Program Summary
Duration is either one year full-time or two years part-time, offering advanced study in Applied Finance, plus the opportunity for carefully supervised research.Structure of the Program
Students wishing to complete their Honours in Applied Finance have two options. They can choose to complete the degree within Economics or within Accounting and Finance depending on their interests.
- Within Economics
First semester: Three units
ECON861 or ECON823 Advanced Macroeconomics
ECON846 International Monetary Policy
ECON828 Advanced International Finance
Second Semester: Two units plus a major investigative work
ECON860 or ECON822: Advanced Microeconomics
Elective to be chosen from ECON864, ECON835, or another approved unit (with the exception of ECON867)
Major investigative work
- Within Accounting and Finance
1. ACCG805 Research Methodology in Finance
2. ACCG807 Research Seminar in Accounting and Finance
3. ACCG896 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and Finance
4. An approved elective unit
Second Semester:
Either
1. Investigative work (equivalent to 1 unit)
2. Two approved elective units
or
1. Major investigative work (equivalent to 3 units)
APPLICATIONS NORMALLY CLOSE BY 30 OCTOBER , BUT LATE ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Entry Requirements
Typically an above average Pass Degree with a GPA equal to or greater than 2.5 overall and around 3.0+ at 300 Level.
There is some flexibility in this entry requirement however and you can discuss your situation with the Honours Co-ordinator.
If you are interested in finding out more about an Honours degree in Applied Finance, please fill out the enquiries form.
Contacts
Roselyne Joyeux
Phone (02) 9850 8487, E4A 527
Edward Watts
Phone (02) 9850 8533, E4A 227
Aims of the Honours Program
The aim of the BAppFin Honours program is to take good third year students and transform them into professional finance specialists. This means that by the end of the course it is expected that graduates will be able to read the professional literature in Finance and in elementary ways contribute to that literature. Given this capacity, Honours graduates will be able to solve a wide range of theoretical and practical problems in their work or academic environments.
As one of the primary purposes of the Honours program is the provision of research training, candidates for the Honours degree will have the opportunity to pursue, in depth, the investigation of a topic of interest to them, and to present the results of their research in the form of a dissertation. The BAppFin Honours Co-ordinator, in conjunction with other members of staff, will work closely with candidates at the beginning of their candidature in order to devise an interesting and accessible dissertation topic.
More Information is available from the Macquarie University Calendar.
BAppFin Honours Co-ordinator:
Dr Roselyne Joyeux, e-mail: rjoyeux@efs.mq.edu.au
