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With Griffith Business School&#39;s Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations, you can multiply your career options. In as little as four years, you can graduate with two degrees and a unique skill set that will give you an edge in the employment market.By combining in-depth knowledge and insight into the workings of government with practical business skills, you will be prepared for a future local, state and national governments, non-government organisations and private sector organisations that sectors interact with government agencies. For example, you can blend majors in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with International Relations and work for an international aid organisation providing humanitarian relief to disaster zones.

Learn the workings of business and government for broad career options in private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Focus your skills and knowledge with majors including international business, economics, public policy, and more.

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations

The Master of Financial Planning provides the high level knowledge and skills required of the modern financial adviser to start and progress their career. This includes coverage of the practice and theory of financial planning including financial markets, investments, risk management, taxation, retirement and estate planning, and behavioural finance.You will graduate with a degree accredited under the standards set out by the Financial Adviser Standards.The program has a foundation component (Graduate Certificate) which allows those without a prior degree in financial planning and those looking for a career change to participate. Those with qualifications and experience in the field can also enter the program and progress to the advanced level study.Griffith University offers a range of flexible delivery modes online. Find out more about our <a href="https://www.griffith.edu.au/study/business-government/financial-planning?level=pgrd" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Financial Planning </a>programs.

Learn to grow the wealth of others while you grow your own career. Become a master in planning for the ultimate financial success of your clients – from superannuation to retirement, investment, tax advice and more.

Master of Financial Planning

For those new to financial planning including career changers or non-degree holders, the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning provides the foundation level of knowledge and skills required by modern financial advisors to start and progress their career. This includes the practice and theory of financial planning including financial markets, risk management and taxation.For experienced advisers holding a related degree, the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning provides an opportunity to meet the new regulatory requirements and advance knowledge in areas such as finance, leadership, consumer behaviour and more. A choice of electives is packaged with the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS) bridging courses into a program of study.You will graduate with a degree accredited under the new standards set out by FAS.Griffith University offers a range of flexible delivery modes including on-campus and online. Find out more about our <a href="https://www.griffith.edu.au/study/business-government/financial-planning?level=pgrd" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Financial Planning</a> programs.

Study to start your financial services career or meet new regulatory requirements within your current role. Understand business law, consumer psychology and financial markets. Explore electives in taxation, risk management and investment planning.

Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning

For experienced advisers holding a related degree, the Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning provides an opportunity to meet the new regulatory requirements and advance knowledge in areas such as finance, leadership, consumer behaviour and more. A choice of electives is packaged with the Financial Adviser Standards (FAS) bridging courses into a program of study.Griffith University offers a range of flexible delivery modes including on campus and online. Find out more about our Financial Planning programs.

Whether you’re looking for a stepping stone into finance, or need to meet requirements for your existing work in the field, this certificate is your key to confidence in foundation-level knowledge required for financial planning roles. 

Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning

Through this degree you will gain the technical capabilities required to integrate and apply theoretical and technical financial planning knowledge in areas such as financial markets, taxation, risk management, retirement and superannuation, estate planning and behavioural finance. You will also develop the professional skills required to communicate financial advice and ideas in complex collaborative contexts involving finance and investment professionals and clients. You will also have the opportunity to gain practical work experience and career skills development as part of your study that will help you graduate with added skills sought by employers.This program is offered full-time and part-time through Open Universities Australia (OUA). As an OUA student, you are not required to study on-campus. You may complete this program entirely off-campus through Open Universities Australia.

From risk management to taxation, estate planning to behavioural finance – this degree will set your career in motion. Gain skills to communicate, advise and collaborate in workplaces such as banks, fund management and financial planning companies. 

Bachelor of Applied Financial Advice

Financial Planning 1

This subject provides students with a broad overview of personal financial advice and the role of financial advisers in a dynamic environment. Students apply the knowledge and skills covered in this subject to discussions of contemporary issues, such as ethics, regulation, technology and government policy, and authentic financial planning tasks. Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 2200AFE: Financial Planning 1 at Griffith University.

An introduction to the processes, rules, and issues relevant to financial advisers. You’ll cover important skills and strategies that form the basis for personal financial advice. Learn to provide tailored and ethical advice to clients.

This subject advances student knowledge and skills in estate planning, from the regulatory environment, including the legal and tax implications of ownership structures in the management and transfer of assets, through to strategies to manage the client-professional relationship in the face of difficult circumstances including family breakdown, bankruptcy and the loss of a loved one. Prerequisites: AFE122 Financial Planning 1 (required) and AFE227 Superannuation and Retirement (recommended). Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 3219AFE: Estate Planning at Griffith University.

