Banking and Finance

MBA in Banking and finance aims to improve students’ academic and managerial skills in banking and finance area. This emphasis provides students with the needed relevant knowledge and analytical skills that enable them to be in line with the latest industrial development in the field of banking and finance.

Bahrain is expected to lead the financial sector in GCC area, thus the need for qualified professionals is increasing to meet the fast development in the banking and finance field. Therefore, UCB is introducing a comprehensive and holistic MBA program in Banking and finance to fulfill the demand of the financial industry.

This emphasis focuses on providing a solid analytical structure for studying financial and banking improvement from a managerial. The program assists in developing teamwork competency and analyzing the financial strategies for different entities in different sectors

Programme Structure

The MBA in Banking & Finance comprises of 30 credit hours for courses + 6 credit hours for thesis/business project.

Core courses 5 courses (15 Cr)

ACT501	Financial and Management Accounting
MGT501	Organizational Behaviour
FIN501	Corporate and Managerial Finance
MKT501	Marketing Management
STS501	Business Statistics and Research Methods

 

Concentration Requirements 5 Courses (15 Cr)

FIN502	Banking Management
FIN503	International Finance
FIN504	Investment Management
FIN507	Portfolio Theory
FIN508	Financial Statement Analysis

 

Thesis or Business Project (6 Cr)

MGT520	Business Project
MGT599	Thesis