COURSE OVERVIEW
Bachelor In Banking And Finance (Hons) With A Specialism In Financial Technology
LEVEL 1
Students will learn fundamental skills required for every banking and finance professional, the basic understanding of business management and finance as well as the fundamentals of Financial Technology. We will also expose them towards business & communication skills, accounting skills and management skills.
Common Modules
- Quantitative and Statistical Methods
- Introduction to Management
- Business and Communication Skills
- Financial Accounting 1
- Business Economics
- Introduction to Banking & Finance
- Financial Accounting 2
- Essentials of FinTech
- Business Law
- Marketing
LEVEL 2
A broader range of skills will be learnt, in which students will gain a better understanding of banking instruments, procedures, regulatory framework as well as overall financial system environment. Students will be introduced to hands-on training on the underlying technologies enabling FinTech solutions. They will also be exposed to the new FinTech solutions namely digital currencies, peer to peer lending and etc. In addition, they will also familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of data mining techniques. We will further nurture their independent learning to prepare them for the workplace and for further researches.
Common Modules
- Specialised Modules
- Financial Statement Analysis
- The Financial System
- Banking Instruments & Procedures
- Times Series & Forecasting
- Enabling FinTech
- Law of Banking and Finance
- Financial Econometrics
- Business Research Methods
- Financial Management
- Data Mining & Predictive Modelling
- Workplace Professional Communication Skills
- Employee and Employment Trends
- Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technologies
- Crowdfunding and Alternative Lending
INTERNSHIP (16 WEEKS)
Students will undertake a short Internship/ Industrial Training for a minimum period of 16 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment.
LEVEL 3
Students will make use of their previous studies and industrial experience to learn about the governance, risk management and compliance of financial technology and theories as well as the globalization of banking and finance in International Banking. Concept of empirical application of Robo Advisor and Entrepreneurial Finance will also be target with aims to groom them as a leader in financial technology. A final year project requires them to explore a topic individually- they will demonstrate their academic and practical aspects of their ability in the chosen area of study.
Common Modules
- Specialised Modules
- Risk Management in Banking
- Financial Derivatives
- Corporate Finance
- International Banking and Investment
- Investigations in Financial Technology
- Building Customer Relationships
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Technology Project
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Robo Advisor
- FinTech Governance, Risk Management & Compliance
- Note: The specialism will appear only in the academic transcript.
MQA Compulsory Subjects*
- Ethnic Relations (M’sian Students)
- Islamic & Asian Civilisation (M’sian Students)                                                                                       Â
- Malaysian Studies (Int’l Students)
- Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
- Co-Curriculum
​(*All students are required to successfully complete these modules as stipulated by the Malaysian Qualification Agency)
Career Options
- Entrepreneur
- FinTech Specialist
- Banking Specialist
- Payment System Specialist
- Data Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Product Developer
- Compliance Expert
- FinTech Quantitative Developer
- Strategy Analyst
- Business Development Associate
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University Details:
Asia Pacific University
APU was announced as among the Highest Rated Emerging Universities in Malaysia, being rated 5-STAR (EXCELLENT Rating) under the latest SETARA Ratings by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE). APU has maintained this Excellent Rating consecutively in the SETARA 2011, 2013, 2017 as well as in the latest ratings announced on 18th Dec 2020. The SETARA ratings system measures the performance of teaching and learning in universities in Malaysia. Read more
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