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[Mieow]

If I get HECS-HELP how much of the student contribution do I actually pay?

[yazza]

I was just wondering since 4 level one subjects are required to qualify for the Melbourne MD, is it possible for a student in the bachelor of commerce to be given an extra level one breadth subject so they can meet this requirement?

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[notveryasian]

Intermediate Finance is shown on the comm finance brochure I received on AAD. Maybe it was from 2014? Because they now offer 'Street Finance' as shown on here http://fbe.unimelb.edu.au/finance/teach/subjects#FirstYear but this subject wasn't listed as an elective in the brochure.

If you're talking about the subject "Intermediate Personal Finance" I think they scrapped it....and considering it has 2 prerequisite subjects I don't think it's coming back. They must have replaced the subject code with Street Finance, which looks like a cool subject.

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[Stevensmay]

If I get HECS-HELP how much of the student contribution do I actually pay?

Assuming you are on a CSP, student contribution is about $900-1100 per subject, depending on what area they are in. All of this can be put on your HECS-HELP loan, so right now you pay nothing.

[Jawnle]

To complete an Honours in Finance, it is compulsory to complete either basic econometrics or econometrics in your final year of study. To do these subjects, apparently you would have to have completed quantitative methods 2 in your second year. If I'm not too interested in maths and would prefer to complete Business Decision Analysis in my second year as my compulsory subject instead of quantitative methods 2, does this mean I wouldn't be able to complete an honours? Can this be confirmed?

[Stevensmay]

To complete an Honours in Finance, it is compulsory to complete either basic econometrics or econometrics in your final year of study. To do these subjects, apparently you would have to have completed quantitative methods 2 in your second year. If I'm not too interested in maths and would prefer to complete Business Decision Analysis in my second year as my compulsory subject instead of quantitative methods 2, does this mean I wouldn't be able to complete an honours? Can this be confirmed?

You could take Statistics instead, MAST20005. Alternatively if you only want to take Econometrics then Introductory Econometrics will also work, ECOM20001. If a requirement for Honours is the completion of Econometrics then yes, you won't be eligible.

[bts]

hello,
I was wondering if I'm a first yr student this yr does that mean i can only take breadths that are level 1, and then in second yr take breadths level 2 and then third yr level 3 and if i do an honours do i need to take breadths? and if so, they have to be level 4? is that how it works?

and if there is anyone doing biomed, for the breadths it says ' you must complete at least 4 breadths subjects, plus another two that are breadths/biomed/sceince subjects? does that mean i can take a science subject that normally bachelor of science kids would do as my breath?

a little confused...

thank you

[Stevensmay]

hello,
I was wondering if I'm a first yr student this yr does that mean i can only take breadths that are level 1, and then in second yr take breadths level 2 and then third yr level 3 and if i do an honours do i need to take breadths? and if so, they have to be level 4? is that how it works?

Technically a policy exists that you must do 4 subjects at one level before going to the next, but this is rarely enforced. Just to ease yourself into university it might be best to leave the level 2 to semester 2, but you could do it in semester 1 if you really wanted. You need to take a minimum of 4 breadth with a maximum of 6, of this only 3 of them can be level 1 subjects.

Eg I could do 3 level 1's and a level 2, or 2 level 1's and 4 level 3's if I wanted to.
Honours doesn't have breadth, so no.

I'm not as sure about the biomed part, but I believe you're interpreting it correctly.

[bts]

thank you stevensmay,
so i can do lvl 2 or 3 in first yr? or i can do all level 1 for all my breadths in this degree?

[Stevensmay]

thank you stevensmay,
so i can do lvl 2 or 3 in first yr? or i can do all level 1 for all my breadths in this degree?

You could yes.

You cannot do all level 1 breadth no, a maximum of three level 1's are allowed.

[Jawnle]

Why isn't there an enrol option like the above subject for fundamentals in chem?

[Gutthi]

I had done UMEP Biology last year (only Semester 1) and I have gained credit for that. Now since I have a"free slot"for the first semester, will I be able to take an extra breadth? The reason that I ask this is because the handbook says that max 37.5 credit points for Breadth subjects may be gained at Level 1? So do you think the Uni will be lenient enough to consider this request for me or are they very strict?

[Kalopsic]

Why isn't there an enrol option like the above subject for fundamentals in chem?

As it states under the subject in the 'more details group details' section that if you did VCE Chemistry and attained 29 or more, then you are not allowed to do fundamental chemistry. If you want to do Chemistry then you can do Chemistry 1. If you did not do VCE Chemistry I think it is best you contact the uni

[notveryasian]

I had done UMEP Biology last year (only Semester 1) and I have gained credit for that. Now since I have a"free slot"for the first semester, will I be able to take an extra breadth? The reason that I ask this is because the handbook says that max 37.5 credit points for Breadth subjects may be gained at Level 1? So do you think the Uni will be lenient enough to consider this request for me or are they very strict?

I think they are pretty strict when it comes to credit points and course restrictions.

[Gutthi]

oh ok, Thankyou ....

And wait whaaaa? I was hoping to do Chemistry Fundamentals! What?! I want to do it, even though I didn't get lower than 29 (got 32 actually) will they let me do it? I'm still pretty shit at Chemistry! :S ?