MS Banking and Finance

Duration: 8 Semesters

Degree Level: Post Graduate

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum 16 years of education - BS Banking and Finance/BBA/MBA-2 years/BS Commerce (with specialization in finance or banking) or equivalent
• Minimum 2.5/4.00 CGPA OR 50% marks under annual system.
• GAT General (NTS) with at least 50% score OR UGAT as per university rules.
• Interview 

Introduction to MS Banking and Finance

The MS banking and finance is designed to develop the intellectual ability of researchers through understanding the academic body of knowledge in the field of banking and finance with specializations in banking and Finance. The program is designed to facilitate scholars to uncover the classic and recent global and regional body of knowledge and prepare them to generate knowledge and solutions, particularly for local and regional businesses, industry, and society.

 

Scope                         

Banking and Finance industry is experiencing a severe shortage of experts and trained workforce particularly in the Islamic Financial Services area. A primary objective of this program is to develop knowledgeable and capable executives and workforce to move quickly to key positions in the financial services sector and to demonstrate the skills necessary to tackle problems within the complex world of banking and finance.

The MS program is essentially a research-based degree program intended to investigate and find solutions to the problems besetting our national economy. The program will provide substantial training in a range of research techniques and methods used in the banking and finance and understanding of their theoretical and philosophical underpinnings. The research-based dissertation will enable our students to apply research skills and develop in-depth knowledge in a specialized area. Our philosophy is that postgraduate banking and finance students need the understanding and skills associated with high-quality academic research. This approach applies equally to those who become either academic scholars or professional practitioners. This program also serves as an entry point for our doctoral Program.

 

Mission Statement

“To produce research scholars who are equipped with research skills, banking, and finance knowledge to meet challenges of industry and community. The program aims to produce professionals who are creative and innovative by using empirical and applied research learning techniques”.

 

Program objectives:

1. Equip students to have a systematic understanding of theoretical concepts in Banking and Finance and provision of interface between the knowledge and practice. 
2.   Equip students with critical awareness of current problems and new insights in Banking and Finance. 
3.  Equip students with comprehensive practical understanding of the techniques of enquiry and research used in the sector, and of how they are used to create and interpret knowledge.     
4.   Equip students with adequate conceptual understanding for evaluating current research and creating knowledge base in the banking and finance world.

 

Program Outcomes

After completion of the program:

1. Graduates will be capable to apply the theoretical knowledge in practices.
2. Graduates will have awareness about currents problems and new insights in Banking and Finance. 
   
3. Graduates will have comprehensive practical understanding of the techniques of enquiry and research used in the sector, and how they are used to create and interpret knowledge.
4.  Graduate will be capable of evaluating current research and creating knowledge base in the banking and finance world.  

Scheme of Studies

Duration:	4-8 Semesters
Total Credit Hours:	30
Course Work:	24
Thesis	06

Semester wise break-up plan

 

MS Banking and Finance 30 Credit Hours
Semester	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
I	MSBF -7101	Strategic Finance	3
	MSBF -7102	Advanced Research Methodology	3
	MSBF -7103	Elective-I	3
	MSBF -7104	Elective-II	3
	Total Cr. Hrs. Semester I		12
II	MSBF-7201	Management, Organizational Policy, and Practices	3
	MSBF-7202	Financial Econometrics	3
	MSBF-7203	Elective-III	3
	MSBF-7203	Elective IV	3
	Total Cr. Hrs. Semester II		12
III	MSBF- 8301	Thesis	6
IV	MSBF-8301	Thesis
	Total Cr. Hrs. Thesis		6
Total Credit Hours of MS Banking and Finance			30

 

 
List of elective Courses

 

S. No	Course Name
1.	Analysis of Financial Derivatives
2.	Behavioral Finance
3.	Enterprise Risk Management
4.	Advanced Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
5.	Advance Topics in International Finance
6.	Financial Econometrics
7.	International Financial Management
8.	Financial Modelling
9	Retail and Investment Banking
10.	Legal and regulatory aspects of Banking Supervision
11	Islamic Insurance, Theory and Practice
12	Islamic Banking, Theory and Practice
13	Credit and Risk Management in Banking Sector
14	Financing of SMEs
15	Management of Banking Operations
16	Environmental and Sustainable Finance
17	Accounting Information
18	Fintech and Digital Finance

 

MS Islamic Banking and Finance

Duration: 4 Semesters

Degree Level: Post Graduate

Eligibility Criteria

• Minimum 16 years of education - BS Islamic Banking and Finance or equivalent
• Minimum 2.5/4.00 CGPA OR 50% marks under annual system.
• GAT General (NTS) with at least 50% score OR UGAT as per university rules.
• Interview

Introduction

 

The growing market of Islamic Banking and Finance creates a high need for banking and finance professionals, who are equipped with Islamic financial sector’s knowledge and who are able to address the ongoing challenges faced to this market. The global awareness of Islamic financial markets intensifies the need of producing skills in the area of Islamic banking and finance. The MS-IBF provides students with the opportunity to become a good Islamic financial knowledge bearer to cater the ever-growing demand for a human resource in the area. MS-IBF program is to prepare students well versed with conventional as well as Islamic financial system to contribute nationally and internationally in the banking sector.

 

Scope

After completing the degree students will have ample opportunity to join Islamic financial institutions, Islamic investment, mudarabah , mutual funds and takaful companies. There is an increasing number of companies acquiring the consultation of experts in Shariah and Islamic finance. Graduates of MS-IBF will be the relevant candidates for such companies. Graduates of MS-IBF can also get administrative position in any of the private, public and nonprofit organizations for their expertise in the area of Islamic banking and finance.

 

Mission Statement

“MS in Islamic Banking and Finance is envisioned as a an educational and training program for participants to acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to win a distinguished place in the local and global market of Islamic Banking.”

 

Program Objectives

MS in Islamic Banking and Finance is aimed at providing relevant education and training in all aspects of the operation of Islamic Banking. The program's specific objectives are:

• To provide opportunity to graduates with relevant experience to acquire knowledge and training for a career in Islamic Banking and Finance.
• To train the graduates with specialization in Islamic Banking in expanding banking and financial institutions.
• To provide opportunity for graduates in related disciplines to prepare them to enter the ever-expanding job market in Islamic Banking and Finance.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

•        Paradigm the rationale behind the development of the Islamic finance industry.
•     Evaluate the nature and scope of the Islamic finance industry in relation to its conventional counterpart.
•      Provide a solution to the issues related to Islamic banking and Finance.  
•          Apply the Shariah based knowledge in banking and financial sector

Scheme of Studies

Program Structure

 

Duration:	4-8 Semesters (2 years)
Total Credit Hours:	30
Course Work:	24
Thesis	06