Finance and Banking

Bachelor in Finance and Banking:

The number of credit hours required for obtaining the Bachelor Degree in Finance and Banking is 120 credit hours. The program will provide students with skills and knowledge appropriate for Accounting, finance and banking fields of professionals. It is designed so that student may complete the major portion of the training required by the various financial institutions.

Advanced Diploma (3 years):

The number of credit hours required for obtaining Advanced Diploma is 90 credit hours. After passing the foundation program, students will be taught the core finance and banking subject that will provide them with the flexibility to focus on an area of specialization. This will provide student with opportunities to build problem – solving analytical teamwork skills and the problems – based learning approach. It is designed to provide broad – based development and training in theoretical and practical accounting knowledge and skills for both career advancement and tertiary education.

Diploma (2 years):

The number of credit hours required for obtaining Diploma is 60 credit hours. It is designed to produce lower and middle level manpower for public and private sectors that are able to make significant contribution towards the economic development of Oman.

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the program, students should have learnt the theories and applications with regard decisions on investing, financing, pricing, and ethics. Concepts, such as the time value of money, risk and return, and portfolio theory are at the core of finance, first introduced to students at the fundamental level, and subsequently applied to more advanced levels, such as asset valuation, an advanced understanding finance functions of business, an understanding of the technical tools used in banking and finance and also an understanding of the economy of Oman.

Job Opportunities:

The degree in Finance and Banking qualifies graduates for the various corporate, financial and management position such as Financial Analysts, Finance Managers, Cash and Risk Management Managers, Portfolio Management Analysts, Bank Management positions or as entrepreneurs operating their own business. In addition it is designed to prepare our finance and banking graduate for a position of finance and banking discipline, our intensive program can qualify them for the highest level of management.

Bachelor Degree (120 Credit Hours)

1. College Requirement Courses (18 Credit hours) Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
1	BCGE 001	Arabic language	3	Prerequisite
2	BCGE 002	Islamic Culture	3
3	BCGE 003	Oman Society	3
4	ENGL 002	General English	3
5	BCGE 004	Study Skills	3
6	COMP 100	Computer: Impacts and Uses	3
Total			18

2. Department Requirement Courses ( 33 Credit hours)Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	ECON 160	Microeconomics Principles	3	….
2	ECON161	Macroeconomics Principles	3	ECON 160
3	BUS 105	Business Communications	3
4	MATH 103	Mathematical Methods for Business	3
5	SOM 120	Basic Business Statistics	3	MATH 103
6	ACCT 220	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3	MKT 103
7	MKT 100	Principles of Marketing	3	….
8	MGT 100	Introduction to Management	3	….
9	FIN 303	Financial Management	3	ACCT 220
10	ACCT 230	Introduction to Management Accounting	3	ACCT 220
11	BLAW 280	Business Law I	3
Total			33

3. Major Requirement Courses ( 54 Credit hours ) Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	FIN 306	Financial Statements Analysis	3	FIN 303
2	ECON 330	Money and Banking	3
3	ECON 162	Managerial Economics	3	ECON 161
4	FIN 307	Financial Markets	3	Fin 303
5	ECON 331	Banking Management	3	ECON 330
6	SOM 306	Operational Management	3	SOM 120
7	PHIL 305	Business Ethics and Public Policy	3
8	FIN 300	Computer Applications in Finance	3	COMP 100
9	MGT 360	Management and Organizational Behavior	3	MGT 100
10	FIN 304	Intermediate Financial Management	3	FIN 303
11	FIN 305	Corporate Finance	3	FIN 304
12	FIN 442	Theory and Practice of Financial Planning	3	FIN 304
13	ECON310	Price Theory and Applications	3	ECON160, ECON 300
14	BLAW308	Business Law II	3	BLAW280
15	FIN431	Risk Management	3	FIN303
16	MKT304	Marketing Management	3	ECON160&MKT100
17	FIN336	Principles of Insurance	3	FIN303
18	FIN 438	Management of Financial Institutions	3	FIN 303
Total			54

4. Elective Requirements ( 15 Credit hours ):

S. No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	FIN 432	Investment Analysis and Management	3	FIN 303
2	FIN 635	Seminar in Financial Management	3	FIN 303
3	FIN 337	Islamic Financial Institutions	3	FIN 303
4	ECON 332	Banking System in Oman	3	ECON 330
5	FIN 308	Public Finance	3	FIN 305
6	FIN 430	International Financial Management	3	FIN 305
7	ECON 313	Commercial Banking	3	ECON 330
8	ECON 314	Economic Development in Gulf States	3	ECON 161
9	FIN 437	Advance Topics in Finance	3	FIN 432
10	FIN 433	Real Estate Finance	3	FIN 338
11	SOM 316	Quantitative Analysis in Business	3	SOM 120
12	ECON312	`Banking Operation Management	3	ECON330
13	FIN338	Real Estate Finance Principles	3	FIN303
14	ACCT231	Cost and management Accenting	3	ACCT230

Advanced Diploma Degree (90 Credit Hours)

1. College Requirement Courses (18 Credit hours) Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	BCGE 001	Arabic language	3
2	BCGE 002	Islamic Culture	3
3	BCGE 003	Oman Society	3
4	ENGL 002	General English	3
5	BCGE 004	Study Skills	3
6	COMP 100	Computer: Impacts and Uses	3
Total			18

2.Department Requirement Courses ( 30 Credit hours)Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	ECON 160	Microeconomics Principles	3	….
2	BUS 105	Business Communications
3	MATH 103	Mathematical Methods for Business
4	SOM 120	Basic Business Statistics	3	….MATH 103
5	ACCT 220	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3	….
6	MKT 100	Principles of Marketing	3	….
7	MGT 100	Introduction to Management	3	….
8	FIN 303	Financial Management	3	ACCT 220
9	ACCT 230	Introduction to Management Accounting	3	ACCT 220
10	BLAW 280	Business Law I	3
Total			30

3.Major Requirement Courses ( 42 Credit hours ) Compulsory:

SN	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	ECON 161	Macroeconomics Principles	3	ECON 160
2	FIN 306	Financial Statements Analysis	3	FIN 303
3	ECON 330	Money and Banking	3
4	ECON 162	Managerial Economics	3	ECON 161
5	FIN 307	Financial Markets	3	Fin 303
6	ECON 331	Banking Management	3	ECON 330
7	SOM 306	Operational Management	3	SOM 120
8	PHIL 305	Business Ethics and Public Policy	3
9	FIN 300	Computer Applications in Finance	3	COMP 100
10	MGT 360	Management Organizational Behavior	3	MGT 100
11	FIN 304	Intermediate Financial Management	3	FIN 303
12	FIN 305	Corporate Finance	3	FIN 304
13	FIN 442	Theory and Practice of Financial Planning	3	FIN 304
14	FIN 438	Management of Financial Institutions	3	FIN 303
Total			42

Diploma (60 Credit Hours)

1. College Requirement Courses (18 Credit hours) Compulsory:

S. No	Course Number	Course Title	Credit hours	Prerequisite
1	BCGE 001	Arabic language	3
2	BCGE 002	Islamic Culture	3
3	BCGE 003	Oman Society	3
4	ENGL 002	General English	3
5	BCGE 004	Study Skills	3
6	COMP 100