Major overview
Finance professionals operate globally with great flexibility, helping people and companies manage financial matters, set their financial goals and make investment decisions. They work in a range of areas – including corporate finance, financial markets, managed funds, superannuation, banking, and private wealth management.
In this course, you’ll gain comprehensive skills in managing money and knowledge of financial markets, and learn how to manage investment risks that we may face in the future.
The finance industry is a dynamic area that offers challenging careers with high earning potential. This versatile major can be tailored to suit a particular career, or complemented with other business areas, such as Accounting or Economics, to provide broad career options.
If you want to pursue a career as a financial advisor/planner, we recommend studying our double major in Finance and Financial Planning.
How to study this major
A major is a set of eight or more units you complete as part of a degree, including at least two in your final year. To study this major, you’ll need to apply for one of the degrees listed below.
Degrees
Career outcomes
- Credit analyst
- Finance manager/consultant
- Innovation consultant/analyst
- Investment banker/analyst
- Portfolio manager
- Stockbroker/trader
What jobs can a Finance double major lead to?
- Financial planner (with Financial Planning)
- Corporate accountant (with Accounting)
- Economist/Economic analyst (with Economics)
- Financial journalist/business writer (with Journalism)
- Property/real estate investment analyst (with Property Investment and Development)
- International trade analyst (with International Business)
- Quantitative analyst (with Data Science or Mathematics)
- Environmental financial analyst (with Coastal and Marine Science or Environmental Biology)
Professional accreditation and recognition
Graduates of this course may be eligible to apply for affiliate membership of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. For CFA membership, you need a passing score for level 1 exam along with more than one year of professional work experience.
Why study at Curtin?
Access to professional software
Experience Wall Street at Curtin, with access to LSEG Workspace software, StockTrak simulations, and leading industry data platforms Capital IQ and DatAnalysis pro.
Engage with industry
You'll have the opportunity to engage with industry through internships, guest lectures and industry events, and compete in competitions such as the global CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Professional recognition
This course is recognised by the CFA Institute, and Curtin students may qualify for the CFA Program Student Scholarship.
Major structure
What you’ll learn
In this course you’ll learn about the role, structure, and operations of financial markets, and how to make decisions on investments, funding activities and disbursement of profits.
You’ll become skilled in providing finance solutions and advice on starting or expanding businesses, drawing on acquired knowledge in capital budgeting, financial risk management, cash flow and profitability analyses.
You’ll develop strong practical skills using industry-standard LSEG Workspace software for trading and analysis, and simulated trading through StockTrak. You could also begin building your professional network, with opportunities to engage with industry professionals through internships, guest lectures and industry events, such as the CFA Institute Research Challenge.
Detailed course structure and unit information
For detailed information and course structure, visit our Handbook.
Study combinations
You can study this major under the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Commerce (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (as a single or double major)
- Bachelor of Innovation (as a single major)
- Bachelor of Arts (as a double major with an Arts major)
Your choice of parent degree can influence the type of career you might have.
Our Commerce degree also offers additional opportunities to customise your course by offering specialisations as well as majors.
How to apply
This double degree is part of a degree. To apply, choose the degree you want to study and review its entry requirements. Then, prepare any required documents and submit your application before the deadline for your chosen intake.
After you receive and accept your offer, you can enrol in this double degree either at the start of your degree or later in your studies, depending on your course structure.
Choose your degree
To study this major, you'll need to apply one of the degrees listed below.Degrees
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