Bachelor of Science in Banking & Finance (BScBF)

Bachelor of Science in Banking & Finance (BScBF)

Mission

The EIBFS BSc Program in Banking and Finance aims to offer a high quality specialized learning involving students in a continuous process of learning that helps them to develop, grow, and establish a well-grounded career in the banking and finance sector, with the help and support of a well-qualified staff, who are capable of balancing and integrating theory and practice in the best educational environment conducive to learning.

Objectives

The BSc program introduces students to the fundamentals of Banking and Financial studies and provides them with the skills necessary for a broad understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the banking and financial sectors functioning in a global economy characterized by continuous development, innovation, competition and change, and gaining greater importance for their growing role in the economy.

Curriculum

Year 1

• English
• Financial Mathematics
• Computer Applications in Business
• UAE Society
• Islamic Thought & Culture
• Contemporary Environmental Issues
• Principles of Accounting
• Business Communication
• Principles of Management
• Calculus I

Year 2

• Banking Theory and Practice I
• Introduction to Psychology
• Micro-economics
• Calculus II
• Business Statistics
• Speech & Oral Business Communication in English
• Financial Statements Analysis
• Macro-economics
• Organizational Behavior
• Banking & Business Law

Year 3

• Banking Theory & Practice II
• Linear Algebra
• Management Information Systems (MIS)
• Technical Writing for Bank & Financial Services
• Islamic Banking
• International Financial Reporting Standards
• Operations Management
• International Economics
• Business Finance
• Business Practices in UAE & GCC
• Research Methodology

Year 4

• Financial Markets and Central Bank System
• Bank Management & Financial Services
• Investment & Portfolio Management
• Investment Banking – Business Strategies
• Bank Risk Management
• Derivatives
• Marketing Financial Services
• Supervised Internship

Fees Structure

• UAE National Bankers AED 95,000
• Expat Bankers and EIBFS members AED 95,000
• UAE Private and GCC Nationals (10% discount) AED 95,000
• Non-UAE National AED 114,000