Postgraduate course map and subject outlines^

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

OR

 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.

OR

 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.