Australian National University
Master of Financial Management and Law
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 Months
- Course Type: Master's
Develop a sophisticated understanding of finance and financial systems, along with knowledge of the legal and regulatory contexts that influence financial sector activities and decision-making.
Course overview
Market behaviours significantly shape our society and the financial sector is always a central concern of policymaking. This unique Master of Financial Management and Law is designed to equip graduates with a sophisticated understanding of finance and financial systems, as well as knowledge of the legal and regulatory context and frameworks that shape financial sector activity and decision-making. Rather than a series of 'finance law' subjects taught within a Master of Laws, this degree draws on course content from different disciplinary areas, combining rigorous courses on essential elements of finance with compulsory and elective law courses. The degree is available for law and non-law graduates and has a flexible structure across two years. It is highly suited to those working or seeking to work in finance
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Master of Financial Management and Law, you must complete 96 units consisting of 54 units of compulsory coursework and 42 units of elective coursework.
54 units from completion of compulsory courses from the following list:
- Financial Statements and Reporting
- Applied Foundations of Finance
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Applied Investments
- Topics in International Finance
- Regression Modelling
- Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance (six units)
- Business Economics
- Law and Legal Institutions
*Students who have completed an Australian undergraduate law degree or Juris Doctor or equivalent are exempted from Law and Legal Institutions and are required to complete an additional six units from the law elective course list.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, applicants must present:
- A bachelor's degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
Ranking and English language proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is competitive. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants based on specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. Applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the bachelor's degree used for admission purposes. If required, ranking may further be confirmed based on one of the following:
- For admission purposes, a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the bachelor's degree is used.
- Demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Before enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their bachelor's degree reassessed to confirm that they have met the minimum requirements.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Applicants who have completed a degree in a cognate discipline from a recognised university may be eligible to receive coursework credit towards this degree, in line with the ANU Coursework Award Rules.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate complex problems, concepts, and theories drawn from finance and financial management, as well as private and commercial law, and devise solutions appropriate to the specific context.
- Undertake research, writing and resolution of complex problems with a financial and/or legal or regulatory dimension across a range of current issues and topics of a national or international character.
- Research and write on the practice or theory of private and commercial law and finance/the financial sector.
- Incorporate social, policy-related, comparative, and/or interdisciplinary approaches into the analysis of finance and financial systems and law and legal systems.
- Communicate theoretical and practical perspectives of legal and financial issues effectively to various audiences, both orally and in writing.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Annual indicative fee in 2025: $38,721 (domestic full-fee paying place)
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
All students are required to pay a services and amenities fee.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.