Finance

Overview

Our Bachelor of Science in Finance program will provide you with a thorough grounding in the main theories, concepts and tools of corporate finance, investments, financial markets and institutions. With an emphasis on the implications of finance issues from the perspective of individual investors, corporations, financial institutions, and policy makers, it will allow you to go on to contribute to the development of Saudi business culture in a global setting.​

The Curriculum

The curriculum for the BSc Finance program shall set you up with the skills to explain the fundamentals of the main business disciplines and their interaction with the financial environment, describe and discuss key concepts and principles of accounting and economics and identify the concepts, theories and practices related to finance and investment.

You will analyze real-life business and financial scenarios and formulate decisions and solutions, evaluate the feasibility of various options and decisions, and draw valid conclusions and conduct research into current problems related to finance.

You will develop keen analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills grounded in ethical values, use mathematics and statistics to solve financial problems and develop your interpersonal skills to be able to function effectively in a team. 

At the early years of your academic journey at Bachelor of Science in Finance, you will take General Education Program (GEP), attributed to the Liberal Arts – American style education. The (GEP) covers arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and technological studies to help you gain insight into varied critical learning skills, investigate essential branches of knowledge, and develop appreciation of diversity and change across time, culture, and national boundaries. ​

The curriculum and program implementation is reviewed annually by Georgetown University McDonough School of Business to ensure our BSc Finance degree program is industry leading.

Educational Objectives

Vision

The Prgram of Finance seeks to be recognized as a prestigious institution in providing high quality finance education, innovative research and which prepares competent professionals to lead the fast-changing national and global financial markets.

Goals

1. Position the Finance Program for a leading ranking through quality education, progressive research and community engagement.
   
2. Ensure a positive work environment, professional ethical consideration and participatory decision making and leadership; and maintain national and obtain international accreditations and benchmarking while promoting a culture of quality and excellence.
   
3. Prepare students for the increasingly complex challenges of financial markets through innovative problem-solving based teaching styles, and equip them with the necessary skills for national and international professional distinction; and Expand learning and information resources, optimize the use for academic and research excellence, further develop curriculums and instructional resource materials, and integrated information technologies into the teaching and programs content.
   
4. Attract national and international qualified students, and continue to nurture holistic leadership and entrepreneurial development.
   
5. Brand the Finance Program as an employee destination of choice through the recruitment of diverse and competent faculty, ensuring ongoing intellectual and professional development, building skills, competencies and talents for graduate and undergraduate students. Develop long term linkages with national businesses, enterprises and international community while engaging the business community in the continued improvement of current programs and the development of new educational and research projects.  
   
6. Expand and optimize Effat's facilities and resources to support a conducive learning and working environment; and Secure external research funding, reduce costs, and diversify financial sources.
   
7. Increase innovative research activities for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, with visible socio-economic impact.
   
   

Knowledge

Skills

Competencies

• General Education Requirements: 42 hours
  
• Business Core Requirements (College of Business Requirements): 54 hours
  
• Major Requirements
  
  
• Technical Required: 9 hourse​
  
• Technical Elective Requirements​: 9 hourse
  
• ​Electives
  
  
• ​Business Electives Courses: 9 hours
  
• Free Elective Required​: 6 hours
  
• ​Supervised Internship​: 3 hours
  

• Total: 132 hours​​​​​