Bachelor of Business Science in Investment Science (BBSC-I)

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Science in Investment Science is a four-year professional (undergraduate) degree. This programme places a high emphasis on Finance, Mathematics and Statistical studies in the curriculum to an advanced level, underpinning the science of investment. The final year of the programme is an honours year and includes a Finance research project. The graduate attributes gained from this programme afford entry into a competitive labour market, professional training, post-graduate studies or further studies towards the Certified Financial Analyst or Actuarial Science qualifications.

Duration

4 years

Entry Requirements

NSC-Deg with APS 33
Mathematics Level 6
English and Life Orientation Level 4

Modules

Year 1 (160 credit points)

Semster 1

ACCT101 Accounting 101
ECON101 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH130 Introduction to Calculus
STAT130 Introduction to Statistics
ISTN101 Information Systems and Technology 1A

Semster 2

ACCT102 Accounting 102 or ACCT103 Accounting 103
ECON102 Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH140 Calculus and Linear Algebra
STAT140 Statistical Methods
FINA103 Integrated Business Studies

Year 2 (144 credit points)

Semster 1

FINA201 Finance 201
ECON201 Intermediate Macroeconomics & Applications
MATH212 Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra
STAT230 Probability Distributions
ZULN101 or ISTN103

Semster 2

- FINA202 Finance 202

ECON202 Intermediate Microeconomics & Applications

MATH251 Further Calculus and Introductory Analysis

STAT240 Statistical Inference

Year 3 (128 credit points)

Semster 1

FINA311 Capital Market Theory
FINA312 Financial Risk Management
ECON315 Mathematics for Economists
STAT301 Linear models
STAT395 Applied Probability models

Semster 2

FINA321 Corporate Financial Management
STAT305 Biostatistics Methods
STAT350 Random processes

Year 4 (Honours level, 128 credits points)

Semster 1

FINA700 Finance Research Project
FINA7CR Corporate Finance
FINA7QM Quantitative Methods in Finance
Statistics honours module elective

Semster 2

FINA700 Finance Research Project
FINA7IB International Business Finance
FINA7PM Portfolio Management
Statistics honours module elective

Career Opportunities

Finance and Financial Management services
Investment and securities analysis
Business Analysis
Insurance industry
Banking sector (Investment, Commercial, Retail and Private Wealth banking)
Public Finance
Credit Management
Financial Planning
Academia

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