Bachelor of Commerce with Honours - Finance

The University of Otago

Finance examines the theory and practice of this process, with particular attention to the measurement and management of risk. It’s about deciding how money is allocated in the real world.Finance is both a science and an art – a science because it systematically analyses information and uses it to make and testpredictions an art because these activities are not exact and there is frequently no ''right'' answer.Finance deals not only with the measurable, ''quantitative'' aspects, but also with the unmeasurable, in which intuition and experience play a strong role. Skills in these areas are invaluable in the workplace.Above all, Finance is exciting. You will often have to make swift decisions concerning large amounts of money and resources.