Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning)
Course summary Financial Planning is the design of specific financial outcomes that meet a client’s unique needs and objectives, given their financial resources and risk profile. Its broad approach is to fulfil clients’ total needs, incorporating investment planning, taxation, social services planning, retirement planning, risk planning and estate planning. During…
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Course summary
Financial Planning is the design of specific financial outcomes that meet a client’s unique needs and objectives, given their financial resources and risk profile. Its broad approach is to fulfil clients’ total needs, incorporating investment planning, taxation, social services planning, retirement planning, risk planning and estate planning.
During this degree, you will undertake a foundation year that covers all core disciplines of business, giving you a solid understanding of issues facing organisations today. From your second year, you will begin your financial planning major covering subjects from investment analysis, risk and insurance to advanced financial planning.
You will utilise advanced technology at our Bloomberg terminals to examine real-time data and research analytics on every major financial market. While analysing the trend of investments, you will also examine macroeconomic events to identify the change in behaviour and learn to provide recommendations for future clients.
You will also undertake a final-year capstone subject that lets you apply everything you have learned in collaboration with students from other disciplines. Plus, you have the option of applying for an internship to gain valuable experience whilst receiving credit towards your degree.
After completing the Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning), you may enrol in a postgraduate business master’s degree and be eligible for up to four subjects’ credit, reducing your master’s degree to one year. This degree trajectory means you can graduate with your bachelor’s and master’s degree in just four years.
Accreditation & professional recognition: The University of Wollongong has been awarded with the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) accreditation. Being accredited by AACSB is public recognition that we are among the world’s top 6% of business schools – that our curriculum meets the highest standards, our students learn from the best business minds, and that our graduates have the highly sought-after skills, knowledge, and experience that today’s global employers are looking for. The Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) is an approved degree by the national Financial Adviser Standards (FAS). Graduates of the program are also eligible for entry into the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Certification Program offered by the Financial Advice Association Australia.
Career opportunities: Auditor; Banker; Analyst; Financial controller; Financial planner; Paraplanner; Accountant; Policy advisor; Business adviser; OHS officer; HR manager consultant; Stock broker; Insurance broker; Fund manager; Exporter/importer; Public relations coordinator; Market researcher; Advertising executive; Brand/product manager; Event manager
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Wollongong (UOW) is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence. It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching and research. The University offers a wide range of degree programs across all levels of study – undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research: Engineering and IT, Health Sciences and Medicine; Business and Commerce Applied and Natural Sciences; Arts, Communications and Creative Arts; Law and Education.
