Universiti Malaya (UM)

 

 

The Department has been established since 1st February 1997. It offers courses in Finance and Banking for Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Accounting, Masters of Business Administration and PhD. Courses include corporate finance, investment, seminar in corporate finance, bank management, treasury management, econometrics, capital markets and instruments, derivatives, Islamic Banking and other finance-related topics.

The core activities of the department are teaching, research and publication. Department members are highly involved in empirical research and their research performance has been outstanding. Main areas of research interests are capital markets, derivatives and risk management, financial regulations, Islamic banking, performance and efficiency studies, time-series models, capital and dividend structures, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. Majority of the staff receive external and internal research grants. Almost all of these research findings are presented in international conferences and are scholarly reviewed and published in academic journals.

The department attracts local and international students who are keen to pursue post graduate studies in finance and banking, including Islamic Finance. In addition to benefiting from department members, students also gain exposure from international scholars who visit the department on a regular basis. This has contributed to a continuous flow of quality research output and publications from the post-graduate students working in close collaboration with supervisors and foreign renowned professors.

Bachelor of Islamic Finance and Banking with Honours - BIFB (Hons)

Introduction

This program is able to produce a competent and conversant workforce in the area of banking and finance to meet market demand in both national and international level. Career prospects in this industry include finance and Islamic banking institutions as well as other institutions which offer and practice Islamic concepts/principles as a way of conducting business.

Program Structure

The structure of the programme is specifically designed to include vital aspects in Islamic finance and banking in addition to the understanding of elements in conventional finance and banking coupled with other fields relevant to strengthen the knowledge to meet growing demand by the industry.

SUMMARY PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS OF BACHELOR OF ISLAMIC FINANCE AND BANKING (WITH HONOURS) - BIFB (HONS)

 

 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

For the award of Bachelor of Islamic Finance and Banking (with Honours), a student is required to complete at least 115 credit hours and must get at least 2.00 cumulative grade point average through the following structure:

 

Total Overall Credits Hours: 118 Credit Hours

Semester System

Universiti Utara Malaysia operates on semester system. Each academic session consists of two semesters which commences in July and November. Students must attend fourteen (14) week of lectures and tutorials in each semester and followed by three (3) weeks of examination. Under normal circumstances, to qualify for a degree, a student is required to satisfy a minimum duration of six (6) semesters. Within this period, they must complete a minimum number of credits specified by each programme. Students’ achievements are continuously evaluated throughout the semester.

Students will earn grade point for each course taken. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be calculated at the end of each semester. This calculation will continue until a student has successfully completed the amount of credits that is required for each programme.

In order to qualify for a degree, a student must achieve Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00. If he/she failed to achieve CGPA of 2.00 in his/her final semester, a student may continue until the tenth (10) semester. In certain cases the University Senate will consider exemptions in the form of transfer of credit. A student granted with such an exemption will be able to graduate in less than six (6) semesters.

Students who apply for transfer of credit must prove the course that the course they have taken at another institution is equivalent value with the one offered by University.

Admission Requirements

How to Apply

Universiti Utara Malaysia operates on semester system. Each academic session consists of two semesters which commences in July and November. Students must attend fourteen (14) week of lectures and tutorials in each semester and followed by three (3) weeks of examination. Under normal circumstances, to qualify for a degree, a student is required to satisfy a minimum duration of six (6) semesters. Within this period, they must complete a minimum number of credits specified by each programme. Students’ achievements are continuously evaluated throughout the semester.

Students will earn grade point for each course taken. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will be calculated at the end of each semester. This calculation will continue until a student has successfully completed the amount of credits that is required for each programme.

In order to qualify for a degree, a student must achieve Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00. If he/she failed to achieve CGPA of 2.00 in his/her final semester, a student may continue until the tenth (10) semester. In certain cases the University Senate will consider exemptions in the form of transfer of credit. A student granted with such an exemption will be able to graduate in less than six (6) semesters.

Students who apply for transfer of credit must prove the course that the course they have taken at another institution is equivalent value with the one offered by University.

Financial

Students can apply for scholarships/loans from various organizations namely JPA/MARA, PTPTN, the State Governments, statutory bodies and the private sector. Details can be obtained directly from the respective establishments mentioned. Advertisements for the offer of scholarships/loans will usually be placed in local newspapers.

To assist students, the Students Affairs Department will contact scholarship/loan sponsors from time to time for sources of aid.