STUDENTS ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
The duration of the MSc in Banking and Finance is one (1) year, and to gain admission to the programme, an applicant must satisfy the following minimum entry requirements:
This MSc will consider the following first-degree holders for admission:
a. First Degree in any Business-related programmes or equivalent qualifications. Preference will be given to applicants with 1st Class and 2nd Class Upper Honours.
b. Non-Business-related First Degree Graduates with a minimum of two years banking and finance industry experience;
c. Applicants with an MBA or equivalent may also apply.
d. Applicants with professional membership in Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Ghana, Associate of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Institute of Chartered Accountant- Ghana (ICA), Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or their equivalence may apply.
d. FOREIGN APPLICANTS
Foreign applicants from accredited/recognized institutions would be considered for admission in consultation with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission for the determination of qualifications for equivalences.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Semester-by-semester
Semester-by-semester structure/schedule of course, showing the credit value of each course This table provides the course names, course codes and the allocated credit hours for the respective courses for the MSc programme.
SEMESTER I | ||||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Load | ||
T | P | C | ||
MSBF 503 | Financial Markets | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 505 | Pharmaceutical Financial Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 507 | Research Methods | 2 | 2 | 3 |
MSBF 509 | Financial Regulation and Supervision | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 511 | Quantitative Methods | 2 | 2 | 3 |
MSBF 513 | Banking Operations | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total |
| 16 | 4 | 18 |
SEMESTER II | ||||
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Load | ||
T | P | C | ||
MSBF 502 | Financial Econometric | 2 | 2 | 3 |
MSBF 504 | Bank Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 506 | Bank Risk Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 508 | International Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
MSBF 510 | Dissertation/Thesis | 0 | 12 | 6 |
Total |
| 8 | 20 | 18 |