Commencement: Semester 1 (February). Semester 2 (July) commencement is available for students with a finance/accounting or statistics background.

The Master of Financial Management aims to provide students with:

• An understanding of financial management principles and their application to corporate finance policy;
• Analytical skills for analysing and interpreting financial information;
• An understanding of Australian and international financial markets, instruments and institutions;
• Management skills for dealing with organisations, teams and policy issues;
• Applied knowledge in various specialised areas of finance.

The degree structure allows flexibility and suits applicants who are seeking graduate education in financial management beyond their first degree and are seeking a degree based on specialised coursework. It is also suitable to applicants who wish to change career and have some exposure to finance through prior studies, work experience or retraining.

All graduate coursework for domestic students in the ANU College of Business and Economics is offered under Domestic Tuition Fee places. Australian citizens may defer the payment of their fees using FEE-HELP, however should be aware that the programs are not eligible for Commonwealth Supported Places and HECS-HELP. Information on FEE-HELP and eligibility requirements is available from http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/

i. Applicants must hold a pass (Bachelor) degree from an Australian university or equivalent overseas institution. 

ii. Applicants must have a performance average of 65% or better (or equivalent) over the last two years of the undergraduate degree.

iii. Students who fail to meet the academic entry above may be considered for entry if they are able to demonstrate at least one year of full time, relevant work experience, which has undertaken after graduation from their degree. 

iv. The suitability of students to enter the program will be at the discretion of the Dean.

v. Assumed Knowledge:  Students entering the program are assumed to have an understanding of mathematics equivalent to one year of university level mathematics including calculus and algebra.  Students who do not posses this knowledge may undertake a mathematics bridging program.