This major is for anyone who wants to work in banking and finance, investment and portfolio management, corporate finance, risk assessment or business analysis.
It will teach you how to use research methods to understand financial problems, as well as debt and equity capital markets, funds management, real estate as an asset class, and private equity.
You’ll gain an understanding of behavioural finance and how this underpins financial decision-making, including trading strategies, investment decisions, managerial behaviour, and institutional frictions that influence economic outcomes.
Graduates enjoy careers in corporate finance, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, and management and financial consulting.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Risk manager
- Financial analyst
- Investment banker
- Corporate financial adviser
- Mergers and acquisition adviser
At UQ, lecturers and tutors promote critical discussions about real world problems and apply them to what we learn. Students are encouraged to share ideas which empowers me to create change and aim to be a part of the solution.
Graduate, Bachelor of Commerce
The best thing my program has given me is the education needed to strengthen my skills in my major. This is mainly due to the outstanding lecturers and professors. The support I received from them was outstanding and I'm most appreciative of their commitment and professionalism.
Graduate, Bachelor of Commerce
At UQ, lecturers and tutors promote critical discussions about real world problems and apply them to what we learn. Students are encouraged to share ideas which empowers me to create change and aim to be a part of the solution.
Graduate, Bachelor of Commerce
The best thing my program has given me is the education needed to strengthen my skills in my major. This is mainly due to the outstanding lecturers and professors. The support I received from them was outstanding and I'm most appreciative of their commitment and professionalism.
Graduate, Bachelor of Commerce
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How you'll learn
In 2023, we'll be teaching on campus, with online options (for most programs and plans) for students who can't attend in person. See the list of programs and plans you can't commence online.
Course delivery modes may change in future semesters.
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Seminars
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Corporate Finance
- Banking and Lending Decisions
- International Financial Management
- Derivatives and Risk Management
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