Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Islamic Finance

Course Overview

Our Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Islamic Finance will grant you the opportunity to study the success of Islamic finance and its unique approach in current economic climates. At the end of the programme, students will acquire the knowledge, skills, techniques, and ethics that are relevant in the Islamic financial industry.

The modules will allow students to combine knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence with financial products. Our programme also focuses on understanding the nature of business and its role in the modern business society.

IUMW’s Business School conducts programmes from undergraduate levels right up to the postgraduate levels. In lieu with our aim to be a global university, business programmes at IUMW are meticulously designed to produce high-performing individuals that can succeed in any context across the world.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Principles of Management
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Accounting
• Business Communication
• Business Mathematics
• Intro to Entrepreneurship
• Fundamentals of Finance
• Microeconomics
• Management Information System
• Organisational Behaviour
• Introductory Business Statistics
• Legal Environment of Business (Malaysian Environment)
• Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia
• Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 (International Student)
• Co-Curriculum 1

Year 2

• Macroeconomics
• Operation Management
• International Business
• Usul Al-Fiqh
• Aqidah Islamiyyah
• Qawa’id Al-Fiqh
• Business Research Methods
• Human Resource Management
• Hubungan Etnik
• Pengajian Malaysia (International Student)
• Co-Curriculum 2

Choose any FOUR (4) elective
*Business Modelling and Spreadsheet
*Financial Management
*Financial Markets and Institutions
*Company Law
*Consumer and Buyer Behaviour

Year 3

• Strategic Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
• Corporate Finance
• Fiqh Al-Muamalat
• Shariah Aspects of Business and Finance
• Islamic Commercial Law
• Islamic Capital Markets
• Islamic Financial Institutions and Markets
• Islamic Accounting
• Islamic Investment Analysis
• Islamic Risk Management
• Principles of Islamic Economics

Choose any ONE (1) elective
*Industrial Training
*Business Project
*Compulsory for Dual Award students

Entry Requirements

Malaysian Students

• STPM Grade C (GP 2.00) in any two (2) subjects
• Diploma Pass OR pass Advanced Diploma (Level 4 or 5, KKM)
• STAM Jayyid
• UEC Grade B in five (5) subjects
• Foundation/ Matriculation CGPA of 2.00 out of 4.00
• A-LEVEL Pass with Grade D in two subjects
• Australian Matriculation ATAR 65
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) 24 points across six subjects

Additional Requirements
*Pass Mathematics and English at SPM level or any equivalent qualification International Students: IELTS Band 5.5, or TOEFL score of 550.

NOTES
Specific requirements at SPM level can be waived should the grades obtained at the STPM / STAM / Diploma / Matriculation / Foundation are equivalent or higher.

International Students

• A Level with 2 Principal passes or equivalent, recognised by Malaysian Government or fulfil any other entry requirements that are recognised by the University Senate; AND
• IELTS Band 5.5/ TOEFL 550

English Competency Requirements

All international students are bound to the English Competency requirement set by the University and the Malaysian Qualification Agency except those who are:

• From countries where English is the official language; OR
• From an academic institution which uses English as its main medium of instruction.

UWTSD Requirements (if you spend a semester abroad)

• IELTS Band 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 for each component

Career Prospects

• Islamic Market Stock Broker
• Islamic Merchant Banker
• Islamic Finance Director
• Islamic Finance Officer
• Islamic Finance Advisor
• Islamic Finance Strategist
• Islamic Product Manager
• Shariah Manager