Islamic Finance
B.Sc in Business Administration (Islamic Finance Concentration) at UCB is one of the earliest bachelor degree program in Islamic finance taught in the Kingdom of Bahrain and in the GCC region. We are also proud that our B.Sc in Business Administration (Islamic Finance) is the only Islamic finance program in the GCC region to be recognized as AAOIFI Affiliated University. The B.Sc in Business Administration (Islamic Finance Concentration) is designed to provide students with strong knowledge and understanding in Islamic economics, banking, and finance, Islamic commercial law (fiqh muammalat), Islamic insurance (takaful), and the higher objectives of shariah (maqasid al-shariah). The courses offered in this program are also imbued with Islamic values and ethics to produce ethical Islamic finance professionals in the growing Islamic financial services industry.
Graduates of B.Sc in Business Administration (Finance Concentration) have a broad career prospects in various Islamic banking and financial services industry, ranging from Islamic banking institutions, shariah-compliant corporations, Islamic investment firms, takaful companies, Islamic research institutes, shariah audit firms, zakat & awqaf institutions, central bank, and Islamic fintech firms. The graduates from this programme could work as Islamic financial analyst, Islamic bankers, Islamic economist, Islamic asset managers, shariah-audit officers, takaful officers, and researchers. Moreover, the B.Sc in Business Administration (Islamic Finance Concentration) taught here embedded employability skills in critical thinking, presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills across all courses.
B.Sc in Business Administration (Islamic Finance Concentration) also prepares you for taking professional Islamic finance qualifications such as certified Islamic professional accountant (CIPA) and certified shariah adviser and auditor (CSAA).
Concentration requirements
This degree requires 122 credit hours.
University Requirements (Compulsory) 9 Courses (26 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 |
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) 15 Courses (45 Cr)
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ACT101 Financial Accounting 1 |
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BUS301 Entrepreneurship |
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MGT101 Principles of Management |
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ACT201 Managerial Accounting |
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ECO201 Microeconomics |
ECO202 Macroeconomics |
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FIN201 Principles of Finance |
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MKT201 Principles of Marketing |
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STS201 Probability And Statistics I |
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BUS205 Business Law |
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BUS315 Internship/Practicum |
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BUS350 Business Communications |
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CIT311 Management Information Systems |
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MGT301 Organization and Management |
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MGT490 Business Policy & Strategy |
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Program Requirements (Elective) Select 4 Courses (12 Cr)
BUS251 Internet Technology |
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) 7 courses (21Cr)
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ACT102 Financial Accounting II |
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IBF301 Islamic Economics |
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IBF303 Theory of Islamic Banking & Finance |
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IBF305 Islamic Commercial Jurisprudence (Figh Mu'amalat) |
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IBF306 Islamic Financial Systems |
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IBF309 Accounting for Islamic Banks |
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IBF311 Takaful (Islamic Insurance) Practice |
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Concentration Requirements (Elective) Select 2 Courses (6Cr)
FIN301 Financial Statement Analysis |
FIN305 Commercial Banking |
FIN338 Engineering Finance |
FIN351 Investment Management |
FIN355 Financial Markets & Institutions |
FIN365 International Finance |
FIN370 Portfolio Theory & Management |
FIN375 Risk Management |
Free Electives (Elective) Select 2 Courses (6 Cr)