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Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Financial Economics

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Bachelor of Economics (Honours) Financial Economics
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Programme Information

Qualification

Degree

Duration

3 Years

Intake

January, May, October

Tuition Fee

RM 41650

Overseas Program

Available

Location

Perak

Overview

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.

Entry Requirements

Minimum Requirement (Either one)

  • STPM: 2 C
  • A-level: 2 D
  • South Australian Matriculation (SAM): An Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) 70 and Grade B in 2 subject
  • Canadian Pre-University (CPU): An average of 70% in 6 subjects
  • Foundation in Science, UTAR
  • Foundation in Arts (Management and Accountancy Stream), UTAR
  • Foundation from other Institutions of Higher Learning in the relevant field
  • Matriculation MoE
  • Diploma, TAR UC
  • Diploma from other Institutions of Higher Learning
  • Other equivalent qualification recognised by the Malaysian Government

And

  • A credit in 1 SPM Mathematics subject / equivalent

Or

  • UEC: Grade B in 5 subjects including 1 Mathematics subject / equivalent

Course Outline

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

Co-curriculum (Choose 1 course)

  • Art, Craft, and Design
  • Arts and Cultural Performance
  • Business Plan Writing & Preparation
  • Community Project
  • Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Language, Culture and Social Study Aboard
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Managing Personal Finance
  • Martial Arts
  • Music Performance
  • Oral Communication
  • Social Entrepreneurship Project
  • Sports
  • Study Soft Skills and/or Life Skills Abroad
  • Team Work and Collaborative Project
  • Work Ethics and EQ

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Programme Information

Qualification

Degree

Duration

3 Years

Intake

January, May, October

Tuition Fee

RM 41650

Overseas Program

Available

Location

Perak