Bachelor of Business (Finance) (Hons)

Course Overview

Finance is concerned with the study of financial instruments, institutions, markets and systems. It involves the study of financial decision making under uncertainty, which has applications in many fields including banking, financial consulting and planning, funds management, merchant banking, stockbroking and treasury.

This programme provides rigorous training in the theory and applications of finance. The programme involves a core in mainstream finance supplemented with studies in related quantitative techniques and methodologies, economics and management.

Upon completion of this programme, graduates will understand:

• how corporations make financial decisions
• how individual investors select and manage their investment opportunities and portfolios
• the intricacies of derivative securities
• the management of the financial services industry

Curriculum

Year 1

9 COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

• ACC101 Financial Accounting 1
• ACC103 Management Accounting 1
• ECO101 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECO102 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ITC101 Information Technology for Business
• LAW101 Business Law
• MGT101 Principles of Management
• MKT101 Principles of Marketing
• QBM101 Business Statistics

Year 2 & 3

• ACC203 Financial Accounting 2
• ECO202 Macroeconomic Analysis
• FIN202 Financial Management
• FIN203 Financial Institutions, Instruments & Markets
• FIN204 Investment Analysis & Decision Making
• FIN205 Wealth Management
• FIN302 Analysis of Equity & Fixed Income Investments
• FIN304 Global Financial Management (with usage of Bloomberg embedded into the subject)
• FIN305 Strategic Issues in Financial Management
• FIN306 Derivative Securities & Risk Management
• FIN307 Portfolio Management (with usage of Bloomberg embedded into the subject)
• HRM201 Managing Human Resources
• MGT203 Business Research
• MGT212 Business Analytics for Decision Making
• MGT400 Graduation Project

And choose 3 electives of 4-credit value from any Year 2 or Year 3 subjects (1 of them must be a Year 3 subject)

Electives (Partial List)

• ACC202 Financial Reporting
• ACC291 Islamic Bank Management
• ACC302 Corporate Accounting
• BIP300 Business Internship Programme
• BKG301 Comparative Banking Structure
• ECO203 International Economics
• FIN206 Introduction to Technical Analysis and Trading
• FIN207 Mergers and Acquisitions
• FIN208 Introduction to Financial Technology
• LAW201 Company Law
• LAW305 International Business Law
• MGT204 Asian Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• MGT205 Asian Business Environment
• MGT300 Managing People Across Cultures
• MGT303 Corporate Policy & Strategy
• MGT304 Strategic International Business Management
• MGT305 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
• QBM202 Applied Analytics in Business and Economics

Entry Requirements

Any one of the following:

• Matriculation/Foundation or its equivalent
  Minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00**
• Diploma in Finance, Banking, Insurance or related field (Level 4, MQF)
  Minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00
• STPM or its equivalent
  Minimum Grade C+ (GP 2.33) in any two subjects**
• Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM)
  Minimum grade of Jayyid (good)**
• A-Level
  2 passes
• Senior Middle 3 (UEC)
  5 B’s***
• CPU
  5 passes with a minimum average of 50%
• Australian Matriculation Programmes
  University Aggregate of 50% or ATAR score of at least 50 for various programmes
• Equivalent qualification

**The stated qualifications must be supported with a credit in Mathematics and a pass in English at SPM level. This requirement can be waived should the qualification contains Mathematics and/or English subject(s) with equivalent/higher achievement.
***Please refer to the Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting on the Mathematics and English requirement.

IELTS 6.0 (international students) or equivalent international English Language qualification

Career Prospects

• Finance
• Financial Analyst
• Actuary
• Banker
• Investment Banker
• Broker
• Investment Analyst
• Asset Management
• Accountant
• Insurance
• Financial Advisor
• Corporate Finance
• Economist
• Chief Financial Officer
• Credit Analyst
• Private Equity
• Business Manager
• Economist

Study Abroad Pathway

Academic Pathway

HELP University has strong partnerships with many international universities. Our links extend to universities in Australia, UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Our bachelor’s degree students have the flexibility to plan for a 1+2 or 2+1 arrangements with many high-ranking universities that have collaborations with HELP University while our diploma students can plan for a 2+2 or 2+1 1⁄2 or even a 2+ 1⁄2+ 1 or 2+1+1 arrangements.