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
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
Applicants must present a Bachelor's degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
Academic achievement and English language proficiency
The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor's degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0.
However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is 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 on the basis of:
- A GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor's degree used for admission purposes; and/or
- Demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.
Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor's degree reassessed to confirm that the minimum requirements were met.
Contact the university or visit its website for more information.
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.
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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
Fee information not provided.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- 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 program.