Study Plan
Banking and Finance Major
Bsc – banking and finance - studyplan / 1University College Compulsory Courses (27 Credithours):
No. / Course Code / CourseTitle / CreditHours / Prerequisites1. / ENG101 / English for BusinessI / 3 / -
2. / ENG102 / English for BusinessII / 3 / ENG101
3. / HIS100 / History ofBahrain / 3 / -
4. / COM101 / Introduction to Information technology / 3 / -
5. / BUS101 / Business CommunicationSkills / 3 / ENG102
6. / BUS102 / BusinessEthics / 3 / -
7. / ARB101 / Arabic / 3 / -
8. / HMR300 / HumanRights / 3
9. / BIC100 / IslamicCulture / 3 / -
Total CreditHours / 27
University College Elective Courses (6 Credithours*):
No. / Course Code / CourseTitle / Credit Hours / Prerequisites1. / BUS103 / BusinessHistory / 3 / -
2. / BUS201 / Research Methodology / 3 / -
3. / BUS202 / Commercial Law / 3 / -
4. / ECO103 / Economic Development of the Arab WorldWorld / 3 / -
5. / PIS100 / Introduction to Political Sciences / 3 / -
Total CreditHours / 15
*Students should select only two courses from the University College Electivecourses
Business CollegeCourses:
The required Business College courses are described below of 30 credit hours which are compulsorycourses. Business College Compulsory Courses (30CreditHours):
No. / Course Code / CourseTitle / CreditHours / Prerequisites1. / ACC111 / Principles of AccountingI / 3 / -
2. / MAT101 / Business Mathematics / 3 / -
3. / STA101 / BusinessStatistics / 3 / -
4. / ECO101 / Microeconomics / 3 / -
5. / LOG101 / Introduction toLogistics / 3 / -
6. / MGT101 / Principles ofManagement / 3 / -
7. / FIN210 / Principles ofFinance / 3 / MAT101
8. / ECO211 / Macroeconomics / 3 / ECO101
9. / MKT212 / Principles ofMarketing / 3 / -
10. / MIS240 / Management InformationSystems / 3 / COM101
Total CreditHours / 30
ConcentrationCourses:
TAGUCB offers eight concentrations in the BBA program. The required courses for each concentration are described below in which 51 credit hours are concentration compulsory courses and 12 credit hours are concentration elective courses for each of the International Accounting, Management, Logistics, Islamic Banking and Finance, Banking and Finance, E-Business and Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Human Resources.
Banking and Finance Compulsory Courses (51 CreditHours):
No. / Course Code / Course Title / Credit Hours / Prerequisites1 / ACC211 / Managerial Accounting / 3 / ACC111
2 / BAF220 / Financial Management I / 3 / FIN210
3 / BAF221 / Financial Markets / 3 / BAF220
4 / BAF241 / Money and Banking / 3 / ECO211
5 / BAF242 / Bank Management / 3 / BAF241
6 / BAF310 / Financial Mathematics / 3 / ECO211/MAT101
7 / BAF311 / Principles of Insurance / 3 / BAF241
8 / BAF320 / Financial Management II / 3 / BAF220
9 / BAF323 / Public Finance / 3 / BAF220
10 / BAF342 / Financial Risk Management / 3 / BAF242
11 / BAF423 / Financial Derivatives / 3 / BAF342
12 / BAF426 / International Finance / 3 / BAF320
13 / BAF429 / Working Capital Management / 3 / BAF320
14 / BAF447 / Computer Applications in Banking and Finance / 3 / BAF320
15 / BAF499 / Field Training / 6 / Finish 90 CH
16 / FIN322 / Investment & Portfolio Management / 3 / FIN210
Total CreditHours / 51
Banking and Finance Elective Courses (12 credit hours)*
No. / Course
Code / Course Title / Credit
Hours / Prerequisites
1 / ACC112 / Principles of Accounting II / 3 / ACC111
2 / ACC322 / Financial Statements Analysis / 3 / ACC112
3 / BAF329 / Real Estate Finance / 3 / BAF242
4 / BAF445 / Contemporary Issues in Banking and Finance / 3 / BAF426
5 / BAF480 / Financial Modeling and Forecasting / 3 / ECO211
6 / IBF311 / Introduction to Islamic Banking / 3 / BAF241
7 / MGT324 / Negotiation Skills and Contracting / 3 / MGT101
8 / MGT334 / Customer Relationship Management / 3 / MKT212
Total Credit Hours / 24
*Students should select only four courses from the concentration Elective courses
Total Credit Hours for Banking and Finance Concentration:
Credit HoursRequirements / CreditHoursUniversity CollegeRequirements / 33 Credit Hours
Business CollegeRequirements / 30 CreditHours
ConcentrationRequirements / 51 CreditHours
Concentration Elective Courses / 12 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours for Human ResourceProgram / 126 Credit Hours
Courses Description for
Bachelor of Business Administration Curriculum
Banking and Finance Concentration
English Foundation Course
