In the Master of Finance, a wide range of teaching methods are used to keep students actively engaged. Most subjects follow a blended learning model, made up of a 1-hour pre-recorded lecture followed by a 2-hour interactive session. In these sessions, we maintain small class sizes (35 students maximum). Evening classes are available.

In the Master of Finance, you will also engage in collaborative research projects and the exploration of contemporary issues in finance and related industries through seminars and workshops. Drawing on real-world case studies and problems, you will hone your analytical thinking and research skills. 

Almost half of this degree is built around group projects, giving you invaluable experience in working with all types of people. It’s also free for you to join the RMIT network and Chartered Financial Analysts’ Institute (CFA), which gives you exposure to masterclasses and other valuable learning opportunities. 

Core to the Master of Finance learning experience is your time spent in the RMIT Trading Facility, where you will simulate trading in money and foreign exchange markets. The facility uses a live market data feed from Refinitiv Eikon, one of the most comprehensive and widely used databases of real-time and time-series data of global financial markets. 

It’s all about giving you first-hand experience in the tools and information that the world’s leading banks and investment firms use to analyse news, data and conduct market research. 

Ongoing assessment throughout a subject may include essays, reports, presentations, group projects, research projects, quizzes and tests, blog journals, practical assignments and examinations.

All assessments can be done and submitted online, giving you the ultimate flexibility to complete your studies effectively.

Guiding the development of the College of Business, both nationally and internationally, is an Industry Advisory Board of high-profile executives.

The Board creates a strategic bridge between the latest in technology and design thinking and business.

In addition, the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing Advisory Board consists of high-profile industry representatives who ensure the School's links with industry standards and practice remain current.

Industry experts are invited as guest lecturers to expose you to current industry developments in finance. The School also extends links with industry by appointing adjunct professors from time to time who are selected based on their industry achievements.

Work-connected and industry-relevant options available for this course include:

• working in a student team as part of the Fastrack Innovation Program. In this elective subject you will work with mentors to develop and present a solution to a real problem. This form of fast-prototyping is designed so that external organisations can tap into fresh thinking from RMIT students.
  
• a Business Internship elective where you take up a position for one or two days per week for one semester. This position is normally unpaid and is designed to develop your soft skills and increase your overall employability upon graduation.

Students in this degree also have the opportunity to participate in industry-led competitions.

RMIT Finance Trading Competition

The RMIT Finance Trading Competition allows Economics and Finance (both undergraduate and postgraduate) students in the EFM test out their trading skills in the financial markets. The competition is a unique experience for students and is held in the state-of-the-art RMIT trading facility. Students gain real world trading experience in our state-of-the art trading room, have fun, work as a team and gain professional development skills. The competition is sponsored by industry partner Refinitiv, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group.

CFA Institute Research Challenge

Each year the Chartered Financial Analysts' Institute (CFA) runs its CFA Research Challenge where teams of finance students from universities all over the world test out their financial analytical skills in competition. 

The CFA Institute Research Challenge provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Students are tested on their analytical, valuation, report writing and presentation skills. They gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a research analyst.

Global intensives are a unique feature of the Master of Finance.

You can enhance your learning experience by combining an overseas travel and cultural experience with coursework completed in intensive mode and have this credited towards your degree as a general elective. Study tours typically depart during the Australian summer or winter breaks and are usually undertaken in the final semester of your degree.

If you are planning to include a study tour, you are advised to check that you have the required number of student electives or credit points available.

Intensive teaching may involve classes over a number of Saturdays per subject in any semester, although 2 Saturdays per subject should be regarded as normal. A detailed teaching timetable will be available at the commencement of each semester.

The knowledge and skills you will acquire throughout this degree and how they can be applied in your career are described in the learning outcomes.

This degree comprises 14 core subjects and 2 general elective subjects (or 11 core and 1 elective with advanced standing). 

There are a range of finance and economics-related elective subjects available or students may take any approved postgraduate elective from within RMIT.

In the final stage of this degree you will undertake a substantial research project. You will be required to identify a current finance research issue and demonstrate your ability to interact with industry, complete an activity in a work context and work in a multidisciplinary team.

Explore a complex problem, and test and evaluate potential solutions with industry and community stakeholders in the subject Fixed Income Securities and Credit Analysis, which is the designated work-integrated learning (WIL) subject in this degree. This subject will provide you with opportunities to apply your academic skills to a work-based context via simulated trading.