Overview of Bachelor of Economics Honours Financial Economics in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman UTAR Malaysia
This programme aims to prepare students with both sound theoretical understanding and empirical ability with respect to economic and finance issue. It aims to cultivate the critical thinking and analytical skills of the students in analysing economic issue and phenomenon. The programme provides opportunities for undergraduate to "do economics".
The learning outcomes of the programme emphasise largely on the ability of the undergraduates to comprehend the fundamentals concepts of economics and to scientifically apply the theories of economics and finance in understanding real-world economic issues. To attain this goal, the curriculum is thus designed to motivate active participation of students in teaching-learning interaction, and academic writing.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Financial Economics are eligible for certain exemptions from the professional examinations of MACS
.UTAR is one of the few universities in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) University Programme that included a significant portion of the CFA Programme Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) into its curricula. Hence, UTAR Bachelor of Enonomics (Honours) Financial Economics will be provided with a solid foundation to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme.
CAREER PROSPECTS
Financial Economist
Financial Controller
Consumer Loan Officer
Investment Strategies Researcher
Derivatives Expert
Economy Analyst
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Year 1
Business Accounting I
Business Accounting II
Business Finance
Corporate and Business Law
English for Business
Information Systems
Management Principles
MPU1*
National Language/ Other Languages
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Marketing
Principles of Microeconomics
Quantitative Techniques I
Quantitative Techniques II
Year 2
Academic Writing
Basic Econometrics
Co-Curriculum
Econometrics
English for Management
Industrial Economics
Macroeconomics I
Macroeconomics II
Malaysian Economy
Microeconomics I
Microeconomics II
Money and Banking Management
MPU1**
Research Methods
Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies
Year 3
Business and Society
Industrial Training
International Finance
International Trade
Elective I
Elective II
Microeconomic Foundation for Financial Analysis
Portfolio Management
Time Series Analysis
Undergraduate Project
Elective I - Choose 1 course
Banking Operations and Treasury Management
Financial and Monetary Systems
Financial Derivatives
Elective II - Choose 1 course
Islamic Banking
Personal Financial Planning and Management
Risk Management
MPU 1* - Choose 1 course
Hubungan Etnik - For Local Students
Malaysian Studies 3 - For International Students
MPU 1** - Choose 1 course
Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students
Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS) - For Local Students
National Language/Other Language - Choose 1 course
Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - For Malaysian only, without SPM-BM credit
Communication Tamil For Health Sciences
Introduction to French
Introduction to German Language
Introduction to Japanese
Introduction to Korean
Introduction to Tamil Language
Introduction to Thai Language
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Art, Craft, and Design
Arts and Cultural Performance
Business Plan Writing & Preparation
Community Project
Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
