Undergraduate
Banking and Finance
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom(Curtin) - 312683
Banking
Want to know how companies, the government and households work? In this major you'll focus on financial markets and institutions. You will study developments in the financial sector and the management of financial institutions, while learning about the field of economics. You'll develop a working knowledge of the Australian banking and financial system with a broad perspective of the environment of business.
This major will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to make productive contributions to your employers early in your career. You will understand the relevant issues in the financial sector and develop the skills required to keep up with and understand new developments in the field after graduation.
Finance
Careers in finance can be broadly defined to include corporate finance, financial institutions, financial markets and various branches of the financial services industry. This major will give you a broad understanding of the structure and operations of financial markets in management. You will learn about investment evaluation, decide how to fund activities and understand the roles played by financial markets and instruments.
Where can this take you?
Graduates gain employment as investment bankers, financial analysts, fund managers, merchant bankers or stockbrokers and go on to be successful in International Finance and Business.
Industry ready
Students examine real banking institutions through assessments and case studies - so you'll learn from today's corporate environment, ready to implement what you have learnt when you graduate.
Fast track your studies
Curtin's Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Finance) can be completed in two years in Singapore, so graduates can be out in the market applying their knowledge faster than most of their peers. Curtin Singapore is located in the Banking and Finance centre of South East Asia, Singapore, making it the perfect place for students to immerse themselves in the world of International Finance, Banking and Business.
Course structure
Credits needed to graduate: 600.
Each unit is 25 credits.
Core units
- 10987 Accounting 100
- 11011 Business Law 100
- 1234 Economics 100
- 311353 Communication in Business 100
- 10830 Business Information Systems 100
- 10848 Management 100
- 10850 Marketing 100
Supplementary units
- 310606 Finance (Quant. Techniques) 203
- 10840 Law (Banking) 255
- 11001 Macroeconomics 200
- 2806 Finance (Introductory) 201
- 300956 Finance (Analysis) 206
- 11040 Bank Lending 306
- 12970 Finance (Personal) 220
- 2807 Finance (Managerial) 212
- 8931 Microeconomics 200
- 11038 Finance (Corporate) 307
- 12960 Finance (Instruments & Markets) 300
- 8553 Banking Practice and Management 301
- 9753 Finance (Portfolio Management) 301
- 10820 Finance (Derivative Securities) 312
- 11039 International Trade and Banking 305
- 9754 Finance (International) 302
Units are not necessarily shown in the order studied.
Units are subject to change
2012 entry requirements:
Cut-off scores
| Qualification | Score |
|---|---|
| GCE/STPM/HKALE (A-levels - best of three) | 6 |
| IB | 26 |
| Indonesia (SMU3 top 4 subjects) | 8 |
| Ontario Gr 12 (best of 6) | 73 |
| TER (including TEE/SACE/HSV/VCE) | 70 |
| WAUFP (CPS) | 53 |
| India/Pakistan | 65% |
| Sri Lanka | 7 |
| GAC-ACT Education : Successful completion with minimum GPA 2.6 |
Minimum academic entry requirements
Minimum English language entry requirements:
| IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) | |
|---|---|
| Writing | 6.0 |
| Speaking | 6.0 |
| Reading | 6.0 |
| Listening | 6.0 |
| Overall band score | 6.0 |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | |
|---|---|
| 550 | paper based |
| 213 | computer based |
| 80 | Internet based (20 in each section) |
CUTE (Curtin Uni Test of English) - C
Results from IELTS, TOEFL and CUTE are valid for two years.
These are only some of the ways you can prove your English competence. View the full list of English language entry requirements
Where:
Curtin Singapore campus
When:
March, July, November
How:
Full-time or Part-time
Study:
On-campus
Duration:
2 years full-time (6 semesters)
3-4 years part-time (12 semesters)
Fees*:
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In exceptional circumstances units and/or courses may be discontinued. In these instances Curtin will use its best endeavours to accommodate students affected by any discontinued courses or units
