Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEX3727 | Engaging with international business This unit requires you to examine a broad range of social, cultural, legal and political issues that can impact on the strategy and operations of businesses operating in a global business environment. Through the use of readings, case studi… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFB1001 | Foundations of finance This unit introduces the concepts of finance, financial mathematics, valuation, the financial system, risk management and inter-dependency between finance and other business disciplines. The unit is designed for students who have never stud… | Business and Economics | 1 |
| BFB2140 | Business finance The aim of the unit is to introduce you to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include: the corpora… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFB3121 | Investments and portfolio management This unit explores the conceptual foundations of investment and portfolio management with a focus on using various investment strategies and techniques, including valuation models. You will learn how to analyse and measure portfolio perform… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC2140 | Corporate finance The aim of the unit is to introduce you to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include; the corpora… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFC2751 | Derivatives This unit examines the institutional features of futures and options markets, the use of futures, options and other derivatives in arbitraging, trading and hedging, and prices of these instruments. | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFC3140 | Advanced corporate finance This unit extends corporate finance concepts introduced in BFC2140. Topics include equity financing, cost of capital, leasing, risk management, real options, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and internationa… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3170 | Financial intermediation Major issues involved in the financial management of banks and other deposit-taking financial institutions. Topics include performance measurement; asset/liability management for liquidity risk, credit risk, interest rate risk; and regulati… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3240 | International finance This unit covers topics related to international finance, including exchange rate systems, exchange rate determination theory, and the management of firms' foreign exchange rate risk. It examines the importance of hedging and the challenges… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3241 | Investments Topics include asset classes and returns, portfolio theory, asset pricing models, security valuation processes and techniques, market efficiency and behavioural finance, portfolio performance evaluations, hedge funds and the CFA Institute c… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3340 | Advanced derivatives This unit builds on Derivatives to deepen conceptual understanding of option pricing and derivatives analysis. Topics include stochastic calculus concepts that underpin the Black-Scholes-Merton model, numerical approaches to option pricing,… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3341 | Fixed income analysis Topics covered in this unit include defining elements of fixed income securities, fixed-income markets on issuance, trading, and funding, fixed income valuation, the risk and return of fixed income securities, fundamentals of credit analysi… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3540 | Modelling in finance The focus of this unit is on the development of financial models using Excel. The financial models revolve around: equity portfolio analysis, optimisation and technical analysis. | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFC3999 | Finance and society This unit is intended to contextualise your acquired knowledge for solving problems in real world domestic and global situations. The unit encourages you to recognise that finance is a powerful tool for solving our common problems, and incr… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF1001 | Foundations of finance This unit introduces the concepts of finance, financial mathematics, valuation, the financial system, risk management and inter-dependency between finance and other business disciplines. The unit is designed for students who have never stud… | Business and Economics | 1 |
| BFF2140 | Business finance The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include: the corpor… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFF2401 | Commercial banking and finance This unit examines the major risks and issues faced by Australian financial institutions within the context of the global environment. Topics include an introduction to the Australian banking environment, bank performance, management of ban… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFF2701 | Equity markets This unit examines equity markets from the perspective of financial economics. It emphasises the importance of efficient equity markets for well-functioning economies and aims to introduce you to the basics of efficient market design. You w… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFF3121 | Investments and portfolio management This unit explores the conceptual foundations of investment and portfolio management with a focus on using various investment strategies and techniques, including valuation models. You will learn how to analyse and measure portfolio perform… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3140 | Advanced business finance This unit extends business finance concepts introduced in BFF2140. Topics include equity financing, asset pricing and cost of capital, real options, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and leasing. | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3231 | International finance and the global economy Multinational corporations are forced to operate in an increasingly competitive and complex global environment. Firms and financial Intermediaries are exposed to international competition and financial managers need to understand macroecono… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3351 | Investment banking This unit will examine the development of investment/merchant banking in Australia and overseas; specialised financial services in project finance, structured finance and infrastructure finance; venture capital; initial public offering acti… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3651 | Treasury management The role of treasury, coordination and management of the treasury operation, quantitative and qualitative risk analysis, risk management process and hedging techniques, role and mechanics of derivative products, performance measurement and… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3751 | Derivatives This unit examines the institutional features of futures and options markets, the use of futures, options and other derivatives in arbitraging, trading and hedging, and pricing of these instruments. | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3841 | Credit analysis and lending management Lending environment; decision making and organisation of lending, lending policies and controls; behavioural aspects of decision making and decision makers; retail, commercial and corporate lending; business expansions; off balance sheet le… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFF3999 | Finance and society This unit is intended to contextualise your acquired knowledge for solving problems in real world domestic and global situations. As a capstone unit, it should be studied in the final semester of the banking and finance major as it draws up… | Business and Economics | 3 |
| BFI1001 | Foundations of finance This unit introduces the concepts of finance, financial mathematics, valuation, the financial system, risk management and inter-dependency between finance and other business disciplines. The unit is designed for students who have never stud… | Business and Economics | 1 |
| BFI2140 | Business finance The aim of this unit is to introduce you to the theory and application of why and how value enhancing corporate financial decisions are made and implemented. With the emphasis on publicly listed companies, topics covered include: the corpor… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFI2401 | Commercial banking and finance This unit examines the major risks and issues faced by Australian financial institutions within the context of the global environment. Topics include an introduction to the Australian banking environment, bank performance, management of ban… | Business and Economics | 2 |
| BFI3121 | Investments and portfolio management This unit explores the conceptual foundations of investment and portfolio management with a focus on using various investment strategies and techniques, including valuation models. You will learn how to analyse and measure portfolio perform… | Business and Economics | 3 |