Postgraduate course map and subject outlines^

Complete 4 core subjects to graduate with a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance.

Complete 4 core subjects + 4 elective subjects to graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance. Choose certain subjects to specialise in a particular area of professional practice. Or complete 4 core subjects + 4 financial planning subjects (marked below) to graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning.

Complete 4 core subjects + 8 elective subjects (including FIN234 and FIN236) to graduate with a Master of Applied Finance.

Check the tables below for detailed subject outlines and availability of subjects.

Core subjects

Subject	Tri 1 2010	Tri 2 2010	Tri 3 2010	Tri 1 2011	Tri 2 2011	Tri 3 2011
FIN111 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
FIN112 Law, Regulation and Ethics
FIN113 Techniques in Financial Analysis
FIN114 Risk Management for Finance Sector Enterprises

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Elective subjects

Subject	Tri 1 2010	Tri 2 2010	Tri 3 2010	Tri 1 2011	Tri 2 2011	Tri 3 2011
FIN211 Financial Planning Fundamentals (FP)
FIN212 Investment Products (FP)
FIN213 Superannuation and Retirement Planning (FP)
FIN214 Insurance, Succession and Estate Planning (FP)
FIN215 Asset and Liability Management
FIN216 Business Finance and Credit Analysis
FIN219 Operational Risk Management
FIN221 Structuring and Packaging Financial Products
FIN222 Industrial Equity Analysis
FIN223 Funding Sources
FIN224 Applied Valuation
FIN226 Investment Management
FIN227 Mining Investment Analysis
FIN228 Real Estate Analysis and Funding
FIN229 Futures and Options Markets and Trading
FIN230 Mergers and Acquisitions
FIN231 Technical Analysis
FIN232 Corporate Financial Management
FIN233 Advanced Valuation
FIN234 Strategic Management*
FIN235 Sales and Marketing for Financial Institutions
FIN236 Quantitative Applications in Finance*
FIN237 Advanced Investment Management
FIN238 Project Finance
FIN240 Interest Rate Markets
FIN241 Foreign Exchange Markets

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(FP) These subjects are the 4 Financial Planning subjects you must complete as part of the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning. You may choose to study these subjects as part of the Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance or Master of Applied Finance.

*You must complete these subjects to graduate with the Master of Applied Finance.

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^Please note that Kaplan Professional reserves the right to alter subject content and assessment as market needs dictate and to withdraw or postpone subjects. Where new subjects are under development final content and assessment will be confirmed prior to enrolment opening for those subjects.