The Finance major* prepares students for careers as bankers and investment consultants. The courses required in the major combine the most up-to-date ideas pertaining to these areas with the application of the concepts within the Asia-Pacific context.
*Note: The Finance major has replaced the Wealth Management as one of the BBA majors with effect from the academic year 2020-21 (applicable to students of 2020-21 and thereafter intakes).
Programme Structure
Applicable to the 2020-2021 intake cohort and thereafter
| Course Code | Course Title | Year of Study | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT1101 | Introduction to financial accounting | 1 | 6 |
| ECON1210 | Introductory microeconomics | 1 | 6 |
| FINA1310 | Corporate finance | 1 | 6 |
| Statistics requirement – choose one of the following courses: | |||
| ECON1280 or | Analysis of economic data or | 1 or 2 | 6 |
| STAT1602 or | Business statistics or | ||
| STAT1603 | Introductory statistics | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Year of Study | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON1220 | Introductory macroeconomics | 1 or 2 | 6 |
| Mathematics requirement – choose one of the following: | |||
| MATH1009 or | Basic mathematics for business and economics or | 1 | 6 |
| MATH1013 | University mathematics II | ||
| ECON2280 | Introductory econometrics | 2 or 3 | 6 |
| FINA2320 | Investments and portfolio analysis | 2 or 3 | 6 |
| FINA2322 | Derivatives | 2 or 3 | 6 |
| ECON4200 | Senior seminar in economics and finance (Capstone course) | 4 | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Year of Study | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business requirement – choose one of the following: | |||
| IIMT2601 or | Management information systems or | 2 or 3 or 4 | 6 |
| MGMT2401 or | Principles of management or | ||
| MKTG2501 | Introduction to marketing | ||
| FINAxxxx | Finance disciplinary electives | 2 or 3 or 4 | 12 |
| Total | 78 | ||
*Note: Students admitted before 2020-2021 shall pursue Wealth Management (WM) major instead. Please refer to the BBA syllabus of their intake cohort for the programme structure of the WM major.
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