This course will focus on preparing students for a career in business or supporting those who are already working but want to improve their English communication skills. The emphasis is on using stimulating recent ideas from the world of business with a strongly task-based approach. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to use their own experience and opinions in order to maximize involvement and learning. The students are encouraged to develop their reading, speaking and listening, and writing skills within the business context.
University College Compulsory courses:
ENG101 English for Business I (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course is intended to develop students’ skills and ability to understand and use business terminologies and comprehensively read business based documents. The texts provide a context for the language work and develop students’ spoken and written communication skills in the key business areas such as: networking, telephoning, negotiation, problem-solving and meetings.
ENG102 English for Business II (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ENG101)
The main focus of the course is to develop further the skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening within the business context, for instance, Finance and Banking, Consulting and Strategy to mention a few. The course will also cover vocabulary development activities, review of Business grammar and a case study for students to practice language they have worked on during each unit.
HIS100History of Bahrain (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
The course focuses on the importance of the geographical locations in Bahrain connected to the history of Bahrain during the period from 1600 until the know with constable of the kingdom of Bahrain. The concentration will focus on Al Utubs and the rise of Zubra at beginning of Al Khalifa ruling of Bahrain relationship with neighbors and foreign power British protectorate, independence and building Bahrain progress and modernization.
COM101 Introduction to information technology (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course presents the most up-to-date technologies in an ever changing discipline. It promotes an in-depth understanding of why computers are essential components in business and society, and key concepts of computer information systems. During the course, students will be prepared to work with computers in a business context.
ARB101Arabic (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course focuses on the basics of the Arabic language in terms of grammar, construction of sentences, and reading. It helps students to appreciate the modulation of aesthetic value by semantic context: poetry and prose.
BUS101 Business Communication Skills (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ENG102)
Developing business communication skills is essential to building cohesive and effective teams, and if you know how to communicate well in your workplace you can minimize the risk of industrial problems to your business. This course focuses on providing students with the skills to connect with others and write various kinds of business documents.
BUS102 Business Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
In today’s world, the public awareness of the importance of doing business ethically has been increased. This is why, this course generates greater awareness amongst students of business ethics so they can help organizations to strengthen their ethic culture and encourage standards of business behavior based on ethical values.
HMR300Human Rights (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
The course adopts a holistic approach to learning international human rights law, beginning from its normative foundations and emergence as a distinct field of international law to its modern-day status and challenges for the future. Given the introductory nature of this course, emphasis is placed throughout on idealism as well as realism, including an understanding of how international and domestic politics have influenced and continue to influence the field of international human rights law. On the normative side, participants will analyze the merits and shortcomings of classifying human rights under different labels and its effects on human rights promotion.
BIC100Islamic Culture (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course examines a variety of concepts and themes on the topic of Islamic culture. It covers a variety of topics: study of the Qur’an and Hadith from the Arabic texts, the contrasting views of classical and modern Islamic scholars, and understanding of Islam and its impact on cultural aspects in Islamic societies.
