Finance Degrees (TBC)

An online finance degree has the potential to set you up for an interesting and lucrative career.

The best online degrees are flexible and offer good subject choices.

You can study online for a Bachelor of Commerce with a Finance major.

Master of Finance online programs are open to university graduates and experienced professionals.

You can start an online masters by doing a 4-unit graduate certificate.

Finance students learn about the use of money, including how: (i) businesses raise and deploy capital (ii) individuals allocate savings and (iii) markets balance capital supply and demand.

Studying finance can leads to careers in banking, insurance, trading, and advisory services.

Competition for jobs in Australia is high. Bachelor students may be advantaged by combining finance with another major, such as accounting. For graduates, a masters degree helps you to be considered for top positions.

Finance professionals manage assets to create wealth for investors or companies. The discipline examines how individuals, businesses and institutions raise funds to implement investment strategies... When dealing with investments, finance professionals consider the time between investment and future payoff and the risks attached to these future payoffs.

Finance is a subject that can be studied 100% online. Generally, online courses run parallel to on-campus courses. You cover the same material and sit the same end-of-term exams as terrestrial students.

For bachelor students, you can study finance online as a major in a business or commerce degree. To specialise in finance, you need to do certain prescribed units and take enough finance electives.

It's normal to complete the 1st year of a bachelor program with 3, 4 or more majors still open to you.
Finance can often be done as part of a double major – such as BCom (Acc, Fin).

An online Master of Finance program has graduate certificate and diploma courses embedded. You can start with a graduate certificate course and, if you find distance learning enjoyable, go on to complete the masters.

Finance careers start with an education. From there, anything is possible depending on your talents, preferences, work ethic, and fortunes.

Demand for financial skills

A job in the finance sector can be modest and include tasks such as data entry and producing simple sales reports using software. At the other end of the scale, you could be guiding multi-billion dollar decisions around business activities or financial investments. Financial expertise is needed in virtually all organisations, including public and non-profit entities.

The best finance professionals are multi-talented, with excellent technical skills as well as ability in areas such as relationship building, communication, technology application, and inventiveness

Finance sectors

Some of the biggest employers of finance professionals are in

commercial banking (administering savings products, credit lines, business loans and mortgages)
corporate finance (managing a company's financial strategy, loans, spending and reporting)
insurance (risk analysis, insurance policy development, claim auditing)
investment banking (investment advice, wealth management and capital raising for companies and funds)
private equity (assisting businesses raise capital for new ventures or ongoing activities).

Most careers in finance involve finding effective ways to manage an organization's money, in order to create wealth and increase the organization's value. Finance majors prepare for this career by studying topics about planning, raising funds, making wise investments and controlling costs.

Students studying finance will be tasked with big responsibilities in their careers... Those finance majors who want to have an edge over their competition, both during the initial post-graduate job search and throughout their careers, will take advanced mathematics, accounting, economics, psychology, communications and writing courses to gain a deeper insight into their jobs and a better ability to work effectively with people

Top Bachelor Degrees

Bachelor’s Degrees

Berkshire University offers accredited Bachelor’s Program in a wide range of disciplines or areas of study. Below we have mentioned the admission requirements for this program. You will also find the list of majors that we offer under this program. If your desired major is not listed, you can make a request for that by clicking here.

A bachelor’s degree is the most popular postsecondary degree option, and typically seen as the standard for employment in most professional fields. In most cases, a bachelor’s program takes four years of full-time study to complete.

However, some majors may take longer, or schools may offer accelerated programs allowing students to finish their degree in less time. The two most common types of bachelor’s degrees are the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.). There are a number of other options, though, that coincide with more specific major fields, such as the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). Generally, a bachelor’s degree consists of 120 semester credits, with half being made up of general education or liberal arts courses. The other half will be courses geared toward a student’s particular major.

Admission Requirement

The students seeking admission to Bachelor’s Program are required to fulfill any one of the following minimum requirements:

A high school diploma or Associate Degree or equivalent

Your previous work experience, coursework, elective classes, and previous credits will be recognized as course credits, after being evaluated by our evaluation committee. If you have had professional training or have served in the military, you may be able to convert previous experience into academic credits.

Types of Bachelor’s Degrees

(1) Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): These are typically awarded to students who major in liberal arts, social sciences, or humanities disciplines, including English, psychology, sociology, communications, history and political science.

(2) Bachelor of Science (B.S.): These degrees usually go to students who pursue chemistry, biology, physics, geology, computer science and other scientific and technical disciplines.

(3) Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.): Students majoring in visual art, performance disciplines or creative writing, with specialties such as art history, music, theater arts, film, dance, poetry photography and animation, often earn a B.F.A.

(4) Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.): Students who earn a B.B.A. typically learn the foundations of business and management theory, generally majoring in subjects such as project management, accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing and entrepreneurship.

(5) Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.): This degree is for students who want to work under professional architects after graduation or plan to pursue a graduate education in architecture.

(6) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): Students looking to advance in their nursing career can pursue this degree, which aims to give them advanced hands-on training and technical knowledge that goes beyond the scope of RN practice.

(7) Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.): This degree is geared towards students who want to pursue a career in engineering electrical engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer engineering.

An online Master of Finance degree can be used to build upon existing financial skills or to switch careers. The structure and focus of a Master of Finance degree depends on the program and your unit choices. Specialisations include accounting, applied finance and international finance.

Master of Finance vs MBA

Master of Finance vs MBA: which is the better degree? The answer depends on your career path. A Master of Finance would normally be the best choice if you want to develop and demonstrate financial skills.

A Master of Finance is a practical degree that builds technical knowledge and capabilities. It is especially valued in banking and finance. Earning the degree demonstrates you are able to apply yourself and get on top of numbers. The qualification can launch or boost your career in finance.

The MBA, on the other hand, is a generalist degree with a management and leadership emphasis. You don't necessarily acquire technical skills by doing an MBA. Instead you come away with a better understanding of management principles and strategies.