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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

312097 v.1 Finance Major

Introduction

This major is designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers in finance, broadly defined to include corporate finance, financial institutions, financial markets and various branches of the financial services industry.

Combinations available with this Major

The combinations being supported are: Bachelor of Commerce Electives Stream; Finance & Accounitng; Finance & Economics; Finance & Management; Finance & Marketing; Finance & Property; Finance & Asian Studies.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 2
2806 v.6   Introductory Finance 201 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 1
11001 v.4   Macroeconomics 200 3.0 25.0
2807 v.6   Managerial Finance 212 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
11038 v.5   Corporate Finance 307 3.0 25.0
8931 v.6   Microeconomics 200 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 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 3 Semester 2
10820 v.4   Financial Derivative Securities 312 3.0 25.0
  25.0

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