Bachelor of Business Administration in

Finance & Fintech
Curriculum
as of Fall 23-24

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Total Credit Hours

120

University Requirements 33 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
ARL 101 (A) Communication Skills in Arabic I No Prerequisite 3
ENG 200 English II

IELTS average score of 6 or EMSAT average score of 1400 or passing grade in

ENG 102+USS001 (Co-req if placed in ENG200)

3
FWS 205 UAE and GCC Society ENG102+USS001 or co-req USS001 if placed in ENG200 3
FWS 211 Fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence ENG102+USS001 or co-req USS001 if placed in ENG200 3
FWS 212 Artificial Intelligence for Business STT 100 + ITD 100 3
FWS 305 Technical Communications for Work Place ENG 200 + completion of 45 Credit hours 3
FWS 310 Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship ENG 200 + completion of 60 Credit hours 3
ISL 100 (A) Islamic Culture No Prerequisite 3
ITD 100 Introduction to Information and Digital Technology No Prerequisite 3
MTB 101 Mathematics for Business MTG100 with a min C grade or Placement in MTB101 as per the MPT 3
STT 100 General Statistics No Prerequisite 3
College Requirements 45 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
ACC 200 Principles of Financial Accounting ENG 200+ITD100+(MTB101 or MTT101 or MTT102) 3
ACC 201 Principles of Managerial Accounting ACC 200+BUS102 3
BUS 102 Introduction to Business No Prerequisite 3
BUS 301 Business Law FWS 305 3
BUS 204 Business Research Methods STT 100+BUS102 3
BUS 306 Applied Management Science MGT 255+STT 100+ECO 201 3
ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics ENG 200+(MTB 101 or MTT 101 or MTT 102) 3
ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics ENG 200+(MTB 101 or MTT 101 or MTT 102)+BUS102 3
FIN 200 Principles of Finance ACC 200 3
MGT 255 Management and Organizational Behavior ENG 200 3
MGT 308 Operations Management BUS 204 3
MGT 402 International Business Management MGT 255+ECO 202 3
MGT 406 Strategic Management Last semester only 3
MIS 200 Introduction to Management Information Systems ITD 100 3
MKT 200 Principles of Marketing ENG 200 3
Major Requirements 30 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
FIN 301 Managerial Finance FIN 200 + ECO201 3
FIN 302 Financial Statement Analysis FIN 200 3
FIN 304 Management of Financial Institutions FIN 200 3
FIN 320 Introductory Econometrics for Finance BUS204 + ECO201 +ECO202 3
FIN 399 Internship/Project in Finance Consent of Department 3
FIN 401 Investment and Finance Policy FIN 301 3
FIN 407 International Financial Management FIN 301+ECO 202 3
FIN 423 Introduction to Fintech and Big Data FIN 301 3
FIN 424 Innovation, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Fintech FIN 301 + FIN 302 3
FIN 425 Introduction to Blockchain and Digital Currencies FIN 423 3
Major Electives (Select Two course) 6 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
FIN 303 Insurance and Risk Management FIN 200 3
FIN 400 Computer Application in Finance FIN 301 3
FIN 409 Islamic Finance FIN 301 + FIN 304 + FIN 303 (Co) 3
FIN 499 Special Topics in Fintech Consent of Dept 3
ITE 390 Computer Ethics Junior Level 3
ITE 414 Introduction to E-Commerce Junior Level 3
Open Electives 6 Credit Hours
Course Code Course Title Prerequisite(s) Credit Hours
ELECT-1 - - 3
ELECT-2 - - 3

                       

            - Completion of  three (3) Major Requirement Courses  plus ninety (90) credit hours to be eligible for Internship course (MGT 399-I) .

            -  The internship course normally starts during year 4 for a total of 16 weeks before student’s graduation