Programme Structure: Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Banking and Finance

Year 1

  • English for Business
  • English for Management
  • Financial Accounting Framework I
  • Financial Accounting Framework II
  • Financial Institutions Operations
  • Management Principles
  • Managing Information
  • MPU1*
  • National Languages/Other Languages
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Quantitative Techniques I
  • Quantitative Techniques II

Year 2

  • Basic Econometrics
  • Business Finance
  • Co-Curriculum
  • Credit Analysis and Lending
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Econometrics
  • Elective I
  • Industrial Training
  • Legal Framework of Banking and Financial Institutions
  • Managerial Accounting
  • Money and Banking Management
  • MPU1**
  • Research Method
  • Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies

Year 3

  • Banking Operations and Treasury Management
  • Business and Society
  • Commercial Bank Management
  • Elective II 
  • Elective III
  • Elective IV
  • Financial Derivatives
  • International Finance
  • Islamic Banking
  • Research Project
  • Risk Management

Elective I - Choose 1 course

  • Applied ECommerce
  • Digital Marketing
  • Financial and Monetary Systems
  • Investment Management
  • Personal Financial Planning and Management
  • Portfolio Management

  • Elective II - Choose 1 course

    • Business Taxation
    • Financial Technology
    • Introduction to Financial Prediction with Machine Learning in Python​
    • Money and Financial Technology
    • Time Series Analysis


  • Elective III - Choose 1 course

    • Academic Writing
    • Advanced Financial Prediction with Deep Learning in Python​
    • Business Analytics​
    • Introduction to Internet of Things and Its Application​
    • Positive Psychology​


    • Elective IV - Choose 1 course

      • Confucianism and Modern Society
      • Digital Entrepreneurship​
      • Fundamentals of Business Systems​
      • Fundamentals of Digital Media Technology​
      • Interpersonal Communication
      • Introduction to Multimedia
      • Public Speaking and Oral Presentation

    • MPU 1* - Choose 1 course

        • Falsafah dan Isu Semasa - For Local Students 
        • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students 


    • MPU 1** - Choose 1 course

        • Philosophy and Current Issues - For International Students 
        • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban  - For Local Students 

National Language/Other Language - Choose 1 course

  • Introduction to Chinese Language I​
  • Introduction to French
  • Introduction to German Language
  • Introduction to Japanese
  • Introduction to Tamil Language

Co-curriculum - Choose 1 course

  • Art, Craft, and Design
  • Arts and Cultural Performance
  • Business Plan Writing & Preparation
  • Community Project
  • Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Language, Culture and Social Study Aboard
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Management of Sports Activities​
  • Music Performance
  • Oral Communication
  • Social Entrepreneurship Project
  • Study Soft Skills and/or Life Skills Abroad
  • Team Work and Collaborative Project
  • Work Ethics and EQ

Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.