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With a Master of Applied Finance, you will be prepared for an executive career in finance, banking, funds management, property investment and corporate treasuries.
Choose from units that suit your career aspirations, and get the knowledge you need to reach your unlimited potential in an increasingly sophisticated financial environment.
Available campuses

SGSM Postgraduate Information Session
Wednesday 3 March 2021 | 5.00pm
Our virtual Sydney Graduate School of Management Postgraduate Information Session is an opportunity to find out about business courses from professional and academic staff and have all your questions answered. This information session will give you a better understanding of course content and delivery, what to expect from postgraduate study as well as career outcomes. Explore where postgraduate study can take you.
Applied Finance at Western
The Master of Applied Finance prepares students for executive careers in finance, banking and property investment sectors. It provides students with the opportunity to acquire technical knowledge necessary to function in an evolving and increasingly sophisticated financial environment with an emphasis on the practical application of these techniques.
Professional accreditation
The Master of Applied Finance fulfils the educational requirements for admission as a Senior Associate (SA Fin) of Finsia – the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). Senior Associate membership with Finsia also requires at least five years career experience in the financial services industry.
The Master of Applied Finance also satisfies the education requirements for professional membership of the Finance and Treasury Association (FTA) – Certified Finance and Treasury Professional (CFTP) and the Financial Risk Manager. The Master of Applied Finance 160 credit points course has been accepted into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute University Affiliation Program.
Course structure
Our course structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the units (subjects) you will be studying.
Fees and delivery
Fees: $29,920*
Delivery: On campus
Fees: AUD $31,720*
Delivery: On campus
Postgraduate Study Information
Looking for a career change? Hoping to gain a new professional qualification that will help take your career further? Or just hoping to expand your horizons? Western’s range of diverse postgraduate degrees provide you with the opportunity to diversify your skillset in a supportive and flexible learning environment that enables you to thrive in your chosen field.
To gain a better understanding of course content, study options, admission requirements or to simply find out more register your interest below and we will be in touch.

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Your career
As an applied finance graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
- Finance
- Banking
- Funds management
- Property investment
- Corporate treasuries
Your career

Investment Manager
Financial Investment Advisers and Managers develop financial plans for individuals and organisations, and invest and manage funds on their behalf.

Corporate Treasurer
Corporate Treasurers conduct audits of accounting systems, procedures and financial statements, manage corporate funding and financial risk, and administer and review corporate compliance activities.

Finance Manager
Finance Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the financial and accounting activities within organisations.
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World-class facilities
Western’s new, state-of-the-art Parramatta City Campus offers innovative learning facilities and unique study spaces just minutes from Parramatta station.

Further study options
*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the course (80 credit points) per annum. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their course based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their course past the normal finish date of the course will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its courses between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of courses for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.