Why study finance?
Finance is the study of how individuals and firms allocate resources through time. You will learn about the capital markets and the financing decisions that businesses and organisations need to make, and you will learn about the commercial activity of providing funding and capital through the use of financial instruments in financial and capital markets.
What can you learn?
When you undertake an undergraduate degree you can choose courses that will focus your studies in any of the following areas: financial management, financial analysis, investments, corporate environment, public sector, financial accounting, and financial reporting.Postgraduate courses are designed to build your understanding of concepts such as good corporate governance, investments, valuation theory, asset pricing, market micro-structure, capital structure and dividend policy, risk-hedging and liquidity management.
Career opportunities
When you complete an undergraduate degree, you might decide to follow one of these career pathways: academic, investment banker, merchant banker, corporate banker, merger and acquisition specialist, corporate finance specialist, treasury specialist, stockbroker, and financial analyst.
Studying finance at postgraduate level can lead you to more senior or specialized career roles such as academic, chief financial officer, corporate adviser or valuer, multinational funds manager, or portfolio manager.