Postgraduate training, the European Master's Degree in Management and Financial Strategies trains you in all areas of finance as well as in strategic steering. At the end of your Master MSF, you will be able to support the establishment of a short- or long-term financial strategy to achieve the goals set by your direction.

You will also be able to realize and develop internal controls and audits your business.

Two specialty modules are offered to students who will be able to specialize in the second year of European Master:

Acquire the following skills:

Advance your financial skills and boost your career with Victoria’s postgraduate programme in Applied Finance.

Offered by the School of Economics and Finance and created in consultation with accrediting professional bodies, the programme is oriented towards applied knowledge so you gain the crucial industry skills you need to hit the ground running.

Explore the workings of capital markets in New Zealand and around the world. Gain a deeper understanding of valuation, financing, investment management and banking. Improve your computer skills and perfect the art of financial modelling.

Learn the principles, practice and operations of financial markets, and the management of corporate, government and financial institutions. You'll gain the practical and operational skills you need to succeed in the international world of volatile financial markets.... [-]

A new Master Course on ‘Integrated Microfinance Management’ (IMM) has officially been opened on the 19th of September 2011 and started on the 2nd of January 2012 at the Magister Management Graduate Program of the Faculty of Economics and Business of Universitas Padjadjaran (MM FEB UNPAD) in Bandung, which has been developed by the The Leiden Ethnosystems and Development Program (LEAD) of Leiden University in The Netherlands in collaboration with UNPAD and the other Members of the International Consortium for Integrated Microfinance Management (ICIMM), including Gerakan Masyarakat Pengembangan Keuangan Mikro (GEMA PKM) in Indonesia and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICH) in Greece. The development of this new Master Course has been financially supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. LEAD is an interdisciplinary program based in the Faculty of Science of Leiden University and a Member of the Microcredit Summit Council of Educational Institutions. The new Master Course has attracted the interest of not only Government Agencies (GAs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Financial Institutions (FIs), Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), Banking and Non-Banking Institutions (B&NBIs) and Integrated Microfinance Institutions (IMFIs) in newly-developing countries, but also of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), a UN organization specializing in microfinance and local development around the globe.... [-]

Master of Applied Finance (MAF)

The Master of Applied Finance (MAF) is designed for those who have completed a bachelor’s degree in any field of study and wish to obtain a postgraduate qualification in finance. The programme prepares you for a professional role in the financial services sector. You will gain the advanced knowledge, skills and competence to form a sound basis for financial decision making. You will apply learnt theories and financial modelling skills to conduct financial analysis in professional practice.

It offers an exciting and rewarding opportunity to study finance for someone who already has a degree. It will enhance career opportunities and employment prospects.... [-]

The quantitative finance program provides the opportunity to acquire the detailed specialised knowledge and the professional competency required to work as a quantitative finance analyst in the modern finance industry.

Career options for graduates include positions as quantitative analysts, risk management analysts, quantitative structures, quantitative developers, forecasters, traders, investment analysts and financial engineers across investment banks, trading banks, hedge funds, investment management companies, consulting companies, energy and mining companies, regulatory bodies and government organisations.

The core subjects are designed to offer a balanced coverage of accounting, finance and investment topics.

Career options include financial analyst and financial planning positions in the financial services sector, industry and government.

The finance program provides participants with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of finance theory and techniques for leading-edge professional practice purposes. The additional elective subject choices provide an opportunity to specialise more deeply in the finance discipline and to further enhance students' skills, professional practice, specialist knowledge and capabilities.

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.

The finance program provides participants with the opportunity to acquire knowledge of finance theory and techniques for leading-edge professional practice purposes.

Career options include management-level positions in industry or government.

The Master focuses on issues related to development and growth both in developing and emerging countries as well as in the backward areas of developed nations. It also offers some knowledge on planning practices and project management and aims to provide a broad education in international cooperation and economic development, enabling students to acquire the knowledge and critical understanding necessary to make a significant contribution to the management of public and private policies within the international cooperation framework. Therefore, the Master graduates will be prepared to manage international cooperation and development projects in different sectors, consistently with their training and experience, within a variety of organizations including International institutions, Public Administration, NGOs, Private companies.... [-]

The professional program follows the same structure as the Master of Actuarial Science program with an additional 20-week Work Integrated Learning component. Work Integrated Learning is a 45 credit point subject designed to promote and support learning, personal development and professional practice. The subject focuses on developing self-analysis and reflective learning skills and applying theoretical solutions to practical workplace problems.

The Master of Actuarial Practice follows the same structure as the Master of Actuarial Science, plus the following subjects:

Practice Subjects (4)

Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree at a credit average in any discipline other than actuarial science.

Emerging as a key growth sector of the 21st century, actuarial science applies elements of economics, finance, statistics and advanced mathematics to interpret, manage and evaluate risk. Never before have organisations had such extraordinary access to personal information, health statistics, buying habits, population movement, employment trends and much, much more. In these numbers lie the answers to the big questions that really matter.

The Master of Actuarial Science is a three-semester degree that provides students with an undergraduate degree in an alternative field and an opportunity to complete Part I with the Actuaries Institute. The Master of Actuarial Science is taught in smaller classes for personalised attention and allows students unparalleled access to Bond University's Macquarie Trading Room and Bloomberg data-sourcing terminals. The program will develop skills in the challenge of crunching 'big data' numbers to create practical solutions for real-world problems. Bond is the only university in Queensland to offer the program fully accredited by the Actuaries Institute.... [-]

Admission to the Master of Financial Management requires completion of an undergraduate degree with a credit average from a recognised institution.

The Master of Financial Management provides students with the essential knowledge and analytical skills for making key financial decisions faced by corporate managers. Designed for recent graduates and professionals in fields other than finance, the program’s free choice of business electives give students the opportunity to customise it to meet their individual interests and objectives.

Core Subjects (6)

The professional program follows the same structure as the Master of Financial Management program with an additional 20-week Work Integrated Learning component. Work Integrated Learning is a 45 credit point subject designed to promote and support learning, personal development and professional practice. The subject focuses on developing self-analysis and reflective learning skills and applying theoretical solutions to practical workplace problems.