Banking Major
The Banking Major provides the necessary background, skills and analytical approaches required for a successful career in banking. It is of equal relevance for those in non-bank financial institutions. You may also consider this Major if you are aiming to extend your career prospects in other specialised areas of finance.
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Subjects to Complete^
To graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance with a Banking Major, you must complete 8 subjects in total: 4 core subjects and 4 Banking subjects.
To graduate with a Master of Applied Finance with a Banking Major, you must complete 12 subjects in total: 4 core subjects, 4 Banking subjects, 2 elective subjects and 2 compulsory subjects (FIN234 Strategic Management and FIN236 Quantitative Applications in Finance).
Banking Subjects
Choose 4 of the following subjects. The 4 you choose must include FIN216 Business Finance and Credit Analysis and FIN219 Operational Risk Management. To view a subject outline, click on the name of the subject in the table below.
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Availability (.pdf)
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** indicates compulsory subjects you must complete to major in Banking.
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Download the 2012 subject availability table (PDF)
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Download Majors table (PDF)
Core Subjects
To view Core Subjects and their outlines, please refer to the Course Map.
Elective Subjects
To view Elective Subjects and their outlines, please refer to the Course Map.
Can I Change My Mind?
If you begin to complete the Major but then change your mind, that’s ok, you can continue on and complete the Graduate Diploma or Master’s without a Major and enrol in subjects across a range of areas.
Other Majors Available
Not interested in completing the Banking Major, but still want to specialise? Consider one of the following other Majors available.
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Financial Planning (as part of the Master’s only)
- Investment Management
- Wealth Management
^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.