Rationale of the programme
Through an interdisciplinary approach this course introduces the learner to the nature of tourism industry from multidisciplinary perspective. The course imparts knowledge and comprehension by introducing research skills, the development of critical analysis and encourages the articulation of concepts and opinions. The learner will be made aware of the development of system thinking and its application in the tourism industry. The programme is aimed at producing professionals that have technical know-how, managerial skills and theoretical comprehension of the tourism area of study to be able to make a significant contribution to the development of the tourism industry.
Admission Requirements for the Proposed Programme
In addition to the general admission requirements for masters programmes the MSc in finance admits students with the following qualifications:
- i) Bachelor of commerce with finance and accounting specializations, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Financial Engineering or equivalent qualification (for the respective degrees the requirement is at least second-class lower division or pass with 2-year experience in finance field)
- ii) Bachelor’s degree in any filed plus a professional qualification in finance (CFA, CIFA or CIIA) (for the respective degrees the requirement is at least second-class lower division or pass with 2-year experience in finance field)
Units distribution table indicating allocated instructional hours and credit hours
| No. | Unit Code | Unit Name | Instructional Hours | Credit Hours | |||||||||
| FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | MACC 1101 | Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2. | MECO 1101 | Economic Analysis | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3. | MFIN 1101 | Derivatives and Financial Risk Management | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4. | MFIN 1102 | Theory of Finance | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5. | MSTA 1101 | Business Statistics | 56 | 4 | |||||||||
| FIRST YEAR SEMESTER 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6. | MFIN 1203 | Equity and Alternative Investments | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 7. | MFIN 1204 | Fixed Income Securities | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8. | MFIN 1205 | Corporate Governance and Professional Ethics | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9. | MECO 1202 | Financial Econometrics | 56 | 4 | |||||||||
| 10. | MSCI 1201 | Research Methods | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| SECOND YEAR | No. | Unit Code | Unit Name | Inst Hrs | Crdt Hrs | No. | Unit Code | Unit Name | Inst Hrs | Crdt Hrs | |||
| EITHER | OR | ||||||||||||
| SEMESTER 1 |
16. |
MCSI 2203 |
Thesis in Finance |
420 |
30 |
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| 11. | MFIN 2106 | Corporate Finance | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 12. | MFIN 2107 | Investment and Portfolio Management | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13. | MFIN 2108 | International Finance | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 14. | MFIN 2109 | Behavioural Finance | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| 15. | MFIN 2110 | Finance Seminar | 42 | 3 | |||||||||
| SEMESTER 2 | |||||||||||||
| 16. | MSCI 2202 | Research Project | 210 | 15 | |||||||||