ACCRA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Banking and Finance and Information Technology

Program Synopsis

The program is designed to prepare students with the skills necessary to meet today's business demands and those for the future. Students will be provided with a fundamental knowledge of business functions, processes, and an understanding of business organizations in today's global economy. The program provides students with a solid business core that includes an extensive background in the functional areas of banking and finance.

The program introduces students to the fundamentals of Banking and Financial studies and provides them with the skills necessary for a broad understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of the banking and financial sectors functioning in a global economy characterized by continuous development, innovation, competition and change, and gaining greater importance for their growing role in the economy The main aim of the program is to:

(i) produce graduates who are well-qualified in every area of financial sector, including banks and in government and private sector as an expert, manager, instructor or as an academician at the universities;
(ii) produce graduates who are competent for jobs in banking, insurance, investment and commercial enterprises; (iii) deliver to students the functional aspects of all areas of finance using information technology;
(iv) enable students to adapt to the changing environment of finance and technology in the real world situation (v) help individuals who are willing to work in the financial sector, particularly in the banking and investment area and provide students with a sound theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to operate in the financial services industry;
(vi) produce graduates who have an appreciation of Information Technology (IT) and the organizational contexts within which these technologies can be deploy, in order to offer maximum benefit to the business.

The program introduce students to the field of IT, emphasizing on various IT concepts, principles, tools and their applications to business and management problems and practice. Students acquire relevant and modern IT skills and expertise that will enable them to competently develop IT-based business and management applications and solutions including those relevant to the field of banking and finance and its practice.

The degree focuses on integrating theory and practice, so that graduates possess the ability to communicate effectively, understand the internal and external environments of business, and appreciate the legal, ethical, strategic and behavioral contexts of business decisions. Graduates on this program benefits from the technology emphasis philosophy of AIT as a technological university, a focus that better prepare them for their career choices, including continued study in a graduate program

Program Structure

Course Title Course Code Prerequisite Credit Hour
Information Technology Foundation I IT151 - 3
Business Mathematics and Statistics I MATH151 - 3
Microeconomics ECON151 - 3
Principles of Accounting I ACCT151 - 3
Principles of Management MGT151 - 3
English Composition, Writing & Communication Skills I ENGL151 - 3
Information Technology Foundation II 1T152 1T151 3
Information Systems IT162 1T151 3
Business Mathematics and Statistics II MATH172 MATH151 3
Macroeconomics ECON152 ECON151 3
Principles of Accounting II ACCT152 ACCT151 3
French I FRN152 - 2
Business, Government and Society MGT251 - 2
Principles of Marketing MKT251 - 3
Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGT261 MGT151 3
Introduction to Human Resource Management HRM251 MGT151 3
Information Technology Practice IT251 IT162 1
French II FRN252 FRN152 2
Group Dynamics & Communications NT251 - 2
Fundamentals of Management Science MS252 MATH261 3
Principles of Finance FIN252 - 3
Business Law MGT252 MGT101 3
Introduction to Public Administration MGT262 MGT251 3
Data Communications & Computer Networks I CS252 IT152 3
Business and Professional Ethics BNT252 - 3
Business Finance BAFN351 FIN252, MATH261 3
Investment Managemen BAFN352 FIN252, MATH261 3
Company Law MGT351 - 3
Production and Operations Management MGT361 - 3
Organizational Behavior MGT371 MGT151 3
Systems Analysis & Design Practice CS351 - 3
Micro Finance BAFN 353 - 3
Banking Law And Practice BAFN 363 - 3
Marketing Of Financial Services BAFN 364 - 3
International Business Management MGT352 - 3
Research Methods MGT362 - 3
Knowledge-based Information Systems IT352 - 3
Cost and management Accounting ACCT352 - 3
Retail Operations BAFN373 - 3
Regulations And Compliance BAFN383 BAFN 363 3
Risk Management & Insurance BAFN461 ACC152, MATH261 3
Web Technologies and Systems IT451 - 3
Project Management MGT451 MATH261, MS252 3
Strategic Management MGT452 - 3
Capstone Project I MGT471 - 3
Retail Operations BAFN373 - 3
Regulations And Compliance BAFN383 BAFN363 3
Money And Capital Markets BAFN451 FIN252 3
Treasury Management BAFN481 BAFN352 3
Options And Futures Markets BAFN452 BAFN451 3
International Finance Management BAFN591 FIN252 3
Corporate Finance BAFN462 FIN252 3
International Trade Finance BAFN472 FIN252 3
Life Insurance BAFN482 ACCT152 3
Business Lending BAFN483 - 3
Retail Lending BAFN493 - 3
Risk Management And Insurance BAFN563 - 3
Security Analysis And Valuation BAFN492 - 3
DERIVATIVES 1 - FORWARDS, FUTURES, AND OPTIONS BAFN552 - 3
Derivatives 2 – Laws On Derivatives And Swaps BAFN553 - 3
Commercial Bank Management BAFN562 FIN252, ECON151 3
Corporate Reporting BAFN572 ACCT152 3
Management Information Systems (MIS) MIS351 IT162 3
E-Applications and Systems IT482 - 3
Procurement Management MGT462 MGT361 3
Capstone Project II MGT472 MGT471 3