Master of Business (Finance)
Master of Business (Finance)
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Upcoming start dates
November Summer School - 11 Nov 2024
Semester 1 - 17 Feb 2025
Semester 2 - 14 Jul 2025
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Qualification
Taught Master's
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Duration
1.5 years full-time
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Credits
180
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Location
Lincoln University Campus
Lincoln University’s Master of Business (Finance) positions you for the prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst® designation, respected and recognised all over the world.
Study for free
If you're a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, residing in New Zealand at the time of study, you may be eligible for free tuition fees. Part time study options may be available. Terms and conditions apply. Learn more.
About this programme
The Master of Business (Finance) is a comprehensive postgraduate degree and approved within the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) University Affiliation Program.
It expands your opportunities as a finance specialist with the knowledge, analysis techniques and tools required to guide financial decisions at the highest levels in business.
Grow your abilities and confidence to shape successful business strategies over complex organisations, and solve finance-related challenges.
How you’ll grow
With a programme that incorporates 70 per cent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) as well as encompassing the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
- Study finance and financial strategies from New Zealand and international perspectives
- Expand your knowledge of business management, corporate finance, banking, investments, accounting, managerial economics, derivative instruments, small and medium business financials, sustainability, agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation and principles of commercialisation
- Gain the abilities to analyse and reflect on contemporary business issues, then respond from an informed financial perspective
- Lay the foundation for the globally recognised CFA professional financial qualification
- Experience studying in a world-class trading lab with full access to Bloomberg financial data.
Benefits of the CFA Program
The CFA Institute sets the standard for professional excellence and administers the global gold standard CFA Charter. The CFA Program ensures development of superior skills, standards of competence and integrity for financial analysts, portfolio managers and other investment professionals worldwide. Lincoln University is eligible to receive a limited number of student scholarships for the CFA Program each year.
Career opportunities
This respected postgraduate degree gives you the skills for general management positions that involve analysing and interpreting organisational and financial data. You’ll be ready for management roles in finance and banking, positions requiring management of financial portfolios, co-ordinating accounting functions, or financial planning roles in business, government and non-profit organisations.
Programme delivery
The Master of Business (Finance) is primarily taught through face-to-face classes on campus. However, to complement these classes, you will also have access to:
- A mix of classroom activities and live tutorials via Zoom, where you can interact with your lecturers and peers in real time
- Recorded lectures
- Online forums where you can ask questions and participate in online discussions with other students outside normal lecture times.
It is also possible to complete this programme online via distance learning.
Distance Learning
This allows you to study from anywhere in the world, while benefiting from the skills and experience of our expert lecturers, interacting with the other students in your programme, and accessing assistance when you need it. Distance delivery allows offshore students to join online streaming or watch recordings later.
Programme information
- A New Zealand level 7 bachelor’s degree or recognised equivalent with a B average or better in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses
- If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
Summary of Regulations
- Students are required to complete 180 credits of taught courses from the Schedule of Courses for the Master of Business (Finance) over three semesters (12 months of study).
Please note: Some courses are compulsory for more than one qualification. As the same courses cannot be credited to more than one qualification it may not be possible to complete a second qualification.
What's it going to cost?
The Master of Business (Finance) is covered by our fee waiver. If you're a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, residing in New Zealand at the time of study, you may be eligible for free tuition fees. Part time study options may be available. Terms and conditions apply. Learn more.
If you are an international student, see our list of International Fees.
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)
- Summer School (early November)
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.
Knowledge
- The relationship between sustainable value creation and economic growth, in the context of the theory and practice of commerce.
- A range of current finance issues with reference to small and medium sized enterprises, sustainability, agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialisation.
- Quantitative tools and techniques for analysing problems and issues in finance.
Skills
- Identify and critically analyse, using appropriate frameworks, a range of current finance issues and discuss their implications on business activities and the finance professions.
- Investigate and resolve new and challenging problems in the realm of commerce, with specific capabilities to find, use, apply and synthesise financial information.
- Be self-reliant, reflective and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.
- Identify relevant research, and use academic and professional literature to form literate opinions about the strategic role of finance.
- Apply finance theories and principles to solve complex business problems, and in a professional capacity guide processes of change.
Values
- The impact of business decisions on stakeholders, including the environment and society.
- The ethical principles and finance professional standards in analysing situations and making informed decisions.
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Entry requirements
- A New Zealand level 7 bachelor’s degree or recognised equivalent with a B average or better in the 300 level and final year (full-time equivalent) courses
- If English isn’t your first language, other entry requirements will apply. Learn more about the English language requirements.
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Regulations and fees
Summary of Regulations
- Students are required to complete 180 credits of taught courses from the Schedule of Courses for the Master of Business (Finance) over three semesters (12 months of study).
Please note: Some courses are compulsory for more than one qualification. As the same courses cannot be credited to more than one qualification it may not be possible to complete a second qualification.
What's it going to cost?
The Master of Business (Finance) is covered by our fee waiver. If you're a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, residing in New Zealand at the time of study, you may be eligible for free tuition fees. Part time study options may be available. Terms and conditions apply. Learn more.
If you are an international student, see our list of International Fees.
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Intake semesters
You can start studying in either:
- Semester 1 (late February)
- Semester 2 (mid-July)
- Summer School (early November)
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Graduate Attributes
Graduate Attributes refer to the knowledge, skills, and values that you gain from completing your qualification. These high-level qualities will prepare you for career success, further study or research and making a valuable contribution to society in your chosen field.
Knowledge
- The relationship between sustainable value creation and economic growth, in the context of the theory and practice of commerce.
- A range of current finance issues with reference to small and medium sized enterprises, sustainability, agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialisation.
- Quantitative tools and techniques for analysing problems and issues in finance.
Skills
- Identify and critically analyse, using appropriate frameworks, a range of current finance issues and discuss their implications on business activities and the finance professions.
- Investigate and resolve new and challenging problems in the realm of commerce, with specific capabilities to find, use, apply and synthesise financial information.
- Be self-reliant, reflective and capable of forming opinions that they can believe in, defend with logic and integrity, and gain support for.
- Identify relevant research, and use academic and professional literature to form literate opinions about the strategic role of finance.
- Apply finance theories and principles to solve complex business problems, and in a professional capacity guide processes of change.
Values
- The impact of business decisions on stakeholders, including the environment and society.
- The ethical principles and finance professional standards in analysing situations and making informed decisions.
Programme Structure
This is a taught Master’s programme consisting of 11 courses. No dissertation or thesis is required. You can complete the programme in 12 months if you start in November. Or you can begin study in the February or July intake, take 18 months to complete (allowing for a summer break).
Please note: COMM 606 Strategic Business Analysis will be taught in a five-week module and is the final course in the Master of Business programme.
Compulsory courses
Compulsory courses
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Principles of Managerial Economics
10 credits
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Principles of Accounting and Finance
10 credits
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Principles of Business Management
10 credits
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Principles of Marketing
10 credits
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Research for Managers
20 credits
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Strategic Business Analysis
20 credits
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Finance Theory and Corporate Policy
20 credits
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Commercial Banking
20 credits
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Finance, Futures and Options
20 credits
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Financial Reporting and Analysis
20 credits
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Investment Management
20 credits
- Compulsory courses
A course advisor can assist you to select your courses and plan your degree.
Programme contacts
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