Bachelor of Finance (Bedford Park)

Develop an understanding of the applied finance discipline, financial management and wealth creation. This degree will prepare you for a career in fields such as financial engineering, treasury, fund management and investment banking, and deliver extensive subject knowledge in specialised topics such as macroeconomics, financial management and international finance.

The Bachelor of Finance provides students with the opportunity to develop broad finance knowledge and competencies to facilitate careers in commercial business-related fields. Students will be encouraged and supported to develop transferable interpersonal and professional capabilities, including the capability to be reflective, self-evaluating and critically engaged. There is a focus on application of finance knowledge, competencies and capabilities to diverse and global commercial business/organisation contexts. Students will apply their finance knowledge and competencies to a broad range of commercial business/organisational practices including systems and processes, planning, supply management, production, operations, logistics and the use of current and emerging data and analytical practices.

On completion of this degree students will be able to critically apply broad theoretical and technical accounting, finance, economic and management knowledge and skills to inform financial control, financial management and financial planning for organisations and analyse financial control, financial management and financial planning practices and decisions using theoretical and technical knowledge of regulatory, governance, compliance, legal requirements.

This degree prepares graduates for a wide range of employment opportunities or further study. Potential occupations may include advisor, underwriter and administrator; potential employers may include government agencies and private sector businesses.

On completion of this degree there is an opportunity to apply for an addition one-year Honours with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) or Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree. For further information visit www.flinders.edu.au/honours.