Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Banking and Finance
Overview
Banking and finance provides an essential understanding of the economic and financial processes and management practices adopted by financial institutions and functions in businesses across industries. The role of the banking sector in today’s economy is also highlighted, with an eye on the different types of banks and the abundance of services they offer.
This area of emphasis prepares you for the management of private and public institutions’ financial structures. It helps you develop skills in the field of financial analysis, as well as managerial skills in the money and commodities’ markets. It prepares qualified personnel and potential executives for Lebanon’s banking sector and the financial services industry.
Curriculum
A minimum 92 credits are required for graduation, distributed as follows:
- Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
- Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
- Other Requirements (12 credits)
- LAS Requirements (30 credits)*
- Free Electives (5 credits)
* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS Social Sciences requirements.
Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
- ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
- BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
- ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
- ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
- MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formulation (3 cr.)
- MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
- MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
- OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
- QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
- BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
- XXX399 Internship/Practicum* (1 cr.)
* Major-specific course with the appropriate code: ACC399, FIN399, FEM399, ITM399, IBS399, MGT399, or MKT399.
Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
- FIN302 Financial Institutions & Markets (3 cr.)
- FIN311 Banking Operations (3 cr.)
- FIN405 Investment Analysis (3 cr.)
- FIN413 Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
- FIN408 Financial Modeling and Business Valuation (3 cr.)
Other Requirements (12 credits)
Block A: Minimum 6 credits
- ACC431 Financial Statements Analysis (3 cr.)
- FIN321 Introduction to Insurance (3 cr.)
- FIN322 Global Financial Management (3 cr.)
- FIN323 Islamic Banking & Finance (3 cr.)
- FIN399 Internship Practicum (1 cr.)
- FIN401 Senior Seminar in Finance (3 cr.)
- FIN406 Portfolio Management (3 cr.)
- FIN407 Sustainable Finance (3 cr.)
- FIN421 Financial Derivatives (3 cr.)
Block B: Maximum 6 credits
1. Soft skills: Maximum 3 credits
- MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr.)
- MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr.)
- MGT436 Personality & Career Development (1 cr.)
2. Vertically Integrated Projects: Maximum 3 credits
- VIP201 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
- VIP301 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
- VIP401 Vertically Integrated Projects (1 cr.)
3. Other Electives
- ACC300 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
- QBA301 Intermediate Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
- BDA211 Introduction to Applied Data Analytics (3 cr.)
- BDA214 AI for Business (3 cr.)
- BUS311 Research Methods (3 cr.)
- ECO304 Mathematical Methods for Economics (3 cr.)
- ECO332 Introductory Econometrics (4 cr.)
LAS Requirements (30 credits)
Free Electives (5 credits)
Recommended Study Plan
Year One
Fall (15 credits)
- ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
- MGT201 Foundations of Management & Entrepreneurship (3 cr.)
- ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- MKT201 Contemporary Marketing (3 cr.)
- ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
- LAS Core Requirement (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Year Two
Fall (16 credits)
- QBA201 Statistics for Business Insights (3 cr.)
- ITM211 Information Systems and AI for Business (3 cr.)
- MGT338 Negotiation Workshop (1 cr.)
- FIN302 Financial Institutions and Markets (3 cr.)
- FIN311 Banking Operations (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)
- BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
- BUS299 Civic and SDG Engagement (0 cr.)
- FIN405 Investment Analysis (3 cr.)
- Business Elective I (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- Business Elective II (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
Summer (after Year Two)
Year Three
Fall (16 credits)
- OPM301 Operations & Production Management (3 cr.)
- MGT438 Leadership Workshop (1 cr.)
- FIN413 Corporate Finance (3 cr.)
- Business Elective III (Block A or B — see Elective Menu) (3 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- Free Elective (3 cr.)
Spring (14 credits)