B.Sc. Banking & Finance Degree

Department of Banking & Finance offers Bachelor of Science Honours in Banking & Finance. Being the pioneer in offering a degree for banking and finance in Sri Lanka, B.Sc. Honours in Banking & Finance is offered with the objective of providing a sound Academic & Professional background in Banking & Finance enabling our graduates to be innovative financiers.

The curriculum of the degree consists with the subjects covering all the major areas of Finance and Banking and also it includes other subjects relating to the core areas Economics, Business Management and Accountancy. The most recently revised curriculum is designed in a way allowing undergraduates to select the program starting from their second year onwards. The students are selected to the degree program based on the academic results of the Year 1, Semester I of the common program in the areas of Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, and Business Mathematics. Accordingly, students are able to get deeper knowledge in Banking & Finance field starting from their second year onwards.

In addition to the theoretical background they gained throughout the program every student would spend a minimum of six months In-Plant Training at a Financial Institution or a business enterprise and require to write a thesis related Banking or Finance field to fulfill the degree requirement of the B. Sc. Degree program that is offered by the Department.
The curriculum of the BSc Honours in Banking & Finance Degree has been recognized under the CFA Affiliation Program, CFA Institute, USA. Accordingly, the curriculum of the degree covers 70% of the CBOK topics for all three levels of the CFA program exams.