BA Honours Business Management (Finance)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
AED 64,557 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This BA Honours Business Management (Finance) at Middlesex University Dubai covers strategy, business finance, investments, valuations, governance, financial statement analysis. You’ll build analytical, numerical, problem-solving skills and apply theory to practice. The programme runs for three years and partners with the Financial Modeling Institute (FMI), providing discounts, scholarships, networking and certifications. It’s recognised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) with exemptions at Certificate Level.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into banking and finance, corporate finance, investment analysis, financial modelling, management accounting, consultancy, public and third-sector roles, or launch businesses. Employers include Western Union, Emirates, Noor Bank, Petrofac, Santander and firms.
This degree is tailored towards ambitious students who are keen to apply theory to practice in a business environment. You will learn how organisations operate from developing strategy to styles of management. Supported by academics who bring professional expertise to their teaching practices, you will study the key functions that underpin business success with an emphasis on the financial perspective. Building on your analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills you will develop the confidence to solve challenges successfully, in a fast-paced corporate world. In your final year, you will focus on the core financial disciplines that underpin effective business management and develop your knowledge of management strategy, business finance and financial statement analysis.
The career options are broad with our Business Management (Finance) pathway and you will be well prepared to enter banking and finance, or a wide range of corporate, governmental and third-sector organisations.
Why Study BA Honours Business Management - Finance?
Middlesex University Dubai provides students with the opportunity to achieve an Honours degree in Business Management (Finance) in three years. A degree in Business Management (Finance) will provide you with an understanding of the complexities and challenges across a broad range of managerial and financial processes, that impact organisations, as they strive to gain an advantage in a globalised and competitive business landscape. The programme is structured to enable students to develop a range of theoretical and practical skills in key areas of business management with a finance focus, including; business and managerial finance, investments, valuations, governance and strategy. Such knowledge and skills are required to be effective within a professional context. Therefore, our finance pathway allows you to shape your studies towards your career ambitions and develop specialist finance-related skills to thrive in a competitive business environment.
The Financial Modeling Institute
Middlesex University Dubai is an Academic Partner of The Financial Modeling Institute (FMI). FMI is dedicated to excellence in Financial Modeling and globally recognized certifications and conducts rigorous financial modelling exams that truly test the proficiency of a candidate’s financial modelling skills.
Students are entitled to discounts and offers announced from time to time for the partner universities. Our students can apply for the scholarships offered by FMI for the various courses. Students have the opportunity to attend networking and webinar events.
FMI certifications are a gateway to becoming a member of a global network of financial modelling leaders who have demonstrated mastery of real-world, applied financial modelling expertise. The FMI certifications are ideal for all finance, accounting, investment, insurance, and other business professionals.
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Our BA Business Management and BA International Business programmes are recognised by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. Your qualification will exempt you from sitting CIMA Exams at the Certificate Level, thus reducing the number of exams needed for the CIMA Professional Qualification.
Excel in your management career with these key skills!
You will develop key business skills, knowledge and experience in order to excel in a management career. Companies and organisations require graduates who have; expert business knowledge and can also demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills, with the professional acumen to deal with challenges in a fast-paced business environment.
In Year 1 you will complete four compulsory modules that will develop essential skills and knowledge in business management.
In Year 2 you will study four compulsory modules that will broaden your knowledge and look at key topics, such as the behaviour of people within organisations, operations management, environment analysis and managerial finance.
Enhance your financial knowledge
In the final year, you will focus on building financial knowledge and skills and will learn the role of accounting within organisations. You will also take three core modules: Business Finance, Strategic Management and Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation. You will also choose from an available optional module.
You will learn to work effectively in teams and be able to present and communicate business management ideas with confidence. We also ensure you develop specialist knowledge in the:
- Stakeholders: their expectations and behaviour
- The environment of business and its impact on strategy
- Design, production and distribution of products and services
- Business resources: acquisition, application, and control
- Business process: planning, improvement, and control
Year 1
- People Management (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Management Concepts (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Quantitative Methods for Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Financial Concepts of Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Marketing Theory and Practice (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 2
- Organisational Behaviour (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Principles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Management Information Systems (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Business Environment (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Accounting and Finance for Business (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Operations Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 3
- Strategic Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Business Finance (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Business Game (30 Credits) - Optional
- Consulting to Organisations (30 Credits) - Optional
- Work Internship (30 Credits) - Optional
- Investment Analysis (30 Credits) - Optional
- Corporate Accountability (30 Credits) - Optional
- Business Start-up (30 Credits) - Optional
Our Business Management (Finance) graduates may find themselves working in a range of industrial, commercial and third-sector organisations. A wide range of business management roles in prestigious international organisations may be available including Technocrats Middle East, Western Union, Dulsco, Emirates, Noor Bank, Jumbo Line, Petrofac, Kimberley Clark, International School, Santander, Progressive Recruitment, Valid Security and Morrisons. This degree also enables entrepreneurial students to set up their own businesses.