Students have more flexibility to move into diverse fields such as financial planning, macroeconomic-financial forecasting, trading, financial-economic research as well as risk and asset management in banking. To remain competitive in an increasingly complex financial ecosystem, this programme also incorporates topics in the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Registered Financial Planner (RFP) and Securities Commission Licensing Examination modules to prepare students for these certifications.

Students pursuing three finance degrees, on completing a year-2 subject (Personal Financial Planning) will earn exemptions from 2 subjects and permitted to carry the ‘associate member’ title as Registered Financial Planner of the Malaysian Financial Planning Council.

BSc (Hons) Financial Economics

(R2/0412/6/0036)(03/30)(MQA/FA4451)

◦ Chief Financial Officer
◦ Corporate Treasurer
◦ Financial Controller
◦ Investment Banker

Duration:
3 Years Full-Time

Intakes:
January, April, September

Career Prospects:

Validated by:

Programme Structure

YEAR 1

◦  AI Foundation and Application
◦  Business Law
◦  Mathematics for Finance and Economics
◦  Principles of Business Analytics
◦  Principles of Business Finance
◦  Principles of Economics
◦  Principles of Financial Accounting
◦  Principles of Management

YEAR 2

◦  Econometrics
◦  Essentials of Employability
◦  Financial Institutions and Markets
◦  Financial Management  
◦  Investment Management
◦  Macroeconomics
◦  Microeconomics
◦  Personal Financial Planning
◦  Stream 1 (2 Elective subjects)

YEAR 3

◦  Advanced Financial Economics
◦  Ethics and Corporate Governance
◦  Finance Analytics
◦  Financial Economics
◦  Financial Technology
◦  International Economics
◦  Sustainable Development and Finance
◦  Elective 2 (2 Elective subjects)
◦  Internship

Electives (choose 4)
◦  Banking and Fintech Laws and Regulations
◦  Corporate Finance
◦  Derivatives and Risk Management
◦  Financial Statement Analysis
◦  Fixed Income Markets and Instruments
◦  Islamic Banking, Securities and Finance
◦  Managerial Economics
◦  Money, Banking and Digital Currency


Note: Students can choose from various streams, subject to availability on a best-effort basis. Sign up to enquire about the full list of available streams and electives. 

MOHE compulsory GENERAL STUDIES subjects 

For Local students:
◦  Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban
◦  Falsafah dan Isu Semasa

 For International students:
◦  Appreciation of Ethics & Civilisation
◦  Malay Language for Communication 2 

 For ALL students:
◦  Bahasa Kebangsaan A
(Applicable to students who did not sit for SPM or did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu)  
◦  Community Service for Planetary Health
◦  Entrepreneurial Mindset & Skills
◦  Integrity & Anti-Corruption