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Business Finance (FNCE20001) // Eligibility and requirements

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Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Either:

(1) FNCE10001 Finance 1 or

(2) An approved quantitative subject and an approved accounting subject.

Approved quantitative subjects are: 

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ECON10005 Quantitative Methods 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10008 Accelerated Mathematics 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10009 Accelerated Mathematics 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
MAST10005 Calculus 1
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10006 Calculus 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10021 Calculus 2: Advanced
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10007 Linear Algebra
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10022 Linear Algebra: Advanced
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10011 Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10010 Data Analysis 1
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Approved accounting subjects are:

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
ACCT10002 Introductory Financial Accounting
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

Students are not permitted to gain credit for both FNCE20001 Business Finance and

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
FNCE10002 Principles of Finance
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Recommended background knowledge

Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 20 March 2025