Program Requirements
The Master of Financial Economics requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
78 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON8011 Microeconomic Theory
ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics I
ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics
ECON8026 Diploma Macroeconomics
EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance
FINM7008 Applied Investments
FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINM8006 Advanced Investments
FINM8100 Applied Project in Finance
STAT6039 Principles of Mathematical Statistics
STAT8002 Applied Time Series Analysis
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8053 Game Theory
ECON8080 Advanced Behavioral Economics
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8037 Financial Economics
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 Intermediation and Debt Markets
FINM8016 Portfolio Construction
FINM8017 Trading and Markets
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics I 6 units | ECON8026 Diploma Macroeconomics 6 units | STAT6039 Principles of Mathematical Statistics 6 units | FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance 6 units |
| FINM7008 Applied Investments 6 units | ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics 6 units | EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics 6 units | ECON8037 Financial Economics 6 units OR EMET8012; | |
| Year 2 48 units | ECON8011 Microeconomic Theory 6 units | STAT8002 Applied Time Series Analysis 6 units | FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance 6 units | FINM8006 or one course from FINM7003,FINM8014,FINM8016 |
| ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory 6 units | ECON8053 Game Theory 6 units OR ECON8080; | FINM8100 Applied Project in Finance 6 units | FINM8006 or one course from FINM8009,FINM8016,FINM8017 |
Admission Requirements
A cognate AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7
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
- $30,768.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $41,040.00
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.
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.
About this degree
The Master of Financial Economics requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
78 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
ECON8011 Microeconomic Theory
ECON8013 Mathematical Techniques in Economics I
ECON8021 Topics in Microeconomic Theory
ECON8025 Diploma Microeconomics
ECON8026 Diploma Macroeconomics
EMET8010 Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics
FINM7007 Applied Corporate Finance
FINM7008 Applied Investments
FINM8004 Advanced Corporate Finance
FINM8006 Advanced Investments
FINM8100 Applied Project in Finance
STAT6039 Principles of Mathematical Statistics
STAT8002 Applied Time Series Analysis
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8053 Game Theory
ECON8080 Advanced Behavioral Economics
6 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ECON8037 Financial Economics
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 Intermediation and Debt Markets
FINM8016 Portfolio Construction
FINM8017 Trading and Markets
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 Monday of Week 2 of each semester without penalty.
Academic Advice
If after reading through these guidelines you are unsure about your
which courses to enrol in, you can email info.cbe@anu.edu.au
Please refer to the CBE Fast Track page:
https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/fasttrack
Do you want to talk to someone before enrolling?
Contact info.cbe@anu.edu.au