University College Elective courses:
BUS103 Business History (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
Business history provides a unique resource to enable students learn from the past through rich evidence on the key issues faced by the world today. This course is intended to focus on the history of the world business and economic by examining an interaction of a series of historical events with the evolution of economic ideas.
BUS201 Research Methodology(3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course will provide an opportunity for students to establish or advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches. The course introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Students will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field or interests and determine how research findings are useful in informing their understanding of their environment (work, social, local, global).
BUS202Commercial Law(3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces commercial law fundamentals, relevant to business professions. The student will be introduced to the legal system including the roles of the Constitution, parliaments and courts. An introduction to the basic rules of commercial law including breach of contract, the tort of negligence, liability for unsafe products, misleading conduct and unconscionable conduct.
ECO103Economic Development of the Arab World (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
Traditional and expanded areas, such as tourism, logistics, trade, retailing, finance and shipping, are starting to interweave with the economic development of the Arab World. Because of the strategic geographical location of the Arabic countries, they serve as a hub for commerce and it is increasingly they are serving as a higher education hub.
PIS100Introduction to Political Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course gives a broad overview of the academic analysis of politics. It introduces students to the study of politics through discussion of the main issues and theoretical perspectives. The course covers the core concepts used by political scientists and political theorists. It also encourages students to link their own experiences of politics to the ways in which the subject is studied.
Business College Compulsory courses:
ACC111Principles of Accounting I (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
The course covers the conceptual foundation of accounting, the accounting cycle for service and merchandising enterprises, the preparation of income statement and related information and the balance sheet, basics of accounting information systems, introduction to the conceptual framework for the preparation and presentation of financial statements, and valuation and reporting of selected items reported in the balance sheet, such as cash, receivables and inventories.
MAT101 Business Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course provides students with the mathematical skills needed to perform business operations, as well as focusing on conceptual understanding and problem solving. Topics covered include ratio, markup and markdown, break-even analysis and cash discount.
STA101 Business Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to statistical methods of collection, analysis, and presentation of quantitative data. Emphasis will be on the use of both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques within the workplace. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, normal and binomial distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, correlation and regression.
ECO101 Microeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
Microeconomics is concerned with the behavior of the individual economic agents such as consumers, households and firms. The course introduces students to the analytical tools and techniques used to better understand how economic agents interact and how markets function. Topics include resource allocation, price mechanism, supply and demand analysis, various elasticity concepts and applications, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, and government intervention.
LOG101: Introduction to Logistics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course sets out to provide an understanding of how logistics could fit into an organization. It defines the concept supply chain and how it relates to logistics. The relation between marketing and logistics will also be considered. It provides an introduction to a wide range of logistics activities such as materials handling, purchasing, storage, inventory and forecasting, transport systems and distribution systems. It also provides an understanding of the role of information technology in improving the efficiency of logistics operations. An overview of some contemporary topic in logistics such as third-party logistics providers reverse logistics will be provided.
MGT101 Principles of Management (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This is an introductory course designed to provide an overview of managerial roles and functions such as planning, organizing, staffing, controlling, and leading in business enterprise; it reviews the scope of management thoughts and processes that lead to organizational effectiveness.
FIN210Principles of Finance (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (MAT101)
This course develops the necessary tools for the analysis of financial and strategic decisions undertaken by corporations. The course examines financial markets and institutions, studies alternative investments for inclusion in a portfolio, and explores financial management techniques.
ECO211Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ECO101)
This course builds on the principles of microeconomics and examines the overall behavior of the economy. Whereas microeconomics focuses on individual economic agents, macroeconomics deals with broad economic aggregates such as national income, employment and the overall price level. Topics covered include monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment, economic growth, international trade and the balance of payments.
