Applied Financial Institutions Management

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
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Area/Catalogue
BAFI 5017
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Course ID
202987
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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
Simon Cottrell
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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

The course focuses on the risk management within financial institutions to manage the varied types of risk that they may be exposed to. The course applies the theories of defining and measuring various types of risk these institutions can be exposed to, and identifies effective policies and strategies for successful risk management. The course also examines international standards of banking practice and the impact on risk management of the institutions. 

  • Overview of Financial Institutions and Concepts of Risk Management
  • Risk Measurements
  • Risk Management

Course learning outcomes

  • Explain the theories of financial intermediaries and the important roles of financial institutions in the global economy
  • Analyse methods used to evaluate and assess the performance of financial institutions
  • Identify the main types of risk faced by financial institutions and explain their interconnections
  • Implement different methods to measure the main types of financial institution risk
  • Implement methods in managing the risks
  • Evaluate the application of the international standards of banking practice

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed BAFI5000 Principles of Finance AND must have completed 1 of ACCT5023 Quantitative Methods (M)/BAFI5015 Business Statistics

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

Availability

Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus West

Group 1

Class number
Class number 25070
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 50
Available
Available 22
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 3:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15 Simon Cottrell
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 3:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus West Sir George Kingston, GK5-15 Simon Cottrell

Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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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

Group 1

Class number
Class number 55146
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 20
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus West Rowland Rees, RR4-12
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus West Rowland Rees, RR4-12

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