Master of Financial Economics Postgraduate Programme By ANU College of Business and Economics |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

56,120 AUDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Economics and EconometricsMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Financial Economics is an elite, interdisciplinary degree preparing graduates for a career requiring advanced analytical skills and drawing on advanced knowledge of finance and economics. The program not only teaches students how to apply well-known models but also equips them with an understanding of the technical foundations of those models. These skills are highly marketable because they allow for the design and empirical testing of new financial instruments and models in new market environments.


Learning Outcomes

  1. Utilise standard financial models to analyse and price financial assets.
  2. Utilise their understanding of the economic foundations of financial assets as claims on resources in various market and corporate settings to design financial instruments and strategies.
  3. Use time series statistics and financial econometrics to evaluate financial economic models.
  4. Justify and communicate the necessary management skills for dealing with organisations, teams and policy issues, so as to be able to work independently and collaboratively to collect, process, interpret and communicate the outcomes of financial-economic problems; and,
  5. Demonstrate the skills necessary to critically engage with and evaluate financial economic problems

Programme overview

Main Subject

Economics and Econometrics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Financial Economics is an elite, interdisciplinary degree preparing graduates for a career requiring advanced analytical skills and drawing on advanced knowledge of finance and economics. The program not only teaches students how to apply well-known models but also equips them with an understanding of the technical foundations of those models. These skills are highly marketable because they allow for the design and empirical testing of new financial instruments and models in new market environments.


Learning Outcomes

  1. Utilise standard financial models to analyse and price financial assets.
  2. Utilise their understanding of the economic foundations of financial assets as claims on resources in various market and corporate settings to design financial instruments and strategies.
  3. Use time series statistics and financial econometrics to evaluate financial economic models.
  4. Justify and communicate the necessary management skills for dealing with organisations, teams and policy issues, so as to be able to work independently and collaboratively to collect, process, interpret and communicate the outcomes of financial-economic problems; and,
  5. Demonstrate the skills necessary to critically engage with and evaluate financial economic problems

Admission Requirements

6.5+
176+
80+
5+
64+
Applicants must present the following:
  • A Bachelor degree or international equivalent in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5.0/7.0

The GPA for a Bachelor program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.

2 Years
Feb

Tuition fees

International
56,120 AUD

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