Department of Finance
Finance professionals are concerned with the management of assets to create wealth for investors or companies. The finance discipline examines how individuals, businesses and institutions raise funds to implement investment strategies and how they allocate these funds to a variety of investment opportunities.
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The Bachelor of Commerce represents a ticket to the life many students have always wanted. For international students, it’s an adventure in a new country, new experiences, and new opportunities. Whether domestic or international, students studying at the University of Melbourne have bought themselves a one-way ticket into the express lane.
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Life as a student athlete was challenging for Melbourne Vixens defender Jo Weston – but with unfaltering passion and perseverance she made it work. Having just returned from her first Commonwealth Games, we sat down with Jo to find out how she makes it work on and off the court.
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A new book co-authored by Professor Paul Kofman, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, explores how the finance sector can stand as a true profession.
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A new survey suggests intergenerational competition is a key driver of ageist attitudes and needs to be overcome.
Our academics are active collaborators in multi-partner centres which bring together researchers and practitioners from a range of disciplines and industries.
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Australian Centre for Financial Studies
The Australian Centre for Financial Studies is an independent research centre that provides thought leadership on issues of concern for...
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Brain, Mind and Markets Laboratory
The Brain, Mind and Markets Laboratory study risk decisions all the way from the brain to markets, integrating knowledge from...
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Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
The Decision Neuroscience Lab is aimed at investigating the neural and cognitive basis of decision-making, preference formation, belief updating, and...
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Financial Integrity Research Network
The Financial Integrity Research Network is a formal network of Australia's major universities and data collection/research institute - SIRCA. FIRN...
Subjects
View all subjects in the handbook.
Undergraduate
The finance major in the Bachelor of Commerce is the study of money management. You will learn how to raise funds, choose investments and grow wealth.
Honours
The honours program has an outstanding reputation and is highly regarded by private and public sector firms, major corporations, investment banks and management consulting firms. Graduates have also gone on to pursue further academic studies including MBA and PhD degrees at top Australian and international universities.
The ever popular one-day sponsored Finance Honours Retreat gives new students the opportunity to get to know more about each other, the academics, the Honours curriculum, the Honours research essay and a prestigious employer in preparation for a challenging year ahead.
Postgraduate
Visit the Melbourne Business School website to browse the suite of postgraduate study options in finance.
Graduate Research
The Doctoral Program in Finance has the largest and most well-developed set of doctoral subjects on offer in Australia.
We also offer the innovative and cross-disciplinary Doctoral Program in Decision Risk and Financial Sciences.
The Finance Keystones
View a series of videos that provide a description of some of the concepts and decisions that are at the very foundation of the finance discipline.
Accreditation
A variety of professional accreditations, memberships and subject exemptions are available for finance students, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.



