Personal Finance

• • Personal financial decision making – processes, tools and techniques
  • Creating personal financial budgets and financial plans: taking control
  • Bringing the expected and the unexpected into personal financial plans – income taxes and personal insurance – part 1
  • Bringing the expected and the unexpected into personal financial plans – income taxes and personal insurance – part 2
  • Consumer credit – common alternatives, characteristics and pitfalls
  • Consumer credit – evaluation and common applications
  • Personal investment decisions – planning, common investment assets, regulation, information, portfolio construction
  • Personal investment decisions – conceptualising risk and return, investing in shares and other selected assets
  • Personal investment decisions – assessing and changing your portfolio, behavioural biases and errors
  • Alternative and leverages investment – products, risks and pitfalls

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Personal Finance focuses on the idea of personal financial planning as a process; one that evolves over time to improve personal financial outcomes as you progress through different stages in your life. 

This course takes a holistic examination of the financial decisions we all face on a daily basis. You’ll explore personal budgeting decisions, income tax obligations, insurance cover, loans and other forms of consumer debt, and investment decisions. 
 
You’ll gain hands-on experience using a set of financial tools that deal with current and future personal cash flows; budgeting, forecasting and planning; borrowing decisions; calculating the effective cost of debt alternatives; and investment and portfolio decisions. 

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. 

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) degree.

• Problem Solving Exercise (60%)
• Personal Finance Plan (40%)