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Foundations of Finance (FNCE90002)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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This subject involves a study of the theoretical underpinnings of modern finance. Topics covered include choice under uncertainty, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, option pricing models, investment evaluation, corporate financial policy, agency theory.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:Understand consumption and investment decisions and the role of capital markets in these decisions
- Understand individual preferences and choices under uncertainty, including the axiomatic foundations of utility theory
- Understand how and when individual choices affect equilibrium prices; CAPM and variants
- Understand the concept of arbitrage and its implications for the value of investments in real and financial assets
- Apply the preceding to portfolio choices, financing choices, and other financial decisions facing investors and firms.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Problem solving
- Statistical reasoning
- Application of theory to practice
- Interpretation and analysis
- Critical thinking
- Synthesis of data and other information
- Evaluation of data and other information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-COMFIN Master of Commerce (Finance)
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Mid-semester examination
| From Week 6 to Week 8 | 30% |
Assignment
| From Week 10 to Week 12 | 20% |
End-of-semester examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Qi Zeng Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Seminars or lectures and tutorials totalling 3 hours per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
You will be advised of prescribed texts by your lecturer.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Commerce (Finance) Course Master of Commerce (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences) Course Master of Commerce (Accounting) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 31 January 2024