PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Over the course of 15 months, you will be studying 12 modules that cover all aspects of Finance from Money & Capital Markets to Islamic Finance to turn you into the work-ready corporate employees of the future. All our courses are taught by DePaul faculty, and classes are held three times a week at the new BIBF building. Additionally, you also have the exciting option to end the program with three weeks of study in Chicago during the summer.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
- Each course is taught in three week modules with approximately 1 week between each course
- Courses are taught by DePaul faculty
- Students meet with DePaul professors three times per week:
| Sunday & Tuesday | 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 3:15 PM |
- Latest CV/resume.
- Personal statement (i.e. Statement of Purpose) - an essay where you explain your interest in joining the program and how it relates to your professional goals.
- University graduation statement (إفادة التخرج).
- University certificate and transcript.
- 3 passport-size photos.
- A copy of your CPR and Passport.
- High school graduation statement (إفادة التخرج).
- High school certificate and transcript.
- English proficiency test results (i.e. TOEFL or IELTS) - please note that this is only required if you completed your BS/BA in a language other than English.
- 2 recommendation letters from your employers or university lecturers.
There is also an additional pre-requisite you must meet to be eligible to apply for the program. The pre-requisite is that you must have a grade of C or higher in the following undergraduate subject areas:
- Principles of Financial Accounting
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Statistics
- Financial Management
- Tools of Financial Analytics
- Investment Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- International Money and Capital Markets
- Islamic Finance
- Advanced Financial Analytics
- FinTech
- Real Estate Finance
MSF Seminar/Experential Learning at the end of the program (8 credit hours in Chicago – equivalent of 2 courses)
Topics covered & methodology
- Series of short modules covering
- behavioral finance
- impact and use of AI in financial decision making
- programming and data base toiols
- modelling
- external visits (such as FRB Chicago, CME Group, Morningstar, a hedge fund)
- guest speakers
For students that can not go to Chicago there will be alternative courses for them in Bahrain to cover the credit hours.
Registration fee is BD 60 (non-refundable)
| Duration | 15 months |
| Cost | BD 9,500 |
| No. of Installments | 4 (1 per quarter) |
| Installment Cost | BD 2,375 |
| No. of Subjects | 12 |
