The Bachelor of Science program in Finance offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance was approved and launched in 1991. The program was initiated in response to the strong student demand and exponential growth of the financial sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The curriculum structure of the program was developed after considerable deliberations and review of leading programs offered at reputable institutions. Continuing student interest in this major is a clear indication of the program’s relevance and vitality. With the vision of 2030 and the Kingdom’s transition to the new digitally economy, the importance of such program becomes more evident as it focuses on the structural changes currently underway in the Saudi economy with a greater focus on services sector supported by privatization, deregulation, diversification, and regional and global integration.
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Finance (BS) students by the time of graduation will have the ability to:
Department Accounting and Finance Department
General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, 418 | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
College Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 105, 106 | 6 | |||
Statistics | STAT 211, 212 | 6 | |||
Accounting | ACCT 110, 210 | 6 | |||
Business Communications | MGT 210 | 3 | |||
Economics | ECON 101, 102, 306 | 9 | |||
Management | MGT 301, (311 or 313), 449 | 9 | |||
Management Information Systems | MIS 101, 215 | 4 | |||
Marketing | MKT 250 | 3 | |||
Finance | FIN 250 | 3 | |||
Operations Management | OM 210, 311 | 6 | |||
Research Methods | MGT 355 | 3 | |||
Business Electives | Two XXX 3/4xx Courses | 6 | |||
Total | 64 | ||||
Finance Major Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intermediate Accounting I | ACCT 301 | 3 | |||
Corporate Finance | FIN 315 | 3 | |||
Investments | FIN 320 | 3 | |||
Financial Modeling | FIN 425 | 3 | |||
Financial Policy | FIN 450 | 3 | |||
FIN Elective | Two FIN 3/4xx Courses | 6 | |||
ECON Elective | ECON 3/4xx | 3 | |||
Total | 24 | ||||
Internship |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Internship | FIN 398 | 6 | |||
Total | 6 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 128 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 105 | Finite Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 110 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 101 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MIS 101 | Business Computing | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 106 | Applied Calculus | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 210 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MIS 215 | Principles of Management Information Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 250 | Financial Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
STAT 211 | Statistics for Business I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 2 | 18 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 210 | Business Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MKT 250 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
STAT 212 | Statistics for Business II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
OM 210 | Operations Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 315 | Corporate Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
OM 311 | Business Analytics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 306 | Economy of Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 320 | Investments | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 3/4xx | ECON Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 355 | Business Research Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FIN 425 | Financial Modeling | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 3/4xx | FIN Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX 3/4xx | Business Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 2 | 15 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
FIN 398 | Internship | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 449 | Strategic Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 418 | Contemporary Financial Transactions in Islam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FIN 3/4xx | FIN Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX 3/4xx | Business Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 450 | Financial Policy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 125 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 105 | Finite Mathematics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 110 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 101 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MIS 101 | Business Computing | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 106 | Applied Calculus | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 210 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MIS 215 | Principles of Management Information Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 17 | 3 | 18 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 36 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 250 | Financial Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
STAT 211 | Statistics for Business I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MGT 301 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 17 | 2 | 18 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 210 | Business Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MKT 250 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
STAT 212 | Statistics for Business II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
OM 210 | Operations Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 315 | Corporate Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 36 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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OM 311 | Business Analytics | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 306 | Economy of Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 320 | Investments | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ECON 3/4xx | ECON Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 355 | Business Research Methods | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FIN 425 | Financial Modeling | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 3/4xx | FIN Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX 3/4xx | Business Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 2 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 30 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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FIN 398 | Internship | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
MGT 449 | Strategic Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 418 | Contemporary Financial Transactions in Islam | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FIN 3/4xx | FIN Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX 3/4xx | Business Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
FIN 450 | Financial Policy | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 23 |