Finance Major - Bachelor of Business

As a finance student you'll learn more about how businesses make financial decisions, asset pricing (for example what Facebook is actually worth), financial risk management, the financial opportunities and risks businesses face when operating overseas, how financial markets function and the roles of various financial institutions.

Year 1

In the first semester, you take four core courses that cover fundamental business concepts:

• BUSS505 Consumer and Organisational Behaviour
• BUSS507 Financial Decision Making and Information Systems
• BUSS508 Economics and International Business
• BUSS509 Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability

In Semester 2, you study:

• FINA501 Introduction to Finance
• FINA503 Financial Analysis

You also start to take the first courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Year 2 & 3

You focus on three key areas: financial markets and institutions, investments and portfolio theory, and corporate finance.

Finance courses may include:

• FINA601 Corporate Finance
• FINA602 Investment and Portfolio Analysis
• FINA608 Finance for Social Impact
• FINA701 International Corporate Finance
• FINA702 Financial Risk Management
• FINA706 Financial Institutions and Markets

You also continue to take courses from your second major, minor(s) or elective courses.

Workplace experience

The capstone project is the final part of your degree and takes place in your final semester. You can choose to do a placement in an organisation of your choice, start your own venture or complete an applied project, bringing together your learning and gaining valuable experience.

Recent placements included:

• ASB Securities
• BNZ
• Goldman Sachs
• Heartland Bank
• Pathfinder Asset Management
• PwC
• Treasury
• Vodafone NZ

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Skills you will develop

The outcomes for graduates of this major are outlined in the Graduate Profile below.

Graduate Profile

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