Synopsis
The Department of Finance and Banking (DFB) strives to be at the forefront of knowledge in many areas through its research, teaching, services, and outreach efforts. In keeping with the University's overall mission, the DFM aims at providing students with a strong academic foundation that would render them productive members of society.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Banking, it is anticipated that the student will:
- Develop an understanding of the financial aspects of the contemporary economy, the operations of financial institutions and markets and the financial management of business operations.
- Be equipped with analytical skills in the planning, management and control of financial resources to achieve the financial goals of the organization they are working for.
- Deal professionally with a wide range of inter-related theoretical concepts as they relate to international banking and finance.
- Be able to locate primary and secondary sources and materials, identify problems and suggest means and ways of overcoming these problems.
- Apply appropriate techniques to a specific banking or international finance topic and analyze the empirical findings.
- Interpret the implications for impacts on decision-making in banking and international finance.
