Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Finance

Summary

Postgraduate certificate provides the opportunity for continuing professional development in the same area as an original degree.

Postgraduate certificates are available to graduates who wish to build on an earlier degree, and who have appropriate practical, professional or scholarly experience. Waikato University offers specialist postgraduate certificates as well as postgraduate certificates.

The Postgraduate Certificate comprises a minimum of 60 points at 500 level or above.

Finance

Finance is all about achieving the best return relative to risk, and helping organisations add value for their shareholders. Studying Finance at Waikato University will prepare you for highly paid positions in the financial and business sectors anywhere in the world.

Finance at Waikato is focused on money management, investments, banking and credit, the share, bond and commodity markets, and financial analysis and decision making. You'll learn about corporate finance, portfolio selection, capital markets, corporate finance, personal financial planning, and the governance of public and private organisations.

Practical assignments will prepare you for exactly what you'll encounter in your financial career. For example, students get to work on a funds simulation project using real data, and prepare a report on a publicly listed New Zealand or Australian company, while playing the role of a trainee investment analyst. You may also have an opportunity to do a workplace internship as part of your degree.

Career opportunities

• Commercial and investment banker
• Corporate banker
• Corporate financer
• Financial or business analyst
• Financial manager
• Financial planner/advisor
• Banker (commercial, investment, small business, rural, industry)
• Merger and acquisition specialist
• Share broker
• Stockbroker
• Treasurer
• Investment advisor
• Actuary
• Financial regulator
• Portfolio manager
• Trader/Mutual fund analyst