Estate Planning

This subject examines psychological and social models of behaviour in the context of individual and group decision making. It provides insights into the approaches and perspectives that can be taken to more deeply understand the client-adviser relationship, the advice process and design of financial strategies.

Behavioural Finance

This subject focuses on the application of prior knowledge to the development of the necessary capacity to assess clients needs; prepare, present, evaluate and implement tailored, comprehensive financial plans. Students will also be able to recognise the implications of legal and ethical codes that relate to financial planners and to apply them to their own work activities. Prerequisites: AFE227 Superannuation and Retirement, AFE329 Estate Planning, AFE222 Risk Management and Insurance, and AFE223 Financial Planning 2. Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 3202AFE: Financial Planning, Construction and Review at Griffith University.

Financial Planning, Construction and Review

This course focuses on developing skills to engage with clients in a real-world context and is delivered by experienced industry professionals via online learning over twelve weeks. This course maps to a number of National Financial Adviser Curriculum core knowledge areas. In particular, we focus on client relationships and consumer behaviour, which includes coverage of the following: Communication in a professional context, providing information about services to clients (FSG, PDS), collecting information from clients and setting goals, understanding self and others, interpersonal communication skills, the importance of client cues and prompts such as body language, tone of voice, how to create and build trust, fiduciary duty, ethical and professional conduct, legislated &#39;client best interests&#39; requirement, risk profiling vs investment behaviour, managing the ongoing relationship and conflict resolution.

Financial Planning Skills

This allows students to complete a mix of internship and elective subjects and cannot be done in conjunction with or in parallel to AFE301 Work Integrated Learning I (40CP). This subject is conducted with students participating in one of two main streams: Role-based placement in industry: In an individual student placement, a student undertakes a professional role in a financial services workplace. Students will couple the practical experience gained while on internship with critical reflection on industry practice and standards as part of their assessment. Students work in close liaison with their industry supervisor and Course Convenor throughout the placement. Project based engagement with industry: Projects are sought from a range of industry and university partners that require students to plan, execute and report on the findings of a research project. Students are involved in a structured research project with industry application under the guidance of the Course Convenor.NOTE: Enrolment in this subject is restricted. Students must have completed a minimum 130CP and have a GPA of at least 5.5. Students who meet these requirements are not automatically enrolled in the course. Recruitment processes, including interviews with industry partners, may be used to assess suitability for this subject. This is a 20 credit point subject.Incompatible: AFE301 Work Integrated Learning I (40CP).

Work Integrated Learning II

This subject facilitates student involvement in a structured Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement or project. This subject is conducted with students participating in one of two main streams: - Role-based placement in industry: In an individual student placement, a student undertakes a professional role in a financial services workplace. Students will couple the practical experience gained while on internship with critical reflection on industry practice and standards as part of their assessment. Students work in close liaison with their industry supervisor and Course Convenor throughout the placement. - Project-based engagement with industry: Projects are sought from a range of industry and university partners that require students to plan, execute and report on the findings of a research project. Students are involved in a structured research project with industry application under the guidance of the Course Convenor.NOTE: Enrolment in this subject is restricted. Students must have completed a minimum 130CP and have a GPA of at least 5.5. Students who meet these requirements are not automatically enrolled in the course. Recruitment processes, including interviews with industry partners, may be used to assess suitability for this subject. This is a 40 credit point subject.Incompatible: AFE302 Work Integrated Learning II (20CP).

Work Integrated Learning I

A major objective of this subject is the generation of retirement planning strategies. Assessment items reflect the challenging demands of an industry which seeks to ensure all Australians enjoy a comfortable and self-funded retirement. Therefore it is expected that students are knowledgeable of technical and regulatory issues, skillful in strategic thinking and analysis and aware of contemporary issues in the superannuation and retirement context.Â 
Prerequisite: AFE122 Financial Planning 1

Superannuation and Retirement

Students explore ethical frameworks and their application to decision-making in financial services scenarios. This subject also aims to further advance students&#39; knowledge and generic skills required to be effective in financial planning including advanced communication topics and leadership in the profession.Prerequisite: AFE225 Professional Identity Part 1 (PLEASE NOTE: AFE226 is a continuation of AFE225 - each subject is only worth 5 Credit Points).Students should not enrol in this subject if they have previously completed 2215AFE_Y2: Professional Identity Part 2.

Professional Identity B

The primary aim of this course is to build on students’ awareness of their future employment environment covered in 1204AFE Professional Awareness, and to further develop the core knowledge and skills for them to effectively transition from a student to a professional reflective practitioner. To achieve this aim, the course continues to identify and apply tools to develop students&#39; generic and behavioural skills, highlights workplace rights and responsibilities from both legislative and modern workplace expectations perspectives, and supports the development of a portfolio of evidence for application to internship or graduate positions.

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