MKT212 Principles of Marketing (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: None
This course provides the students with an understanding of the theory and application of marketing fundamentals and marketing management concepts. Topics covered may include developing marketing strategies and plans, creating customer value, satisfaction, and loyalty, creating brand equity, setting product strategy, dealing with competition, and identifying market segments and targets.
MIS240Management Information Systems (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (COM101)
This course is designed to provide the students with an introduction to
information systems. It includes a discussion of the fundamental principles, generalizations, and theories of information systems. Students will learn about varied areas of information systems including databases, software and hardware, telecommunications, and information security. What information systems are and how there are developed is part of this course. Much of the course explores the role of information systems in business and how information technologies are changing the way a firm competes in the modern world.
Banking and Finance Compulsory Courses
ACC211Managerial Accounting (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ACC111)
The course covers the fundamentals of managerial accounting, covering practices and methods in support of planning, decision-making and control. The course covers introduction to cost terms, the use of accounting information in planning and control decisions such as cost-volume-profit analysis, comprehensive budgeting, relevant costs related to non-recurring decisions, responsibility accounting, and performance evaluation. The course covers capital budgeting, and concludes with a discussion of strategic management accounting techniques.
BAF220Financial Management I (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (FIN210)
Functions of finance, legal and tax environments, role of financial markets, compound interest and present value, theory of financial valuation, basics of capital budgeting, financial analysis and planning, working capital management, short-term financing.
BAF221Financial Markets (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF220)
Introductory analysis of financial intermediation: the flow of funds in the economy, determination of interest rates, money and capital markets, commercial banking, thrift institutions, savings banks, credit unions and money market funds, and many other financial intermediaries including brokers and dealers
BAF241Money and Banking (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ECO211)
The role of money, credit, interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and commercial banks and other financial institutions. Determinants of the money supply including the monetary base and its multiplier. Monetary and income theory, and monetarist models. An examination of monetary policy including goals (price stability and full employment), targets and effectiveness.
BAF242BankManagement (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF241)
Introduction to commercial banking, structure of the banking system, internal organization of commercialbanks, asset management, liabilities management, financial analysis of bankstatement, credit analysis, capital management, security investments, bank regulations, electronicbanking, management of trust department, management of bank liquidity.
BAF310Financial Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (ECO211 / MAT101))
This is an introductory course in Financial Mathematics. You will learn about the different types of interest (simple interest, discount interest, compound interest), annuities, debt retirement methods, investing in stocks and bonds. Time permitting, more advanced topics will also be covered.
BAF311Principles ofInsurance (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF241)
Covers the basic types of insurance; application of probability theory;sources and uses of funds for insurance companies;profitability of the insurance companies; competition in the insurance industry; the impact of the new World Trade Agreements on the insurance business.
BAF320Financial ManagementII(3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF220)
Detailed analysis of capital budgeting under conditions of uncertainty: cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, long-term financing, capital markets, investment banking, common stocks, preferred stocks, debt instruments, leasing, convertibles, mergers and acquisitions, introduction to international finance, small company finance, and failure and reorganization.
BAF323 PublicFinance (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF220)
Overview of the economic role of government in modern society: government functions in resourceallocation, income distribution and economic stabilization. Scope and control of public revenue,expenditure, and debt through government budget; and the impact of fiscal policy on governmentaleconomic and financial functions and activities.
BAF342Financial RiskManagement (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF242)
Risk management process, identification and evaluation of loss exposures, analysis of various risk control and financing techniques available to manage exposures, decision making under conditions of uncertainty, and control mechanisms to monitor the results of a risk management program. Case studies, computer simulation.
BAF423FinancialDerivatives (3 Credit Hours)
Prerequisite: (BAF342)
The course provides a comprehensive coverage of financial derivatives with an analytical introduction topricing, trading, and strategy; and the application of contracts. The examination of both the theoreticaland empirical nature of selected financial assets will be made. In addition, orientation to the mechanics of participation in various speculative markets will the provided.
BAF426InternationalFinance (3 Credit Hours)