The Master of Finance is a forward-looking, specialist program designed to boost your career prospects in the finance, investment and banking sector.

Be challenged with real-world issues, applied projects, robust discussions with practising professionals, and learn how fintech is transforming the financial world.

Prepare for the new financial frontier with an understanding of how to embrace the lightning-fast technological advances in areas such as AI, big data, blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Develop the skills and knowledge required to be a proficient analyst. One with strong abilities in data analysis and visualisation. This course will also equip you with a strong sense of ethics and social responsibilities within the finance and investment sector as well as and legal and regulatory compliance.

The curriculum in this course covers seventy percent of the Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) needed to sit the Chartered Financial Analyst and CAIA accreditation exams.

 

Our finance master program is highly flexible with blended online and on-campus options and a wide range of specialisations and electives.

Depending on prior learning and experience, you may complete the Master of Finance in one year, 18 months or two years.

Course description

Swinburne’s Master of Finance is a forward-looking and industry relevant program. Our graduates will be proficient analysts, who are respectful of ethical values and their social responsibilities and able to demonstrate expertise in financial technology. This program will include units about Financial Technology, Data Analysis and Visualisation to address industry demand for finance graduates who have skills in technology and data analysis. The program will embed ethics and/or social responsibility discussions in all of its units. In addition, the unit of Ethics and Behavioural Finance will be specifically dedicated to ethical and compliance responsibilities of financial experts. This course will allow students to choose from 11 specialisations, this includes Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Technologies, Business Information Systems, Digital Marketing, Human Resource Management, Research, Project Management, Supply Chain Innovation, Data Analytics and Corporate Governance.