Master of Finance

What you will study

Specialise your qualification to your career goals. You’ll study four advanced core topics that cover financial theory and policy, risk management for financial institutions, and empirical studies, techniques and applications. Then, choose a specialisation from the following:

• Corporate Finance and Investment Banking: understand capital markets for financial institutions.
• Finance (General): select from a broad variety of electives based on applied finance and financial statements.
• Funds Management: includes advanced portfolio management and modelling, real estate investment, securities and derivatives and more.
• Financial Technology: explore cryptocurrencies and financial market data.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be eligible for the program, you must have the following:

• A recognised bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) with a credit average (65 per cent or higher) as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator.
• A major (at least seven courses) in finance within the bachelor's degree.
• A credit average (65 per cent or higher) within the finance major, as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator.

English language requirements

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations.

If you’re completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (e.g. NSW HSC or equivalent), you do not need to provide anything extra to prove your proficiency. Your qualification will be used as evidence of your English proficiency.

If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• English language tests and university English courses.
• Prior study in the medium of English.
• Other qualifications.

Recognition of Prior Learning

If you've successfully completed the CFA program by passing all three levels of CFA exam, you may be granted one course exemption. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

• Banking professional
• Corporate treasury
• Financial advisor
• Financial broker
• Funds management
• International finance
• Investment banking

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative first-year full fee in 2025: $40,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)

Indicative fees are a guide only and have been calculated based on the typical enrolment patterns of students undertaking the program. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year of enrolment, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than one Equivalent Full Time Student Load (48 UOC per year).

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.

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.