Master of Applied Finance

If you’re a female considering a career in economics or finance, you could be pursuing more than your dream career. Here’s just a few reasons why.

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• The Master of Applied Finance is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
• Finance graduates are in demand across a range of industries.
• You will use real-world case studies and examples to apply your learning to reality, giving you a sound basis for entry into the working world where problem-solving is the key to success.

• Engage in a trading simulation where you buy and sell financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies. The Rosemarie Nathanson Financial Markets Trading Room provides industry-standard tools and re-creates some of the atmosphere of a real trading environment.
• Analyse the fundamentals of a firm using our extensive databases (including Bloomberg and Reuters Eikon) to form an investment decision and create a report similar to those produced by equity analysts.
• Price complex fixed income securities and derivatives using quantitative models, and investigate deviations from real-world prices (using Bloomberg and Reuters Eikon).
• Prepare for CFA Program Exams – UWA is part of the CFA University affiliation program and the MAF covers 70%+ of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge.

Graduates of a Master of Applied Finance will:

• have advanced theoretical and technical finance knowledge and skills to solve emerging and/or advanced finance problems.
• be able to demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and skills to complex problems/issues in finance, and  communicate clearly and effectively in relation to complex problems/issues in finance to specialists and non- specialists.

The Master of Applied Finance is part of the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. This signifies that the course incorporates at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) across all 3 levels of the CFA Program and places emphasis on the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. This affiliation signifies that the UWA Master of Applied Finance curriculum is closely tied to professional practice and is well-suited to preparing students to study towards the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, which has become the most respected and recognised investment credential in the world. Through participation in this program, students in the Master of Finance are eligible for scholarships towards enrolment in the CFA Program, access to CFA Institute curriculums, journals, webcasts, and other educational resources.

Are you ready to gain real-world hands-on experience in financial investment decision making? Then get ready to dive deep into the world of Finance in UWA’s new Student Managed Enterprise Investment Fund (SMEIF) unit, a unique unit and one of only a few offered in Australia. You’ll get the opportunity to make intelligent financial investment decisions using real data and real money.

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The Master of Applied Finance is a practical course designed for graduates already working in the finance sector, as well as those with a non-finance background who wish to move into the finance area.

Get away from the textbooks and into our real-time Trading Room with access to over 400 global markets. The Trading Room was awarded Education Project of the Year at the 2018 AV Awards beating out over 600 entries across 82 countries and is the largest university Trading Room in Australia.

The UWA Business School is accredited by EQUIS and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and is a Communicating Signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). 

EQUIS and AACSB are the leading business school accreditations in Europe and North America respectively, meaning that your business degree will be recognised by employers around the world.