About this Course

Finance is one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic industries. Students in this course learn how to create and manage wealth in today's globalised economy.

All executives need expertise in the art of managing money. This major is the study of financial and capital markets and is concerned with decision making within those markets and how values or prices of financial assets are determined.

Professionals with financial and business acumen are in high demand. JCU’s Bachelor of Business (Financial Management) makes you one such professional.

Subjects

Core Subjects

• Accounting for Decision Making
  
• Economics for Sustainable Business
  
• Business Data Analysis and Interpretation
  
• Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
  
• Contemporary Business Communications
  
• Managing Consumer Markets
  
• Business Law
  
• PLUS one of the following:
  

          - Professional Internship*

          - Multi-Disciplinary Project

          - Independent Project

*where applicable

Major Subjects

• Multinational Business Finance
  
• Financial Institutions & Markets
  
• Business Modelling
  
• Personal Portfolio Management
  
• Financial Management
  
• Advanced Business Modelling
  
• Risk Management
  
• Cost Benefit Analysis OR
  
• Performance Management & Control
  

Minor Subjects (4 subjects from one of the following areas)

• Accounting
  
• Tourism Management
  
• Management
  
• Marketing
  
• Finance
  

Entry Requirements

• The entrance requirements differ from country to country but in general applicants must have satisfactorily completed 12 years of schooling or equivalent.
  
• Successful completion of the JCU Singapore Foundation Program will also satisfy the entrance requirement.

English Requirements

• IELTS 6.0 (no component lower than 5.5)/TOEFL iBT 79 (with minimum writing score of 19) and above; or
  
• Satisfactory completion of JCU Singapore English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP).
  
• Students who have successfully completed 2 years of full-time study in English medium may satisfy the English Language Requirement
  

Advanced Standing

• Advanced standing of up to 8 subjects will be granted upon successful completion of JCU Diploma of Higher Education (Business Studies) program.

Attendance Requirements

International students holding a valid student’s passes are required to attend at least 90% of scheduled classes per month. Failure to attend classes is a breach of the student visa conditions. Being absent from classes for a continuous period of seven days or more, or attendance falling below 90% without valid reasons will result in the student needing to surrender their Student pass for cancellation.

Domestic students must attend at least 75% of the scheduled lecture and tutorial activities to be eligible for assessment.

• Credit exemption may be granted for students with tertiary qualifications from recognised institutions on a case-by-case basis.
  

Career Outcome

As a graduate with a major in Financial Management, you will have the financial expertise to pursue a broad range of successful careers, for example, a banker, compliance officer, financial manager, financial analyst, financial planner and investment analyst.

Duration

2 years full time

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