Objectives
The objectives of the Department of Finance and Economics are:
- Design academic programs as platforms for further advancement of our graduates
- Hire and support responsive scholars/educators
- Attract aspirant students
- Develop a supportive intellectual, professional & learning environment
- Develop engaging intellectual & learning experiences
- Expand college-society initiatives by working closely with key stakeholders
- Reinforce the crafting of a distinctive college identity
B.Sc in Finance Program Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the program, students should be able to:
- Make use of theories and methods in Finance to reach sound financial decisions
- Critically analyze the financial decision - making process in corporations, investment firms, banks, and other financial institutions
- Develop innovative and advanced approaches to evaluate the operations of financial markets and institutions
- Design solutions for real world Finance problems individually and as a team
- Analyze ethical, global and cultural issues related to the real world
- Demonstrate knowledge of financial regulations, standards, codes and corporate policies for compliance and for ensuring financial stability
- Analyze the features of the UAE/Gulf financial environment in the context of global financial environments and draw conclusions about financial resilience & stability
- Apply information technology and quantitative methods in research and evaluate the results in the area of finance individually and in groups
