Master of Commerce specialisation in Finance - Taught 120

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Study Finance with us and you will be well prepared for a career in banking, investment management or corporate finance.

We are ranked first in New Zealand and in the top 100 globally for Accounting and Finance.* As a leading accounting and finance education provider in the Asia-Pacific region, the University of Auckland Business School is renowned for research excellence and innovative teaching. We are also recognised by many local and international professional bodies.

*QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2024

Courses include:

Research Methods in Finance
Governance Issues in Finance
Empirical Finance
Modern Corporate Finance
Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis
Risk Management
Various special topics

Postgraduate study with us will prepare you for senior or specialised career roles such as chief financial officer, corporate adviser or valuer, multinational funds manager and portfolio manager. An academic career specialising in finance is also an option.

Complete 120 points for either of the following:

120 points for Dissertation Pathway, or
120 points for Research Project Pathway

Dissertation Pathway

Complete 120 points comprising:

60 points from Elective Courses, and
Either:
60 points for all Dissertation - 1 Semester, or
60 points for all Dissertation - 2 Semesters

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 60 points from the following:

BUSINESS 713 - Responsible Business (15 points)

ECON 720 - Econometric Methods (15 points)

FINANCE 701 - Research Methods in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 702 - Governance Issues in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 705 - Empirical Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 710 - Financial Machine Learning (15 points)

FINANCE 751 - Modern Corporate Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 761 - Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis (15 points)

FINANCE 762 - Risk Management (15 points)

Dissertation - 1 Semester

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

FINANCE 791 - Dissertation (60 points)

Dissertation - 2 Semesters

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

FINANCE 791A - Dissertation (30 points)

FINANCE 791B - Dissertation (30 points)

Research Project Pathway

Complete 120 points comprising:

At least 45 points from Elective Courses, and
15 points for all Compulsory Course, and
0 to 30 points from Other Courses from the Master of Commerce Schedule, and
30 points for all Research Project

Elective Courses

Complete at least 45 points from the following:

BUSINESS 713 - Responsible Business (15 points)

ECON 720 - Econometric Methods (15 points)

FINANCE 701 - Research Methods in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 702 - Governance Issues in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 705 - Empirical Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 710 - Financial Machine Learning (15 points)

FINANCE 751 - Modern Corporate Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 761 - Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis (15 points)

FINANCE 762 - Risk Management (15 points)

Compulsory Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

FINANCE 707 - Applied Finance Research (15 points)

Other Courses from the Master of Commerce Schedule

Complete 0 to 30 points from the following:

ACCTG 701 - Research Methods in Accounting (15 points)

ACCTG 702 - Governance Issues in Accounting (15 points)

ACCTG 707 - Applied Accounting Research (15 points)

ACCTG 708 - Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting (15 points)

ACCTG 709 - Sustainability Accounting Research (15 points)

ACCTG 711 - Financial Accounting Research (15 points)

ACCTG 714 - Contemporary Auditing Research (15 points)

ACCTG 721 - Research in Management Control (15 points)

ACCTG 722 - Research in Revenue and Cost Management (15 points)

ACCTG 771 - Accounting Information and Capital Markets (15 points)

BUSINESS 704 - Quantitative Research Methods (15 points)

BUSINESS 705 - Qualitative Research Methods (15 points)

BUSINESS 710 - Conducting Research (15 points)

BUSINESS 713 - Responsible Business (15 points)

BUSINESS 714 - Advanced Consulting Methods (15 points)

ECON 700 - Special Topic (15 points)

ECON 701 - Microeconomic Theory (15 points)

ECON 704 - Directed Study (15 points)

ECON 706 - Information and Digital Economy (15 points)

ECON 711 - Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (15 points)

ECON 712 - Topics in Money, Banking and Finance (15 points)

ECON 720 - Econometric Methods (15 points)

ECON 722 - Applied Microeconometrics (15 points)

ECON 723 - Time Series and Panel Data Econometrics (15 points)

ECON 748 - International Economics (15 points)

ECON 766 - Political Economy (15 points)

ECON 777 - Economic Development and Wellbeing (15 points)

ECON 780 - Climate and Energy Economics (15 points)

