IUM Namibia Bachelor Degree in Finance Management
International University Of Management Bachelor Degree in Finance Management
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Philosophy
This degree is designed to make a positive impact to the financial management sector in Namibia, the SADC region and beyond. Its main area of focus is in the stringent education and quality training of young aspiring financial managers who will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial sector of the business world. Trainee financial managers will be inculcated with good financial management techniques coupled with the flexibility needed to enable them to switch from one sector of the economy to another and to adopt a global outlook in their work.
Programme Outcomes
Graduates will be equipped with practice and theory required, to ensure they are able to act as financial managers of high calibre in the manufacturing, commercial and service organisations in both the public or private sectors of the economy
Course Objectives
- By the end of the course, the graduate will be able to demonstrate the skills of an effective manager
- He/she will be able to recognise and understand, from a local, regional and global standpoint the problems associated with finance management
- He/she will be able to identify the benefits of sound financial management and develop a range of short term, mid-term and long-term solutions to achieve them
- He/she will be able to effect change, sensitive to local mores.
Field Projects
There will be field projects in each of the second, third and fourth years. The second year project will be carried out in groups of four students. The third year project will be carried out in pairs and the final year ‘Action Learning’ project will be an individual assignment. All assignments will be assessed.
Course Outline
| Year I (100 Credits) |
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| Mathematics I |
| Business Communication I |
| Computer Studies I |
| Introduction to Regional Economics (SADC) |
| Business Studies I |
| Accounting I |
| Quantitative Methods I |
| Year 2 (120 Credits) |
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| Accounting II |
| Business Communication II |
| Business Studies II |
| Economics I |
| HR Management I |
| Marketing I |
| Organisational Behaviour I |
| Quantitative Methods II |
| Select one subject from the following: |
| Business Law I |
| Systems Analysis I |
| Year 3 (120 Credits) |
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| Business Studies III: International Business |
| Management Organisation I: Structures and function |
| Business Studies III: Entrepreneurial Studies and Leadership |
| Strategic Planning I |
| Select two subjects from the following: |
| Corporate Finance I |
| Information Management I |
| Strategic HR Management I |
| Strategic Marketing I |
| Year 4 (140 Credits) |
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| Accounting III: Financial Strategies |
| Business Studies IV : Business Ethics |
| Select one subject from the following |
| Human Resource Management II |
| Information Management Strategies II |
| Select one field project from the following |
| Field Project: Financial Management Case Study OR |
| Field Project: Governance and Management Case Study |
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