Financial Management

Financial Management

Objectives
The objectives of the MBA Financial Management Programme are:
(i) to provide advanced educational opportunities for improving the practice of management in
the Private and the Public sectors of the economy;
(ii) to prepare managers to assume key positions of responsibility and perform in a wide variety
of specific assignments within an organisation with an emphasis on financial management
practices and issues; and
(iii) to enhance professionalism in Managerial practice through:
• understanding of the implications of an increasingly global economy and the changing
legal, ethical and commercial environment of business;
• acquiring knowledge of management techniques, particularly financial management
skills and applying them to practical situations; and
• developing the ability to identify problems and foster the skills to implement solutions in
the field of accounting and finance.

2. General Entry Requirements

As per General Entry Requirements for admission to the University for Postgraduate Degrees.

3. Programme Requirements

Either
A Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) with at least Second Class or an acceptable equivalent, and
At least two years of relevant professional work experience.
Or
A Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) with a First Class, and
At least a 500 GMAT (Graduate Management Achievement Test) score.

4. General and Programme Requirements – Special Cases

The following may be deemed to have satisfied the General and Programme requirements for
admission:
(i) Applicants who do not satisfy any of the requirements as per Regulations 2 and 3 above but who
submit satisfactory evidence of having passed examinations which are deemed by the Senate to
be equivalent to any of those listed.
(ii) Applicants who do not satisfy any of the requirements as per Regulations 2 and 3 above but who
in the opinion of Senate submit satisfactory evidence of the capacity and attainments requisite to
enable them to pursue the programme proposed.
(iii) Applicants who hold a full practising professional qualification obtained by examination.
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5. Programme Duration

Normal Maximum
Master’s Degree: 2 years 4 years
Postgraduate Diploma: 2 years 4 years

6. Credits per Year: Minimum 6 credits, Maximum 36 credits subject to regulation 5.

7. Minimum Credits Required for the Awards

Masters Degree: 48
Postgraduate Diploma: 42 (without dissertation)

8. Assessment

Each module will carry 100 marks and will be assessed as follows (unless otherwise specified):
Assessment will be based on a written examination of 3-hour duration and continuous assessment
carrying a maximum of 40% of total marks. Continuous assessment will be based on assignment(s),
and/or seminar presentations.
A minimum of at least 30% should be attained in each of Continuous Assessment and Written
Examination, with an overall total of 40% for a candidate to pass a module.
Each module of 45 hours carries 3 credits and each module of 90 hours carries 6 credits.
Dissertation will carry 6 credits. For the dissertation, it is recommended that students attend all
lectures/seminars on Research Methods. No credit is awarded for this Research Methods module,
but the latter must be satisfactorily completed for the award of the Degree.
Submission Deadlines for Dissertation
First Draft: End of July in the Final Year.
Final Copy: Last working day of August in the Final Year.

9. Specific Regulations

If CPA < 40, the student will have to repeat the entire academic year, and retake the modules as and
when offered. However, s/he will not be required, if s/he wishes, to retake module(s) for which
Grade C or above has been obtained.
Students are allowed to repeat only once over the entire duration of the Programme of Studies.

10. Important Note

The rules as stipulated in this Programme Structure and Outline Syllabus will replace all other rules
and regulations.