant Australian visa is the Student visa, subclass 500.

Key requirements include:

• Enrolment in an eligible course of study in Australia.
• A valid Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) when the visa is decided.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), unless an exemption applies.
• Meeting the Genuine Student requirement.
• Meeting applicable health and character requirements.
• Signing the Australian Values Statement where required.
• Providing required supporting documentation and paying the visa application charge.

Visa cost:

• Current Student visa subclass 500 cost starts from AUD 2,500, with concessions available only in limited circumstances.
• Applicants should use the Department of Home Affairs Visa Pricing Estimator immediately before lodging the application because visa charges can change.

Work rights:

• A Student visa holder can generally work up to 48 hours per fortnight while the course is in session.
• When the course is not in session, Student visa holders can generally work unlimited hours, subject to their visa conditions.
• The special exemption allowing more than 48 hours per fortnight for the student applies to master's by research and doctoral students. This Master of Project Management is a coursework master's, so the normal 48-hours-per-fortnight limit applies while the course is in session.