MBA, MBA Finance Courses, Skyline University & Colleges in Dubai UAE Sharjah

MBA – EMPHASIS ON FINANCE

The Bachelor of Business Administration program with major in Finance is designed to develop the understanding of the functional and operational areas of finance. It emphasizes the role of information technology in developing problem solving, decision - making skills in effective discharge of responsibilities. Accounting and finance being an important area of business with multiple stakeholders, the importance of ethical behavior is adequately emphasized in this major. With UAE becoming a financial hub, the program is intended to address the requirement of skilled labor in the area of accounting and finance at the regional and global level.

Program Summary

Goals

Develop understanding of accounting function and process of financial decision making in a socially desirable manner.
Develop understanding of the role of financial markets and financial institutions.
Develop understanding of financial management for corporate and individuals
Develop understanding of the emerging trends of Islamic financial markets.
Develop understanding of the role of technology in the areas of accounting and finance.

Objectives

Provide skills of creating and presenting financial statements.
Provide various techniques to analyze financial statements, which help in identifying problem areas, take corrective actions and make financial decisions.
Provide appropriate analytical skills to enable students identify ethical issues in discharge of accounting and finance function.
Provide knowledge on arranging, spending and managing finance from the organizational perspective.
Provide conceptual knowledge on the functioning of stock markets, currency markets, and derivative markets and their relationships.
Provide conceptual knowledge of Debt, equity and hybrid instruments and their utility in taking investment and financing decisions.
Provide understanding of functions of banks, insurance and investment companies.
Provide knowledge of processes of effective management in investment return, risk, and their tradeoff, taking investment and financing decisions.
Provide an understanding of working of traditional financial system, and alternatives offered by Islamic financial system.
Provide knowledge of different accounting and financial software packages, their constant upgrades and alternative products, to enable students effectively and efficiently discharge their functional responsibilities in the area of accounting and finance.

Duration

Total credits required for graduation – 36
This is a non-thesis program, which can be finished in 18 months provided that the student meets the CGPA requirements

Recognition

At the end of duration of the program, students are awarded a Master of Business Administration degree mentioning their area of specialization. Degrees are recognized and stamped by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE

Intakes

There are two admission intakes for the MBA program namely September and January each year

Class Timings

Evening Class – 1900 – 2200 Hrs

Subjects

CORE COURSES

CODE	COURSE	PRE-REQUISITIES	CREDITS
ACC601	Managerial Accounting	NIL	3
BUS601	Quantitative Methods for Business Decision Making	NIL	3
BUS602	International Business	NIL	3
CIS601	Corporate Information Strategy & Management	NIL	3
ECO601	Managerial Economics	NIL	3
FIN601	Financial Management	NIL
MGM601	Human Resource Management	NIL	3
MKT601	Marketing Management	NIL	3
MGM713	Strategic Management	All 600 level courses	3
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EMPHASIS ON Finance (Major)
CODE	COURSE	PRE-REQUISITIES	CREDITS
FIN711	Corporate Finance	ACC601, FIN601	3
FIN712	Management of Banks & Financial Institutions	ACC601, FIN601	3
FIN713	International Finance	ACC601, FIN601	3
FIN714	Investment and Portfolio Management (SAPM)	ACC601, FIN601	3
Total Credits Required In Emphasis On Finance			9