The Master of Applied Finance is a 12-month accelerated program designed to provide you with the practical skills required for financial roles in businesses, banks, investment firms, and the public sector.
This course is particularly suitable for students who have not previously majored in finance but possess some quantitative analysis skills from their undergraduate degrees.
Upon completion, graduates will be well-prepared to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, which entails gaining relevant work experience and passing the CFA Institute exams.
This course is provided by Waikato Management School which is among the top 1% of business schools worldwide, boasting prestigious Triple Crown Accreditation, maintained since 2005.
Students benefit from 24/7 access to a state-of-the-art Finance Trading Room, where they can engage in the excitement of buying and selling shares, bonds, commodities, and other financial assets, competing to build the most valuable portfolios.
Lecturers are business consultants and researchers with strong ties to leading companies, institutions, and government agencies. Learning methods include lectures, discussions, assignments, consulting projects, and practical workshops. Gain hands-on experience in computer labs with experiments, statistical techniques, and STATA programming.
Course Content
The course spans three trimesters:
Part One: Core Papers
Learn quantitative and analytical techniques essential for understanding financial markets, assessing risk and return, and making investment decisions.
Part Two: Master of Knowledge
Develop advanced expertise in corporate finance, investments, financial modeling, and econometrics. Analyze financial data, forecast returns, conduct valuations, and understand corporate governance.
Part Three: Application of Skills
Apply your skills through a research project on a real financial issue. Study international finance, forecast interest and exchange rates, and learn to trade commodities, currencies, derivatives, stocks, and bonds.
