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Finance as a discipline is forward-focused. It is largely about future planning for firms or investors. Finance consists of three interrelated subject areas:
All of these areas assess the trade-off between risk and reward and the valuation of both financial and capital assets.
The programme is designed to equip students with the intellectual skills and the knowledge they need to work after graduation in the dynamic, growing, highly demanding, fast-changing financial services sector in the region and worldwide. The curriculum is under continuous evaluation and improvement to ensure that graduates meet the industry’s expectations at the time of graduation. Students are provided with a wide-range of opportunities to earn hands-on experience needed by the industry through projects they undertake in different courses.
Programme Facts
A1. Concepts and Theories
Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of theoretical fundamentals of banking and finance, their application to contemporary issues to derive alternative solutions.
A2. Contemporary Trends, Problems and Research
Investigate and interpret contemporary trends, major issues related to banking and finance through the execution of defined research projects.
A.3 Professional Responsibility
Demonstrate knowledge and adherence to professional responsibilities and business practices, as a business professional, in the field banking and finance.
B1. Problem solving
Use specialist-level computational and technological skills to analyze banking and financial data and generating output used in decision-making
B2. Modelling and Designing
Demonstrate creativity in using banking and financial models, empirically identify causal factors underlying, as well as to predict financial trends.
B3. Application of Methods and Tools
Apply specialist software-based information systems and statistical tools, to generate banking and financial sustainable and reliable data used in decision-making
C1. Analytic Skills
Critically analyze and interpret banking and financial information using specific banking and finance tools.
C2. Synthetic Skills
Demonstrate insight of banking and financial principles and theories in conjunction with professional judgment to generate conclusions in a range of relevant contexts.
C3. Creative Skills
Demonstrate creativity in identifying complex contemporary banking and financial issues as well as the implementation of relevant solutions.
D1. Communication skills
Use specific skills to communicate technical concepts and theories to a variety of audiences by oral, electronic and written means.
D2. Teamwork and Leadership
Operate at specialized level teamwork skills, and lead, multiple and heterogeneous teams within the framework of jointly tackling problems encountered in collaborating efficiently in a variety of professional contexts.
D3. Organizational and Developmental skills
Demonstrate organizational skills and life-long skills needed to support personal and professional development aligned with independent learning.
D4. Ethics and social responsibility
Demonstrate and appreciate ethical and social reasoning in the decision-making of corporate and governmental organizations in terms of stakeholder welfare including a comprehensive.
examination of the importance of sustainable development to the economy and society.
During the first year, students are exposed to a range of foundation level courses such as accounting, management, IT and language oriented courses. The first academic year starts the students off with the basic required knowledge for them to initiate their journey into the field of accounting & finance.
In the second year, the student develops further understanding of accounting and finance.
Students also learn about the principles behind macroeconomics, statistics and modern history of Bahrain. MIS and bank management are other courses taught in second year level.
At this stage, students develop their understanding from basic knowledge to the deeper level of accounting and finance.
n the third year of a student’s academic journey, subjects include intermediate accounting, auditing, cost and accounting along with intermediate finance courses.
Further, students will learn money and banking, business law, international finance, insurance and re-insurance and ethics.
During the fourth year, the student is expected to study advanced accounting, contemporary issues in accounting, research method, monetary and financial system, investment portfolio management and can choose two free electives.
Students are encouraged during their university life to get engaged in curricular and extra-curricular activities including attending guest lectures, seminars, conferences, participate in student clubs activities, local and international competitions, sports, and other social activities.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Exemptions from the following ACCA papers upon completion of the programme:
| Business and Technology | On completion |
| Management Accounting | |
| Financial Accounting | |
| Taxation (2021 Graduates Onwards) |
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| Financial Management (2021 Graduates Onwards) |
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Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Exemptions from the following CIMA examinations during the programme:
The student can sit for the first CIMA exam at the end of his/her 3rd year
To be eligible for consideration for admission at the
undergraduate level, an applicant should normally hold a recently issued
recognized secondary school certificate or its equivalent. The requirements for
admission stated by the University are in all cases the minimum demanded for
admission, and their fulfilment by a candidate does not automatically ensure
his /her selection. Prior to enrolling at Ahlia University, citizens of non-GCC
States should secure residence permits in the Kingdom of Bahrain; otherwise,
their admission will be conditional and subject to being rescinded at the
discretion of the University
Applicants must demonstrate a level of English proficiency consistent with the demands of an academic programme taught and assessed almost exclusively in the English language. This can be done in one of the following ways:
The applicants who meet the following programme specific admission requirements will be admitted to the programme:
Academic Score in the Secondary School Certificate (Tawjihia) or its Equivalent
The estimated duration for completion of a Bachelors Degree at Ahlia University is 4 years. This is structured around 134 credit-hours covering 45 courses.
The duration of study for each course is fifteen weeks, covering approximately 45 study hours.
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Application Fee | BD 20 |
| Registration Fee | BD 200 |
| Placement Tests Fee ( if applicable ) | BD 40 |
| Orientation Courses ( if applicable ) | BD 1,200 |
| 100 Level Courses – 12 courses ( BD 300 Per Course ) | BD 3,600 |
| 200 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 330 Per Course ) | BD 3,630 |
| 300 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 360 Per Course ) | BD 3,960 |
| 400 Level Courses – 11 courses ( BD 390 Per Course ) | BD 4,290 |
| Item | Discount |
|---|---|
| Orphans and people with special needs | 50% |
| High school average of 95% or above | 50% |
| High school average of 90% or above | 25% |
| High school average of 80% or above | 20% |
HEC ACCREDITED | MET BQA REQUIREMENTS