Financial Markets Major
In this Major you will gain a deep understanding of how specific markets function in a changing market place. You will also be exposed to a variety of markets including futures and options, foreign exchange and interest rate markets.
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Subjects to Complete^
To graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance with a Financial Markets Major, you must complete 8 subjects in total: 4 core subjects and 4 Financial Markets subjects.
To graduate with a Master of Applied Finance with a Financial Markets Major, you must complete 12 subjects in total: 4 core subjects, 4 Financial Markets subjects, 2 elective subjects and 2 compulsory subjects (FIN234 Strategic Management and FIN236 Quantitative Applications in Finance).
Financial Markets Subjects
Choose 4 of the following subjects. To view a subject outline, click on the name of the subject in the table below.
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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 Financial Markets 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.