Master of Finance (Financial Planning)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
2 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DMFP

SATAC Code
4CM216 (Internal)
4CM218 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Mode
On-campus/Online

Fees
$AU 30,200 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2025

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have one of the following:
- A completed bachelor degree* from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; or
- A completed graduate certificate or higher postgraduate qualification* from a recognised higher education institution.
Applicants who have:
- completed a bachelor degree in a business discipline; or
- completed a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management; or
- completed a graduate certificate in a business discipline,
are eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL (18 units) Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.

Applicants who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning at the University of South Australia are eligible to enter the program with 1.0 EFTSL (36 units) Advanced Standing and complete the program in 1.0
year of full time study or equivalent part time study.
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Aim

The Master of Finance (Financial Planning) is designed to equip students with the key knowledge and practical skills required for employment in a modern globalised financial sector. The degree provides a focused business education program for a professional career in financial planning which meets the educational requirements for industry professional accreditation.

Content & Structure

The program requires the completion of 16 courses totalling 72 units including six business courses, three core
finance courses and seven financial planning specialisation courses.

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What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2, or 3)
Statistics for Data Science	MATH 4044	4.5	Rule(s): 2
Accounting for Management M	ACCT 5011	4.5	Rule(s): 2
Economic Principles for Business	ECON 5020	4.5	Rule(s): 2
Introduction to Financial Planning G	BANK 5042	4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Financial Theory and Financial Markets	BANK 5014	4.5	Rule(s): 3
Corporate Finance	BUSS 5233	4.5	Rule(s): 3
Investment Management	BANK 5013	4.5	Rule(s): 3
Marketing Management	MARK 5025	4.5	Rule(s): 2
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Personal Finance G	BANK 5043	4.5
Ethics and Professionalism	BUSS 5446	4.5
Financial Advice Regulatory and Legal Obligations	COML 5017	4.5	Rule(s): 3
Superannuation G	BANK 5045	4.5
Second Semester (4, 5 or 6)
Risk Management and Insurance G	BANK 5044	4.5
Estate Planning G	BANK 5041	4.5
Applied Financial Planning G	BANK 5040	4.5
Taxation	ACCT 5017	4.5	Rule(s): 4

Rules & notes

Rules

1. Students who have taken, for another award, a course which is substantially equivalent to a course from the program schedule, may be granted up to one third of the program in credit or may substitute a course of equal standing and unit's value, with the approval of the Program Director. Credit will only be granted for courses undertaken at postgraduate level in a qualification that has not been used as the basis for Advanced Standing.

2. Applicants who have completed a bachelor degree in a business discipline or who hold a bachelor degree which includes a major in business, commerce, marketing or management or applicants who have completed a graduate certificate in a business discipline are eligible to enter the program with 0.5 EFTSL (18 units) Advanced Standing in lieu of these courses and complete the program in 1.5 years of full time study or equivalent part time study.

3. Students undertaking a Transition to Masters pathway will receive credit for this course.

4. Students undertaking the DBCO Transition to Masters pathways should complete BANK 5030 Advanced Investment in place of ACCT 5017, or see the Business Student Hub team for a personalised study plan.