Bachelor of Finance (Hons.)

Course Overview

Finance professionals help organisations find and manage the resources needed to grow, make investments and acquisitions, plan for the future, and manage existing assets. This three-year programme is taught by lecturers with industry experience and professional qualifications e.g. CFA. Teaching is further enhanced with case studies and the active use of finance-related software and database e.g Datastream and Bloomberg. There are TWO specialisations offered; Investment and Banking.

Curriculum

Year 1

• Mathematics for Finance
• Accounting for Decision Making
• Management
• Fundamental of Economics
• Fundamental of Marketing
• Critical Thinking and Applications in Management
• Principles of Finance
• Business Law
• Ethics and Governance
• Financial Statement Analysis
• English for Business Studies
• Digital Transformation and Technologies

Year 2

• Corporate Finance
• Research Methodology
• Investments
• Personal Finance
• English for Business Communication
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Markets and institutions
• Statistics for Finance
• Elective 1
• Elective 2

Year 3

• International Finance
• Elective 3
• Elective 4
• Practical Training

Elective Modules

• Bank Management
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Retirement Planning
• Islamic banking
• Financial Risk Management
• Portfolio Management
• Tax Planning
• Basic Econometrics
• Financial Derivatives
• Real Estate Finance
• Statistics for Finance
• Behavioral Finance
• Corporate Financial Strategies
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Statistical Analysis
• Public Finance
• Analytical Programming

University Subjects

• U1 – Hubungan Etnik
• U1 – TITAS
• U2 – Bahasa Malaysia/ Foreign Language
• U3 – Islamic Institutions in Malaysia, or Introduction to Multicultural Studies in Malaysia, or Stress and Well-Being Among Malaysian
• U4 – Co-curriculu
• U1 – Pengaijan Malaysia
• U1 – BM Komunikasi 2
• U2 – Entrepreneurship in Cross Bordee E-commerce

Entry Requirements

• Pass Foundation/Matriculation studies from a recognised institution with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 AND a Credit in Mathematics AND a Pass in English at SPM Level or its equivalent; OR
• Pass STPM or its equivalent with a minimum Grade C+ (GP 2.33) in 2 subjects AND a Credit in Mathematics AND a Pass in English at SPM Level or its equivalent; OR
• Pass A-Level with a minimum of Grade D in 2 subjects AND a Credit in Mathematics AND a Pass in English at SPM Level or its equivalent; OR
• Pass UEC with a minimum of Grade B in at least five (5) subjects inclusive of Mathematics and English; OR
• Pass STAM with a minimum Grade Jayyid (Good) in 2 subjects AND a Credit in Mathematic AND a Pass in English at SPM Level or its equivalent; OR
• Any qualification equivalent to Diploma in Finance, Banking, Insurance or related field (Level 4, MQF) with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 out of 4.00; OR
• Note: The Credit requirement for Mathematics and Pass in English at SPM Level for candidate in category (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) can be waived should the qualifications contain Mathematics and English subjects with equivalent higher achievement.
• Pass DKM /DLKM/DVM with a minimum CGPA of 2.50. Candidates with CGPA below 2.50 MUST have at least two (2) years of work experience in the related field.
• Note: DKM /DLKM/DVM candidates may be required to undergo Bridging Programme as an additional requirement.