The finance major has always been a popular major that students pay attention to, because it has the labels of strong practice, high salary in the industry, and fierce competition. So what exactly does practical finance learn? What are the subdivisions within finance? Today, Xiaobian will take you to understand the finance of New Zealand.
What is Finance?
Finance is a discipline that studies value judgments and value laws, mainly researching the basic knowledge and skills of finance, economics, money and banking, securities investment, insurance, etc., as well as investment and wealth management and risk control operations in securities, investment, trust, insurance and other industries.
The financial profession is very practical, and after graduation, there are the following major employment directions:
Fund enterprises: fund evaluation, fund management, risk control
Securities enterprises: investment appraisal, securities investment
Trust enterprises: asset management
Insurance companies: Insurance sales
Bank: counter office, loan management
Why study finance?
From small business entrepreneurship to large corporate financial decision-making and international financial investment, in today's society finance has been closely related to our lives, mastering financial knowledge can not only have a well-paid job, but also help themselves to make better financial decisions at all levels.
New Zealand's education system is world-renowned, and finance majors in major universities are very practice-oriented, providing students with great freedom to choose courses and explore subdivisions at the same time, providing different internship programs during college, so that students can connect with the industry in advance before graduation.
After graduation, finance students can work in various related financial institutions, such as banking, securities, insurance, funds, futures, trusts, investments, etc.; they can work in professional service institutions such as accounting firms, appraiser firms and tax accountant firms; and they can develop in the financial and investment departments of various industrial and commercial institutions and government administrative departments.
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland's finance major is very strong, ranking top 100 in the QS Professional Rankings 2021 and no. 1 in New Zealand. The University of Auckland's Bachelor of Finance program offers financial decision-making biased towards capital markets and allows students to double major in accounting or another business subject at the same time.
Students will learn basic economic concepts, basic mathematical foundations, and master financial management, investment theory, risk management, financial institutions and other related theories and methodologies.
Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Graduate Program: Master of Commerce - Finance
Auckland University of Technology
Oak Tech University ranks the subject in the Top 150 in the 2021 QS Professional Rankings. At the same time, Auckland University of Technology's Business School is part of the Financial Analyst (CFA) Institution University Affiliate Program, and its Bachelor of Finance Business program is based on the CFA's body of knowledge designed to help students more calmly obtain the CFA Chartered Financial Analyst qualification and thus enter the industry.
Undergraduate Program: Bachelor of Business - Finance
Graduate Program: Master of Applied Finance
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington's Business School is one of New Zealand's leading centres of economics and finance, with triple accreditation from the International Association of Higher Business Schools AACSB, the European Quality Development Accreditation System EQUIS and the MBA Association AMBA.
The Bachelor of Finance and Business program at Huida University closely combines closely related finance and economics to lay the foundation for students, and has a subdivided curriculum for students to understand the four main areas of finance - financial contracts, financial institutions, corporate financial decision-making and portfolio selection.
Graduate Program: Master of Finance
Massey University
Massey University's Business School is ranked in the top 5% of business schools worldwide by the Global Accreditation Body and Association of Business School Members (AACSB International) and is part of the Chartered Financial Analysts Association 's (CFA) University Affiliate Program.
Massey University's finance major not only has experienced teachers in the industry, but also specially built an advanced trading room for students, where students can practice, so as to gain practical experience in financial markets and financial assets (including stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, options and futures).
Bachelor of Business (Finance)
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is the only university in New Zealand to offer a Master's programme in Applied Finance and Economics, which combines the interrelated disciplines of finance and economics to help students gain a more comprehensive understanding of financial markets and the laws of economic change. The University of Canterbury is also part of the Auckland University of Technology's Business School affiliated programme with the Financial Analyst (CFA) Institution and is accredited by the International Association of Professional Risk Managers (PRMIA).
Students will take an advanced course in finance and economics covering four directions: cost-benefit analysis, financial decision-making, forecasting and portfolio management.
Graduate program: Master of Applied Finance and Economics
University of Otago
The University of Otago offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance as well as another major to graduate in a double major. Students in this major can choose different directions to develop: investment direction, including portfolio theory; corporate finance direction, that is, how companies make internal financial decisions; financial product direction, and financial securities operation; and international finance and personal finance.
Similarly, students in this major are required to take courses such as Fundamental Theory of Finance, Economic Mathematics, Investment Analysis, Financial Data Analysis, Applied Investing, and Financial Management.
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Graduate Program: Master of Finance (MFinc)
University of Waikato
The Waikato School of Management is one of the few business schools in the world to have the Triple Crown of International Business Education accreditation. The finance major of Huai university lasts for three years, and in addition to the compulsory courses of statistics, fundamentals of finance, financial investment, etc., the major will have 2-3 elective courses every year for students to explore the future direction of further study.
Lincoln University
Lincoln University's Bachelor of Accounting and Finance program is dedicated to preparing students to become practical talents in the industry. Upon graduation, students in this major meet all the requirements of Australia's professional accounting bodies, including Certified Public Accountants of Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and The Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Bachelor Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Graduate Program: Master of Business - Finance
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