Master of Financial Planning
Course summary for current students
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B = Melbourne Burwood Campus
G = Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
S = Geelong Waterfront Campus
W =Warrnambool Campus
X = Off campus
| Award granted | Master of Financial Planning |
|---|---|
| Campus | Offered at Melbourne Burwood Campus, Off campus |
| Duration | 1.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Deakin course code | M740 |
Please note: core units not available in Trimester 3 | |
Course sub-headings
Course overview
Deakin's Master of Financial Planning (MFP) is a professionally oriented course specifically designed to meet the education needs of the financial planning industry. The MFP is aimed at those aspiring to join the financial planning industry as well as those currently employed in the industry. The MFP seeks to build the financial planning abilities, skills and knowledge of the individual student. Students will be required to collect, analyse and synthesise financial planning information. Students will then use their skills to prepare financial planning solutions and to effectively communicate these solutions to the client. The MFP emphasises the professional responsibilities of the financial planner both in an ethical and in a compliance sense. The MFP is built on an extensive body of financial planning knowledge and culminates in the preparation of a comprehensive Statement of Advice for a client.
Fees and charges
Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.
Please be aware:
- Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
- Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
- Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services
Course rules
The Master of Financial Planning requires the completion of 12 credit points comprising 7 credit points of core units, one elective unit from a listing of five and 4 credit points of elective units.
Course structure
Core units
| MAF702 | Financial Markets (B, X) |
| MAF707 | Investments and Portfolio Management (B, X) |
| MAF708 | Retirement Income Streams (B, X) |
| MAF709 | Financial Planning Development (B, X) |
| MAF765 | Financial Planning and Analysis (B, X) |
| MAF767 | Treasury Dealing (B) |
| MLC703 | Principles of Income Tax Law (B, X) |
| MPS701 | Principles of Risk and Insurance (X) |
Plus 1 credit point from:
| MAF704 | Treasury and Risk Management (B, X) |
| MAF711 | Modelling Techniques for Finance (B, X) |
| MMP742 | Investment Valuation (ONLINE) |
| MPA711 | Corporate Governance and Ethics (X) |
| MPT781/MPE781 | Economics for Managers (B, X) # |
plus 4 credit points of elective units from other postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Business and Law in the Master of Commerce and/or Master of International Finance.
# MPT code denotes study tour version of the unit.
Note: Students may be required to undertake additional units if seeking RG146 and should check the ASIC website.
