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Master of Commerce (Finance) (MC-COMFIN) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Professor Gary Twite
Contact
Melbourne Business School
Level 4, 198 Berkeley Street
Telephone: +61 3 8344 1670
Course structure
The Master of Commerce (Finance) consists of 16 subjects comprising 8 compulsory Finance subjects, 2 Economics subjects, 2 Econometrics subjects, 1 Mathematics subject and either 3 or 4 constrained choice electives as described below.
Subject options
Year One
All students must complete the following subjects:
Compulsory Finance Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNCE90002 | Foundations of Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90005 | Advanced Derivative Securities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90007 | Studies in Empirical Finance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90009 | Research Report (Finance) | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Economics subject chosen from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON90063 | Advanced Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90002 | Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90062 | Behavioural Economics:Accounting&Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30024 | Economics of Financial Markets | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| ECON90022 | Game Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30022 | Experimental Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Econometrics subject chosen from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECOM90002 | Econometrics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ECOM90013 | Econometric Techniques | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Mathematics subject chosen from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON90053 | Mathematics for Economists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST20026 | Real Analysis |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MAST90057 | Elements of Probability | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90058 | Elements of Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90059 | Stochastic Calculus with Applications | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| MAST30001 | Stochastic Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90027 | The Practice of Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90051 | Mathematics of Risk | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One additional elective chosen from the Year One Economics, Econometrics or Mathematics elective lists.
Year Two
All students must complete the following subjects:
Compulsory Finance Subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNCE90068 | Finance Thesis Workshop Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FNCE90069 | Finance Thesis Workshop Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| FNCE90041 | Finance Theory - Investments | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| FNCE90042 | Finance Theory - Corporate Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Economics subject chosen from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON90063 | Advanced Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90002 | Microeconomics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90012 | Microeconomics II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON90062 | Behavioural Economics:Accounting&Finance | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30024 | Economics of Financial Markets | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| ECON90022 | Game Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECON30022 | Experimental Economics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
One Econometrics subject chosen from the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECOM90013 | Econometric Techniques | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOM90005 | Advanced Econometric Techniques | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOM90003 | Applied Microeconometric Modelling | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOM90014 | Advanced Econometric Techniques 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ECOM90011 | Financial Econometrics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus either
- two 12.5 point electives from the Year 1 or Year 2 Economics, Econometrics or Mathematics elective subjects listed above, or
- one 12.5 point elective from the Year 1 or Year 2 Economics, Econometrics or Mathematics elective subjects listed above plus both 6.25 point electives listed below
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNCE90043 | Special Topics in Finance A | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| FNCE90044 | Special Topics in Finance B | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020