Fundamentals of Financial Planning

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
BAFI 5012
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Course ID
202501
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus West, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Accounting and Fin
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Christa Viljoen
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course introduces students to regulatory and ethical requirements associated with providing advice within the financial planning industry and extends prior learnings on techniques and products associated with offering personal financial planning advice, and the ideas and best-practice methods associated with financial decision-making for individuals and households. Learners progress to the holistic examination of the set of financial decisions and constraints that personal financial planning clients face across stages in their personal wealth management life cycle—personal spending and saving, income taxation, insurance cover, credit and debt, investments, and superannuation and retirement planning. By focusing on the way the personal financial advice process evolves, providing appropriate financial software, tools, techniques, and insights, and introducing the legislative and professional requirements under which financial planners operate, it extends upon learners’ foundational understanding of and ability to provide financial advice in a highly regulated professional context.

  • Personal Wealth Management And Financial Advice
  • Investments And Investment Strategies
  • Superannuation And Retirement Planning

Course learning outcomes

  • Critically evaluate the professional and regulatory constraints under which financial advisers operate, and the implications this has for the cost and format of the provision of advice to clients
  • Create strategies for personal insurance, investment, and leverage alternatives suited to the accumulation and protection of personal wealth and identify their potential taxation implications
  • Research, apply and explain fundamental concepts related to risk and return and their relevance to personal investment planning, taxation, and financial planning decisions
  • Explicate the roles of superannuation, social security, and estate planning in the retirement planning process

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Class number
Class number 52584
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 20
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-11
12 Oct - 9 Nov Monday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus West Hawke, H6-11

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed BAFI5000 Principles of Finance

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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