ECON 786 - Behavioural and Applied Economics (15 points)

FINANCE 701 - Research Methods in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 702 - Governance Issues in Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 705 - Empirical Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 707 - Applied Finance Research (15 points)

FINANCE 710 - Financial Machine Learning (15 points)

FINANCE 751 - Modern Corporate Finance (15 points)

FINANCE 761 - Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis (15 points)

FINANCE 762 - Risk Management (15 points)

GLMI 700 - Directed Study (15 points)

GLMI 701 - Competing Globally (15 points)

GLMI 702 - Global Talent Management (15 points)

GLMI 703 - Global Digital Strategy (15 points)

GLMI 704 - Global Sustainability (15 points)

GLMI 705 - People, Performance and Well-being (15 points)

GLMI 706 - Working in an Age of Uncertainty (15 points)

GLMI 707 - Organisational Change (15 points)

GLMI 708 - Self-leadership and Professional Growth (15 points)

GLMI 709 - New Ventures and Global Connectivity (15 points)

GLMI 710 - Leveraging Innovation Ecosystems (15 points)

GLMI 711 - Strategic Entrepreneurship in Action (15 points)

GLMI 712 - Contemporary Approaches to Innovation and Business Design (15 points)

GLMI 750 - Contemporary Themes in Global Management and Innovation (15 points)

GLMI 780 - Research Project (30 points)

INFOGOV 700 - Environment of Information Governance (15 points)

INFOGOV 701 - Information Research in Practice (15 points)

INFOGOV 704 - Artificial Intelligence Regulation (15 points)

INFOGOV 705 - Information Privacy: Theory and Application (30 points)

INFOSYS 700 - Digital Innovation (15 points)

INFOSYS 703 - Managing with Artificial Intelligence (15 points)

INFOSYS 704 - IT Consultancy (15 points)

INFOSYS 706 - Digital Sustainability (15 points)

INFOSYS 709 - Contemporary Issues in Information Systems Practice (15 points)

INFOSYS 720 - Information Systems Research (15 points)

INFOSYS 722 - Data Mining and Big Data (15 points)

INFOSYS 727 - Advanced Information Security (15 points)

INFOSYS 735 - Cloud Computing Architecture (15 points)

INFOSYS 750 - Quantitative Methods in Information Systems (15 points)

INFOSYS 751 - Qualitative Methods in Information Systems (15 points)

INFOSYS 757 - Project Management and Outsourcing (15 points)

LAWCOMM 702 - International Arbitration (30 points)

LAWCOMM 730 - Special Topic: Regulation of International Trade (30 points)

LAWCOMM 731 - Special Topic: Commercial Law in Asia (30 points)

LAWCOMM 732 - Special Topic: Contractual Interpretation (30 points)

LAWCOMM 733 - Special Topic: Shaping the Law in the Tech Driven Era (30 points)

LAWCOMM 737 - Special Topic: Theories of Company Law (30 points)

LAWCOMM 772 - Intellectual Property and Practice (15 points)

LAWCOMM 793 - Patent Law (15 points)

LAWCOMM 796 - Trade Marks and Related Rights (15 points)

MKTG 701 - Foundations of Marketing Thought (15 points)

MKTG 705 - Advanced Consumer Research (15 points)

MKTG 710 - Digital Advertising Dynamics (15 points)

MKTG 712 - Digital Marketing Strategy (15 points)

MKTG 713 - Market Innovation and Design (15 points)

MKTG 714 - Contemporary Issues in Marketing Research (15 points)

MKTG 715 - Future of Marketing Work (15 points)

OPSMGT 700 - Healthcare Analytics and Operations (15 points)

OPSMGT 702 - Contemporary Issues in OSCM Practice (15 points)

OPSMGT 741 - System Dynamics and Complex Modelling (15 points)

OPSMGT 752 - Modelling Methods in Operations Management (15 points)

OPSMGT 760 - Advanced Operations Systems (15 points)

OPSMGT 766 - Fundamentals of Supply Chain Coordination (15 points)

OPSMGT 780 - Sustainable Transformation (15 points)

Research Project

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

FINANCE 790 - Research Project (30 points)