BA (Hons) in Finance

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) in Finance is designed for students who would like to be players in global financial markets, designing financial management strategies or providing financial advice to governments, companies or individuals. Finance students will have the opportunity to learn the principles and applications of financial analysis, management, securities analysis, portfolio management, risk management, international finance, and strategy.

The graduate of this degree programme will be equipped with a broad range of relevant skills, including 'logical' thinking, problem solving and numerical skills such as use of statistical techniques used in the analysis of business problems. They will also be equipped with the generic skills of information technology, communication, creativity, logical reasoning, critical analysis and good judgment. They will be able to make right decisions in selecting projects and financial assets under alternatives with the goal of maximizing the value of the resources being managed.

Job opportunities:

Graduates may be employed by trading and merchant banks, investment firms, consultancies, treasury and risk management, stock broking, fund and portfolio management, international trade and derivatives trading and pricing and Stock exchanges.

 Awards: (students must register for a particular award in order to qualify for that award)

  • Diploma in Higher Education
  • BA (Honours)

 Mode of delivery: Full time and Part time

 Programme Structure

Students are required to pass 8 modules totalling 120 credits in each year (level). In total students must satisfactorily complete 480 credits (32 modules) with a combination of core and specialisation modules to be eligible for the award of the BA (Honours).

Please note that:

Programme structures may be subject to change and modules may be offered in any of the semesters in an academic year

Fee Structure

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Modules in First Year (Level 3)

# Module Name Credits
1 Arabic Language and Society (Arabic speakers) / Omani Culture and Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers) 15
2 English Vocabulary in Use 15
3 Fundamentals of Business Management 15
4 Fundamentals of ICT 15
5 English for General Reading and Writing 15
6 Professional Communication Skills in English 15
7 Business and Entrepreneurship 15
8 Logical and Problem Solving Skills 15
  Total Credit 120

 

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

#

Module name

Credits

1

Integrated Language Skills

15

2

Academic Reading and Writing

15

3

Introduction to Financial Accounting

15

4

Principles of Management

15

5

Principles of Economics

15

6

Introduction to Accounting Information Systems

15

7

Fundamentals of Finance

15

8

Business Mathematics and Statistics

15

 

Total Credits

120

 

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

#

Module name

Credits

1

English for Employability Skills

15

2

Financial Markets and Institutions

15

3

Quantitative Techniques in Accounting and Finance

15

4

Business Law and Taxation

15

5

Managerial Finance

15

6

Foundation to Business Strategy

15 

7

Research Methods

15

8

Financial Reporting

15

 

Total Credits

120

 

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

#

Module name

Credits

1

Advances in Accounting and Finance (Dissertation)

15

2

Financial Statement Analysis

 15

3

International Finance / Islamic Banking and Finance

15

4

Corporate Finance

 15

5

Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

15

6

Strategic Management

15

7

Small Business Finance  

15

8

Financial Engineering

15

 

Total Credits

120

Modules in First Year (Level 3)

Sr. No Module Name Credits
1 Omani Culture & Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers) / Arabic Language and Society (Arabic Speakers) 15
2 Integrated Language Skills in English 15
3 Fundamentals of Business Management 15
4 Fundamentals of ICT 15
5 English for General Reading and Writing 15
6 Professional Communication Skills in English 15
7 Business and Entrepreneurship 15
8 Logical and Problem-Solving Skills 15
Total Credits 120

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

Sr. No Module Name Credits
1 Principles of Management 15
2 Principles of Economics 15
3 Business Mathematics and Statistics 15
4 Introduction to Accounting Information System 15
5 Introduction to Financial Accounting 15
6 Academic Reading and Writing 15
7 Introduction to Human Resource Management 15
8 Fundamentals of Finance 15
Total Credits 120

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

Sr. No Module Name Credits
1 Foundation to Business Strategy 15
2 Research Methods 15
3 Business Law & Taxation 15
4 English for Employability Skills 15
5 Quantitative Techniques for Accounting & Finance 15
6 Financial Markets & Institutions 15
7 Managerial Finance 15
8 Financial Reporting 15
Total Credits 120

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

Sr. No Module Name Credits
1 Corporate Governance, Risk and Ethics 15
2 Financial Engineering 15
3 Strategic Management 15
4 Corporate Finance 15
5 Advances in Accounting & Finance (Dissertation) 15
6 Security Analysis & Portfolio Management 15
7 Finance for Small Medium Enterprises 15
7 Islamic Banking and Finance / International Finance 15
Total Credits 120

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