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BCom Major<br />
Finance<br />
Finance is a modern and fascin<strong>at</strong>ing discipline<br />
dealing with money, markets and valu<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
th<strong>at</strong> is relevant to all aspects <strong>of</strong> business and<br />
personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional planning. There are<br />
few businesses today th<strong>at</strong> are not acutely aware<br />
<strong>of</strong> the significance <strong>of</strong> markets and financial<br />
planning for their viability. Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in<br />
finance are involved with a myriad <strong>of</strong> issues in<br />
investments, planning and risk.<br />
Finance provides a framework for weighing<br />
risks and rewards, and develops essential<br />
problem solving skills. It system<strong>at</strong>ically analyses<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion and uses it to make and test<br />
predictions. However, because these activities<br />
are not exact there is frequently no ‘right’<br />
answer. Therefore, intuition and experience play<br />
a strong role.<br />
Finance also recognises th<strong>at</strong> all financial<br />
decisions affect people. This human factor<br />
contributes to the uncertainty th<strong>at</strong> is inherent in<br />
Finance and th<strong>at</strong> helps to make it a challenging,<br />
yet highly rewarding career.<br />
Career opportunities<br />
A major in Finance is a passport to a highly paid<br />
career.<br />
• You will develop critical, analytical and<br />
managerial skills th<strong>at</strong> can be applied to any<br />
situ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
• You will <strong>of</strong>ten have to make swift decisions<br />
about large amounts <strong>of</strong> money. You will learn<br />
to rapidly identify and assess choices and cope<br />
in any financial situ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
Finance gradu<strong>at</strong>es work in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> and<br />
throughout the world in:<br />
• Investment and Trading Banks<br />
• Share-broking firms<br />
• Government departments<br />
• Chartered accounting firms<br />
• Pr<strong>of</strong>essional organis<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
• Research units<br />
• Investment consultancies<br />
• Intern<strong>at</strong>ional agencies, or as<br />
• Specialists in the priv<strong>at</strong>e sector<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> you need to study<br />
For a Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Commerce (BCom)<br />
majoring in Finance you must complete the<br />
following papers (and also meet BCom degree<br />
requirements including the completion <strong>of</strong> all<br />
BCom core BSNS papers):<br />
100-LEVEL<br />
BSNS 102 Quantit<strong>at</strong>ive Analysis for <strong>Business</strong><br />
BSNS 107 Understanding Accounting<br />
BSNS 108 <strong>Business</strong> Finance<br />
FINQ 102 <strong>Business</strong> M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics<br />
200-LEVEL<br />
ACFI 201 Corpor<strong>at</strong>e Financial Decisions<br />
FINC 202 Investment Analysis and<br />
Portfolio Management<br />
FINC 203 Financial D<strong>at</strong>a Analysis<br />
300-LEVEL<br />
FINC 302 Applied Investments<br />
FINC 303 Financial Management<br />
And two further 300-level FINC papers<br />
Contact<br />
Email: accountancyfinance@otago.ac.nz<br />
Web: www.otago.ac.nz/accountancyfinance<br />
Tel: 03 479 8060
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