Finance
B.Sc in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) at UCB are generally designed to equip students with strong conceptual and technical foundation within the area of finance. The courses offered in this program will also prepare students with specific finance techniques and financial decision making to critically evaluate various issues in financial markets, as well as how finance shapes business management within organizations.
Graduates of B.Sc in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) have a broad career prospects in various industries from banking, financial corporation, investment companies, insurance firms, capital market, research institutions, and public sectors. The graduates from this programme could work as financial analyst, bankers, asset managers, brokers, financial officers, and insurance officers. The B.Sc in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) taught here embedded employability skills in critical thinking, presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills across all courses. Many of our graduates also went on to form their own start-up businesses and became successful young entrepreneurs. The students can also take advantage of the services offered by the college, including skills events, training, conferences, internships, and placements.
B.Sc in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) also prepares you for taking professional finance qualifications such as certified financial analyst (CFA), certified financial planner (CFP), and certified financial risk management (CFRM).
Concentration requirements
This degree requires 128 credit hours.
University Requirements (Compulsory) 11 Courses (32 Cr)
ARA101 | Arabic |
CSC101 | Computing Essentials |
ENG101 | English I |
ENG102 | English II |
MAT101 | Calculus I |
SBS155 | Human Rights |
ENG201 | English III : Technical Writing |
WCS201 | Cultural Studies I |
SBS206 | Bahrain Modern History |
CSR301 | Corporate Social Responsibility |
REM301 | Research Methods |
University Requirements (Elective) Select 2 Courses (6 Cr)
ENG220 | Themes in Literature |
GRD130 | Painting |
LIT203 | Studies in American Literature |
PHL202 | Business Ethics |
PHL203 | Critical Thinking Skills |
POS101 | Intro. to Political Science |
PSY201 | Introduction to Psychology |
SBS201 | General Sociology |
SBS203 | Human Development |
SBS205 | Communication Skills |
WCS301 | Cultural Studies II |
WMN201 | Women Studies |
Program Requirements (Compulsory) 16 Courses (48 Cr)
ACT101 | Financial Accounting 1 |
BUS301 | Entrepreneurship |
MGT101 | Principles of Management |
ACT201 | Managerial Accounting |
ECO201 | Microeconomics |
ECO202 | Macroeconomics |
FIN201 | Principles of Finance |
MKT201 | Principles of Marketing |
STS201 | Probability And Statistics I |
BUS205 | Business Law |
BUS315 | Internship/Practicum |
BUS350 | Business Communications |
CIT311 | Management Information Systems |
MGT301 | Organization and Management |
MGT490 | Business Policy & Strategy |
BUS491 | Graduation Project |
Program Requirements (Elective) Select 4 Courses (12 Cr)
CIT251 | Internet of Things |
BUS310 | Managerial Economics |
BUS325 | New Venture Creation |
BUS435 | Family Entrepreneurship Management |
CIT231 | Cloud Computing |
CIT262 | Multimedia Systems |
FIN385 | Financial Planning and Control |
MAT102 | Calculus II |
MGT385 | Tourism & Hospitality Management |
STS202 | Probability And Statistics II |
Concentration Requirements (Compulsory) 8 courses (24 Cr)
FIN301 | Financial Statement Analysis |
FIN305 | Commercial Banking |
FIN351 | Investment Management |
FIN355 | Financial Markets & Institutions |
FIN360 | Corporate Finance |
FIN435 | FinTech and Financial Innovation |
FIN465 | International Finance |
FIN471 | Risk Management and Financial Derivatives |
Concentration Requirements (Elective) Select 1 Courses (3 Cr)
ACT102 | Financial Accounting II |
FIN338 | Engineering Finance |
FIN370 | Portfolio Theory & Management |
IBF301 | Islamic Economics |
IBF303 | Theory of Islamic Banking & Finance |
IBF306 | Islamic Financial Systems |
IBF409 | Accounting for Islamic Banks |
IBF410 | Islamic Capital Markets |