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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

307129 v.2 Finance Double Degree Major


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This double degree major gives you a broad understanding of corporate and uinvenstment finance. You will learn about: investment evaluation, how to fund activities, the roles played by financial markets and instruments, structure and operations of financial markets, financial securities that trade in financial markets.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
10987 v.5   Accounting 100 3.0 25.0
311353 v.3   Communication in Business 100 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
11011 v.5   Business Law 100 3.0 25.0
10830 v.5   Business Information Systems 100 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
10850 v.4   Marketing 100 3.0 25.0
1234 v.4   Economics 100 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
2806 v.6   Introductory Finance 201 3.0 25.0
10848 v.2   Management 100 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
2807 v.6   Managerial Finance 212 3.0 25.0
11001 v.4   Macroeconomics 200 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
8931 v.6   Microeconomics 200 3.0 25.0
11038 v.5   Corporate Finance 307 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
9753 v.7   Portfolio Management 301 3.0 25.0
9754 v.6   International Finance 302 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 2
12034 v.6   Business Capstone 301 3.0 25.0
10820 v.4   Financial Derivative Securities 312 3.0 25.0
  SELECT 2 OPTIONS  
  50.0




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