MDDU-FNLAW v.2 Finance Double Degree Major (LLB/BCom)
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 major gives students a broad understanding of corporate and investment 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 and financial securities that trade in financial markets.
Career Opportunities
This double degree major in Finance can open the door to a range of careers nationally and internationally. Careers in finance can include working in corporate finance, working for financial institutions, the financial services industry or working in financial markets in Australia and overseas.
Major/Minor/Stream Organisation
Major/Stream Learning Outcomes
A graduate of this course can:
1. understand, apply and analyse financial knowledge and issues and their impacts on national and international financial markets
2. identify structures and formulate issues and apply appropriate skills to solve capital market problems
3. collect and analyse empirical data and conceptual information and be able to synthesise into appropriate frameworks for analysis of financial issues
4. communicate in oral, written, qualitative and quantitative media channels; be able to synthesise and select appropriate communication schemes dependent upon the nature of problem and audience
5. distinguish, identify and apply available technologies and methodologies to investigate financial issues
6. identify new developments in the field of finance and integrate available strategies into the existing body of knowledge; and be able to reflect upon their implications for the finance discipline
7. understand the implications and potential impacts of current developments in the national and international capital markets on both domestic and international economies
8. understand the importance and impact of cultural diversity on making financial decisions in both national and international contexts
9. apply acquired skills individually and in a group to facilitate the understanding and solution of financial issues in a professional and ethical manner
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| BLAW1002 | v.1 | Markets and Legal Frameworks | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| MGMT1003 | v.1 | Strategic Career Design | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| MGMT1002 | v.1 | Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ACCT1002 | v.1 | Financial Decision Making | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| ECOM1000 | v.1 | Analytics for Decision Making | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT OPTIONS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF: | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| FNCE2000 | v.1 | Introduction to Finance Principles | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ECOM2001 | v.1 | Quantitative Techniques for Business | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| FNCE2003 | v.3 | Business Analysis for Investment | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| FNCE3000 | v.1 | Corporate Finance | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| FNCE3004 | v.1 | International Finance | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| FNCE3001 | v.1 | Introduction to Financial Instruments and Markets | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| INVE3000 | v.1 | Introduction to Derivative Securities | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| FNCE2004 | v.1 | Introductory Business Financial Modelling | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INVE3001 | v.1 | Portfolio Management | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| XINO3003 | v.1 | Business and Law International Experience 1 | 25.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| MKTG3009 | v.4 | Business Internship | 25.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| MGMT3024 | v.1 | Business Study Tour | 36.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| MGMT3026 | v.1 | Business Innovation Lab | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| MGMT3025 | v.2 | Business Engagement | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| 100.0 | |||||
| Options to Select from in Year 2 Semester 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| MKTG1000 | v.1 | Discovering Marketing | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| ISYS1000 | v.1 | Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| IBUS1001 | v.1 | Introduction to Global Business | 2.0 | 25.0 | |
| ECON1000 | v.1 | Introductory Economics | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| INDS2003 | v.1 | Nyungar Culture and Identity | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| MGMT2010 | v.2 | Principles of Tourism, Hospitality and Events | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| PROP2002 | v.1 | Property Principles | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| PUBR2002 | v.2 | Public Relations in Society | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
* Students wanting to undertake some of the Capstone Experience units, such as Internship and Engagement, or mobility offerings will be required to meet eligibility requirements prior to being approved for enrolment.
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