Course overview

Description

The Master of Applied Finance is a practical course designed for graduates working in the finance sector wishing to advance their knowledge of applied finance. The course also caters for students with a non-finance background who wish to move into the finance area. The curriculum is designed to complement the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program and candidates preparing for the CFA qualification are encouraged to enrol in the Master of Applied Finance as a preparatory course.

Course title
Master of Applied Finance (coursework)
Award abbreviation
MAppFin
Course code
42560
Course type
Master's degree by coursework only
Status
Current / 2024
Administered by
UWA Business School
CRICOS code
083270B

Course details

Intake periods
Beginning of year and mid-year
Attendance type
Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
Credit points required
96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Standard course duration
1.5 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising 72 points of taught units and 24 points of admission credit, as recognised and granted by the School
Maximum course duration
2 years full-time (or equivalent part-time) comprising up to 96 points of taught study (see Rule 5 for further information)
Time limit
5 years
Delivery mode
Internal
Locations offered
UWA (Perth)
Domestic fee type
Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
Available to international students
Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
Course Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Kam Chan
Fees
Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Course structure

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
N/A
not available in 2024 – may be available in 2025 or 2026
NS
non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Students who have not completed the Bachelor of Commerce, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty, may be required to complete relevant conversion units up to the value of 24 points, as advised by the Faculty.

Take all units (24 points):

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2FINA5520Risk Management and Financial Instruments
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2FINA5521Quantitative Methods in Finance
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2FINA5525Case Studies in Finance
Prerequisites
Minimum of 36 credit points in units coded FINA
up to 3 hours per week which may include lectures/seminars/workshops
S1, S2FINA5526Funds Management
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
up to 3 hours per week which may include lectures/seminars/workshops

Take unit(s) to the value of 48 points:

Students WITH undergraduate major in finance

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S2BUSN5001Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in BusinessNoneStandard Semester: lectures/tutorials/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week Summer School: delivered intensively, up to 18 hours per week
S1ECON5506The Economics of Financial Markets
Prerequisites
Enrolment in 41680 Master of Commerce
or CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics
or 42670 Master of Economics
or
ECON5541 Economics for Business: Applications and Policy
or ECON5516 The Economics of Public Policy
or
FINA5533 Finance Essentials
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1FINA5510Digital Finance I
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
FINA5533 Finance Essentials
Successful completion of
FINA5632 Investments
Seminars: up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S1, S2FINA5524Trading and Markets
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
3 hours per week for 12 weeks. Sessions include a combination of seminars and workshops.
S1FINA5527Venture Capital
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1FINA5529Topics in Finance 1
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
S1FINA5531Fixed Income Securities
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures: 3 hours per week (maximum students per class: 45)
S1FINA5555Student Managed Enterprise Investment Fund (Advanced)
Prerequisites
All of the following : a current WAM of 75 or higher.
and Successful completion of
FINA5523 Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation
and FINA5632 Investments and level 5 24 points Unit(s) in your chosen degree and prior approval
seminars/workshops: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
N/AFINA5635Corporate Finance
Prerequisites
ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting
and FINA5533 Finance Essentials
Incompatibility
FINA2222 Corporate Financial Policy
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S2FINA5888Consumer Financial Services and Products
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week for 12-weeks. Sessions may be online or face-to-face.
NS, S1, S2WILG5001Work Integrated Learning Internship Program
Prerequisites
Completion of 24 points of post graduate units and approval from the unit coordinator.
Industry experience: 100 hours Online sessions with Unit Coordinator: 1-2 hours

Take unit(s) to the value of 48 points:

Students WITHOUT undergraduate major in finance

AvailabilityUnit codeUnitnameUnit requirementsContact hours
S1ECON5506The Economics of Financial Markets
Prerequisites
Enrolment in 41680 Master of Commerce
or CM002 Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics
or 42670 Master of Economics
or
ECON5541 Economics for Business: Applications and Policy
or ECON5516 The Economics of Public Policy
or
FINA5533 Finance Essentials
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1FINA5510Digital Finance I
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
FINA5533 Finance Essentials
Successful completion of
FINA5632 Investments
Seminars: up to 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S1, S2FINA5523Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation
Prerequisites
Enrolment in
or Successful completion of
FINA5533 Finance Essentials or equivalent
Co-requisites
Master of Applied Finance Students: FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
Incompatibility
FINA2207 Business Analysis & Valuation
or ACCT3302 Financial Statement Analysis.
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2FINA5524Trading and Markets
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
3 hours per week for 12 weeks. Sessions include a combination of seminars and workshops.
S1FINA5527Venture Capital
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1FINA5531Fixed Income Securities
Prerequisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
and FINA5632 Investments
lectures: 3 hours per week (maximum students per class: 45)
S1, S2FINA5533Finance Essentials
Incompatibility
FINA5432 Introduction to Finance
AND FINA5635 Corporate Finance
lectures: 3 hours per week (maximum students per class: 45)
S1FINA5555Student Managed Enterprise Investment Fund (Advanced)
Prerequisites
All of the following : a current WAM of 75 or higher.
and Successful completion of
FINA5523 Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation
and FINA5632 Investments and level 5 24 points Unit(s) in your chosen degree and prior approval
seminars/workshops: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
S1, S2FINA5631International Financial Analysis
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent
Co-requisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
S1, S2FINA5632Investments
Prerequisites
ACCT5432 Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent Graduate Certificate in Finance students: none
Co-requisites
FINA5533 Finance Essentials (or equivalent)
lectures/seminars/workshops: up to 3 hours per week
NS, S1, S2WILG5001Work Integrated Learning Internship Program
Prerequisites
Completion of 24 points of post graduate units and approval from the unit coordinator.
Industry experience: 100 hours Online sessions with Unit Coordinator: 1-2 hours

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Rules

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures

1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.

(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).

(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the CARS module is not required to repeat the module.

(3) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.

English Language competency requirements

3. To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework.

Admission requirements

4.(1) To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and either:

(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent;

or

(c) at least two years professional experience in a relevant occupation; or

(2) completed a Graduate Certificate in Finance or Graduate Certificate in Commerce at UWA.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.

Articulations and exit awards

6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:

  • 41250 Graduate Certificate in Finance (24 points)
  • 41280 Graduate Certificate in Commerce (24 points)
  • 42560 Master of Applied Finance (96 points)

(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Applied Finance course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.

Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points (maximum value) which include conversion units to a value of 24 points.

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

(3) Students who have completed a Bachelor of Commerce of this University or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty are granted credit for conversion units up to a value of 24 points.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.

(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—

(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';

(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';

(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—

(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;

(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;

and

(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

Additional rules
Alternative exit award

14. A student who withdraws from the course before completing the course requirements but after completing units to the value of 24 points for the Graduate Certificate in Finance may apply to the Faculty to be awarded the relevant qualification