Overview In the new world of finance, demand for innovative and analytical thinkers is higher than ever. Build these skills and more in the Master of Finance at RMIT. #9 in Australia and top #100 universities globally for Accounting & Finance*.
- QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 Complete your degree sooner If you have successfully completed previous studies you may be eligible for credit towards your degree in the form of masters advanced standing or recognition of prior learning. Find out if you're eligible From sustainable finance to fintech, the Master of Finance in Melbourne keeps pace with the very latest trends in the finance industry — serving up a rich and relevant curriculum designed to prepare you for a rewarding career. This degree not only covers all the essential elements of finance, financial modelling, econometrics, trading, research and the analysis of financial markets, but it also develops soft skills to help you stand out. Highlights of the Master of Finance include the industry-led debating challenge, the CFA Institute Research challenge, and our finance career day. Where else will you get the opportunity to experience life on the trading floor? The purpose-built RMIT Trading Facility replicates a large bank or corporate treasury, using real-time market data from Refinitiv Eikon, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange, for simulation-style teaching and learning. One of the largest tertiary-based facilities in the world, it gives you invaluable opportunities to sharpen your skills and build your understanding of financial trading. Here, you’ll undertake technical workshops that span risk analysis, decision-making under pressure, foreign exchange, dealing techniques and more, all designed to turn you into the consummate finance professional. Having already applied theory to practice here, you’ll have the skills to pursue a thrilling and challenging career in banking, stockbroking, risk management, and beyond. By joining our Master of Finance, you’ll gain an in-demand set of skills that you can apply in the real world to help shape the future of finance. The degree is tailor-made to give students a very deep and niche knowledge in finance methodology. It’s strongly industry partnered so I was talking to people already working in the industry, not just reading from a textbook. - David Matthew Brown, Master of Finance at RMIT Why choose finance at RMIT? World-class trading facility Benefit from the state-of-the-art RMIT Trading Facility, and use live data to simulate everything from hedging to foreign exchange instruments trading. Industry-led enrichment Participate in extracurricular competitions and challenges set by industry partners. These events help develop your soft skills and build your network. An applied approach Instead of exams, assessments are based on applied projects shaped by real-world scenarios, helping you sharpen the skills you’ll need in the workforce. AACSB Accredited RMIT's College of Business and Law is an accredited member of AACSB International (AACSB) – the world’s largest business education alliance. AACSB accreditation is a globally recognised standard of excellence for business schools, with members in over 100 countries and territories. It signifies a commitment to quality, continuous improvement and high-quality business education. Shape your career in banking and finance The banking and finance sectors are discovering new frontiers in technological innovation. Seize your opportunities for career progression in banking and finance with a certificate, diploma or degree at RMIT. Shape your career in banking and finance The banking and finance sectors are discovering new frontiers in technological innovation. Seize your opportunities for career progression in banking and finance with a certificate, diploma or degree at RMIT. Transcript [Start transcript] Banking and finance sectors are discovering new frontiers in technological innovation. Evolution is the rule... not the exception. Australian consumers are quick to embrace change, readily adopting tools to access the digital economy, with mobile-pay, smartphones, wearable-tech and the Internet-of-Things now part of daily life. Today, emerging technologies are driving the next wave of financial innovation. Biometrics, cloud and cognitive computing, predictive analytics, crypto currency, blockchain and robotics are all seeing increased demand. The future of banking and finance needs a workforce equipped with the technological skills to shape what’s next. Are you ready to stand out in banking and finance? Discover more at rmit.edu.au. [End transcript] Back to Video Explore the RMIT Trading Facility As the only one of its kind in Australia, and one of the largest in the world, our trading facility helps you develop work-ready skills using industry-standard tools thanks to our partnership with Thomson Reuters and Eikon Financial Markets Software. Explore the RMIT Trading Facility As the only one of its kind in Australia, and one of the largest in the world, our trading facility helps you develop work-ready skills using industry-standard tools thanks to our partnership with Thomson Reuters and Eikon Financial Markets Software. Transcript [Start of transcript] Amy Harrington: RMIT is really proud to be partnered with Thomson Reuters to provide the Thomson Reuters Trading Facility, which is among the largest of the trading facilities of its kind in Australia. Students and academics have access to Eikon, which is a financial tool that provides live market data that students can access either in the trading facility or remotely. Matt Whaley: Thomson Reuters are a very large multinational organization and we are the largest provider of financial markets information and services in trading and analytics globally. Eikon is a technology platform that enables financial markets professionals to access financial markets, data, news, analytics, and so on, via computers and their mobile applications. It's used by a wide range of users, from private client investors working from home, right through to the largest banks in the world. And end-users will use it primarily to get access to real time and historical financial markets information and the latest breaking news stories to make informed decisions when they're buying or selling assets in the financial markets. Amy Harrington: Eikon provides students with access to the same tool that financial professionals at the world's leading banks and investment firms are using, so their learning is current and relevant in a realistic hands-on environment. Dr. My Nguyen: For international finance, we will use both basics apps and the advanced apps for students to conduct initial market feel and portfolio analysis, and they will need to use Eikon app's portfolio analytics to compare with a benchmark portfolio. Christopher: So we've used Eikon in the beginning with our financial markets course, and now I'm using it in international finance, risk management and investment, so Eikon has become my second language right now. Krystal: So in my studies it's helped me apply the knowledge that I've learned into real world application, so I can look at different stocks and apply to real stocks in the ASX and apply what I've learned in international finance or what I've learnt in investment to actual application. Christopher: The biggest thing we've taken away from this is the language that traders use and economists use in the workplace, so when we do graduate, when we are in the industry, we can already speak the language that they're speaking as well. Matt Whaley: Well for academics, what it's doing, it's giving them access to exactly what people in the markets are actually using at the moment. So if they're lecturing students or teaching students what's going on out in the real world. They're using exactly the same tool that the financial professionals are actually using, so it's a lot more relevant for both the academics and of course, the students as we mentioned. Dr. My Nguyen: Compared to our last trading platform, Eikon is more accessible and it's more easy and user friendly for our students. They only need to type in the keywords and they can search for the key information or key apps that can facilitate their trading. Siddhi: I do find the Eikon user-friendly, I can just type in one letter into the search bar and it will come up with a thousand options so I can explore whatever I want. I do think Eikon will help me find a job, I'm very comfortable with using this software now and it helps me to stand out more. Krystal: I think Eikon will help me find a job because Eikon is integral to the finance industry, it's a work skill that I've developed and I can finally use in the workplace and they don't have to teach me from scratch, I'm already familiar with the system. Amy Harrington: In the trading room, students are taught the theory and terminology of the financial markets, and they're able to apply that learning as they would in a real trading room. This results in students developing a really deep knowledge base which prepares them well for the world of work. [End of transcript] Back to Video RMIT Bursary If you're an RMIT University alumnus commencing this degree from Semester 1, 2026, you may be eligible to receive a 10% reduction on your tuition fees. See fees for more details .
