Banking Finance

The main activity of Banking Finance is currency trading (i.e., borrowing to re-lend). Just as business organizations operating on the basis of gaining the difference between the lower purchase price and the higher selling price, the bank conducts its business with a special commodity: currency.

1. Training objectives

Bachelors of finance banking are:
- professionally and morally good;
- fluent in foreign languages, informatics and soft skills necessary for professional activities;
- Trained towards holistic development.

2. Strengths of the program

- Competitive fee;
- Highly-qualifed and experienced lecturers, trained from reputable universities at home and abroad;
- taught with a program set up in accordance with MOET standards, inheriting training programs in developed countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, ... and in consultation with businesses, social needs, professional associations, and especially of international links;
- taught in a dynamic learning environment with modern facilities, scientific and effective teaching methods.
Selected narrow specializations:
+ Business Finance
+ Banking & Currency Trading
+ Public Finance & Tax Administration
+ Investment & Insurance
+ Financial Management - Accounting

3. Content of the program

- 4 years in length with 135 credits, excluding Physical Education (4 credits) and Defense Education (8 credits). In addition to the knowledge of social sciences, foreign languages and computer Science, the program focuses on the following subjects:
+ Leadership Studies
+ Investment Analysis
+ Financial Maths
+ Bank Accounting
+ Insurance Business
+ International Payments
+ Modern International Finance
+ Financial Risk Management
+ Financial Investment Management
+ Financial Management of Public Units
+ Commercial Bank Management
+ Finance of Multinational Companies
+ Stock Analysis and Investment
+ Analysis of Financial Statements and Tax Audits
- Accumulative skills:
+ professional skills in all aspects of banking and finance,
+ skills in analyzing, synthesizing and comprehensively evaluating economic issues at macro and micro levels, especially banking and management issues, financial analysis, investment analysis, etc.,
+ skills in teamwork, information collecting and processing, sales, presentation and communication, etc.

4. Qualities and skills required

- Having a passion for numbers,
- Honesty and sense of progress
- Logical thinking skills

5. Employment opportunities

- Able to find work easily (95.94% of graduates find suitable jobs right after graduation (Survey of Quy Nhon University in 2015);
- Able to work as experts in enterprises, banks, finance companies, stock companies, insurance companies, state management agencies in finance - banking, customs, tax offices etc.
- Able to work lecturers, researchers at universities - colleges - trading schools, research institutes.

6. Qualification conferred:

A bachelor’s degree in Finance and Banking

7. Opportunities for further studies

- Able to go on to graduate school.

8. Alumni's reflection

‘The program is updated, focusing on practical skills, making sure that graduates can catch up on work straight away. The university cooperates with enterprises, banks to organize practical trips, soft skills training sessions, talks with successful businessmen, business talent contests…’

Ms. Le Tran Phuong Thao (Course 30)
Vice-Head of Accounting Office, Vietinbank Binh Dinh
Email: thao.letranphuong@vietinbank.vn

9. Strategic partners

University of La Trobe (Australia), Victoria Wellington University (New Zealand), University of Western Australia (Australia), Antwerp Management School (Belgium), National Economics University, University of Economics of Ho Chi Minh City.
BIBV Bank, Vietcombank, Vietinbank, VPBank, Sacombank, Tax Department, State Treasury, State Bank, ...

- For more information, please contact:
Pham Thi Bich Duyen, Ph.D.
Email: phamthibichduyen@qnu.edu.vn
Tel: 0935838768