Program Requirements
The Master of Financial Economics requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
48 units from completion of the following initial component:
42 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics I
ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics
ECON8026 Diploma Macroeconomics
ECON8053 Game Theory
FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance
FINM7008 Applied Investments
STAT8002 Applied Time Series Analysis
STAT8035 Risk Theory
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8053 Game Theory
ECON8080 Advanced Behavioral Economics
48 units from completion of the following concluding component:
36 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8011 Microeconomic Theory A
ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECON8037 Financial Economics
EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINM8006 Advanced Investments
FINM8100 Applied Research Project in Finance
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
EMET8012 Business and Economic Forecasting
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
FINM7003 Continuous Time Finance
FINM8009 Derivatives: Markets, Valuation and Risk Management
FINM8014 Applied Financial Instruments and Debt Markets
FINM8017 Trading and Markets
FINM8016 Portfolio Construction
Students must achieve a minimum 70% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.
Students who do not achieve a minimum of 70% weighted average mark will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Finance and Actuarial Statistics
Admission Requirements
A cognate AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree or international equivalent with an average mark of at least 75%
Students must achieve a minimum 70% weighted average mark in the initial component to continue to the concluding component.
Students who do not achieve a minimum of 70% weighted average mark will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Finance and Actuarial Statistics
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Cognate disciplines
Actuarial Studies, Economics, Finance, Statistics
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $29,280.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $39,024.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Master of Financial Economics is an elite, interdisciplinary degree preparing graduates for a career requiring advanced analytical skills and drawing on an advanced knowledge of finance and economics. The program not only teaches students how to apply well known models but also equips them with an understanding of the technical foundations of those models. These skills are highly marketable because they allow for the design and empirical testing of new financial instruments and models in new market environments.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
This program is available for applications to commence from Summer Session, 2016
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
- Utilise standard financial models to analyse and price financial assets.
- Utilise their understanding of the economic foundations of financial assets as claims on resources in various market and corporate settings to design financial instruments and strategies.
- Use time series statistics and financial econometrics to evaluate financial economic models.
- Justify and communicate the necessary management skills for dealing with organisations, teams and policy issues, so as to be able to work independently and collaboratively to collect, process, interpret and communicate the outcomes of financial economic problems; and,
- Demonstrate the skills necessary to critically engage with and evaluate financial economic problems
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The Master of Financial Economics is an elite, interdisciplinary degree preparing graduates for a career requiring advanced analytical skills and drawing on an advanced knowledge of finance and economics. The program not only teaches students how to apply well known models but also equips them with an understanding of the technical foundations of those models. These skills are highly marketable because they allow for the design and empirical testing of new financial instruments and models in new market environments.
Single degree
The program requires the completion of 96 units:
- 48 units from completion of initial component; and
- 48 units from completion of concluding component.
Students who do not achieve a minimum of 70% weighted average mark will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma of Finance and Actuarial Statistics
Enrolment Status
It is possible to enrol in fewer than 24 units per semester but it will take you longer to finish your program and get your degree. If you are an international student you must always be enrolled full-time in 24 units each semester.
Remember you will need to enrol in courses for both First Semester and Second Semester. You will be able to change your enrolment in courses up until the end of Week 2 of each semester without penalty.
Study Options for Commencing in Semester 1
Study Options for Commencing in Semester 2
Academic Advice
Academic advice sessions for new students commencing in Semester 1 2016 are held in Melville Hall:
Tuesday 9 February, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Thursday 11 February 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday 12 February 9:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Do you want to talk to someone before enrolling?
Contact info.cbe@anu.edu.au