BA in Finance and Banking

What does the program contain?

The Program focuses on all the major areas of Finance and Banking and provides the knowledge and skills to analyze and understand Finance and Banking in a wider perspective. The core elements of Finance and Banking are Financial Management, Banking Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Markets, Management of Financial Institutions, Investment Management, Islamic Finance and Insurance Principles, and a Graduation Project with empirical field experience are covered in all four years of the program. The scope to choose optional provides the opportunity to build and enhance knowledge and skills in specific areas as per individual requirements.

The Finance and Banking Program is revised periodically in order to cope with changing environment and financial and technological innovations.

Key facts

• Academic Degree Awarded (upon graduation): Bachelor Degree in Finance and Banking
• Awarding Body: Al Buraimi University College (in affiliation with California State University, Northridge, USA)
• Credit Hours: 123 credit hours
• Program Length: 4 Years (8 Semesters)

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Electives courses (3 courses only)

• ACC231 Cost & Management Accounting
• ECON332 Banking System in Oman
• ECON312 Banking & Operations Management
• ECON313 Commercial Banking
• ECON370 Economic Development in Gulf States
• FIN 308 Public Finance
• FIN337 Islamic Financial Institutions
• FIN338 Real Estate Finance Principles
• FIN430 International Financial Management
• FIN432 Investment Analysis and Management
• FIN433 Real Estate Finance
• FIN437 Advance Topics in Finance
• FIN635 Seminar in Financial Management
• SOM316 Quantitative analysis in Business

The Finance and Banking Program strives to achieve the following learning objectives:

• Implement the basic business skills, critical thinking, effective communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to construct a successful career.
• Explain the ethics and social responsibilities of business and apply those principles in making decisions.
• Improve analytical and problem-solving skills through real-world applications in the fields of finance and banking.
• Identify the challenges and opportunities in the area of international finance and banking and design strategic plans for future career advancement.
• Check the unique characteristic of the economy and the finance and banking systems in Oman and other GCC countries and build a successful career by applying knowledge with effective communication, strong analytical and problem-solving skills to further the economic and financial well-being of the country and the region.
• Integrate information technology skills and use effectively spreadsheets and web-based information technology in the applications of finance and banking fields.

Where does the qualification lead to?

The knowledge and skills acquired by the graduates of this program in the application of specific tech inquest in the field of Finance and Banking and an understanding of the factors that may influence Financial Systems will provide them with wide job opportunities. They will have employment opportunities in almost every industry, which includes Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, and Financial Intermediation Firms. They will also have the scope to work in General Management areas.

The degree in Finance and Banking prepares graduates as qualified candidates for a vast variety of corporate, finance, and management positions in banking, investment, insurance, and the global corporate sectors as well as the public sectors such as:

• Financial analysts
• Financial managers
• Cash and risk management managers
• Portfolio managers
• Bank management positions
• Entrepreneurs operating their own businesses