Department of  Finance & Financial Institutions

   

FIRST: NON CREDIT COURSES

ELU

096

English Language [<60% score in the KU admission test]

QMS

098

Basic Algebra

SECOND:  GENERAL EDUCATION
 REQUIREMENT (52 S. H.)

a) English language Skills: (4 S.H)

ELU

106

English Language [ELU 096 or  60-80% score in the KU admission test]

b) Analytical & Quantitative Skills: (9 S.H.)

QMS

110

Business Math [QMS 098 or passing admission test]

QMS

120

Business Statistics I [QMS 110]

QMS

220

Business Statistics II [QMS 120]

c) Communications Skills: (12 S.H.)

AR

101

Arabic Language
AR 102 Arabic Language
ELU 126 English for academic purposes I  [ELU 106 or  ≥80% score in the KU admission test]
ELU

146

English for academic purposes II  [ELU 126]

d) Social & Behavioral Studies: (12 S.H.)

PSYCH 101 Introduction to Psychology
ECON 110 Principles of Microeconomics

ECON

111

Principles of Macroeconomics

Electives: Students choose one course from the following:

HIST 101 Modern Arab History
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

GEOG

101

Man and Environment

CI

102

Home Economics

PS 103 Government and Politics of Kuwait
SOC 171 Anthropology

PSYCH

205

Social Psychology [PSYCH 101]

e) Humanities: (9 S.H.)

HIST

102

History of Arab-Islamic Civilization

LAW

110

Legal environment for Business

Electives: Students choose one course from the following:

PHIL

101

Philosophy of Science

PHIL 102 Introduction to Logic
SIS 102 Islamic Culture

PHIL

103

Principles of Philosophy

LAW 105 Human Rights

PHIL

108

Moral and Modern Society

f) Physical & Biological Science: (3 S.H.)

Electives: Students choose one course from the following:

GEOL

101

Physical Geology

PE

101

Petroleum Fundamentals

BOT

101

Biology (1)

GEOL 102 Historical Geology
BOT 105 Environmental Conservation
Z 111 Introduction to Biology and Nature

PHYS

111

Man and Energy

GEOL

111

Earth and Universe

Z

112

Human Biology

GEOL

112

Natural Resources

GEOL

113

The Changing Earth

GEOL

227

Environmental Geology [GEOL 101]

BOT

261

Principles of Ecology

g) Information Technology: (3 S.H.)

QMS

130

Computer-Based Applications in Business

THIRD:  BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS (39 S.H.)

ACC

101

Introduction to Financial Accounting

MKT

201

Principles of Management [PA]

MKT

205

Organizational Behavior [MKT 201 & PSY 101]

QMS

205

Introduction to Management Science [QMS 110]

FIN

210

Principles of Financial Management  [ACC 101 & QMS 120]

QMS

210

Operations Management [QMS 205]

ECON

212

Money and Banking [ECON 110 & ECON 111] [PA]

ACC

214

Introduction to Cost and Management Accounting

 

 

[ACC 101]

MKT

220

Principles of  Marketing [ECON 110] [PA]

QMS

240

Introduction to Business Information Systems [QMS 130]

MKT

250

Introduction to International Business Management

 

 

[MKT 201] [PA]

PA

307

Business, Ethics and Society [PA]

MKT

450

Strategic Management

 

 

[MKT 220, MKT 201, FIN 210 & QMS 210] [PA]

FOURTH:  MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (27 S.H.)

Required: (15 S.H.)

FIN

315

Financial Markets and Institutions [FIN 210]

FIN

320

Principles of Investment  [FIN 210]

FIN

327

Intermediate Financial Management  [FIN 210]

FIN

440

International Financial Management  [FIN 210]

FIN

470

Seminar in Finance and Financial Institutions

[completion of 90 S.H.]

Electives: (12 S.H.)

Students choose four courses from:

FIN

316

Islamic Banking and Finance  [FIN 210] [PA]

FIN

317

Investment Banking [FIN 320]

FIN

325

Short term modeling and working capital management 

 

 

[FIN 210]

FIN

420

Investment Portfolio Management [FIN 320]

FIN

422

Money & Capital Markets [FIN 210]

FIN

425

Capital Budgeting & long term financing decisions

 

 

[FIN 210]

FIN

426

Options & Futures [FIN 320]

FIN

428

Small Business Finance [FIN 210]

FIN

429

Enterpreneurial Finance [FIN 210] [PA]

FIN

460

Real Estate Finance & Investment [FIN 320]

FIN

480

Internship in Finance [department’s approval] [PA]

FIN

490

Special Topics in Finance  [department’s approval] [PA]

FIFTH:  SUPPORT OF MAJOR AREA (6 S.H.)

ECON

315

Economics of International Finance [ECON 110 &111]

ACC

450

Financial Statement Analysis [ACC 101& FIN 210]

SIXTH: FREE ELECTIVES (6S.H.)