Finance

Overview

The Finance program from Zayed University prepares ambitious graduates for successful management positions in banking, investment and asset management or a finance function in other non-financial corporations.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• demonstrate and apply advanced skills and recent developments, including modern portfolio theory, with regards to capital allocation decisions and the evaluation of the financial performance of financial and non-financial corporations and investment portfolios;

• describe the functioning of international financial markets and the role these markets play in the performance of an economy and recognize the major external factors that affect international financial markets (e.g., consumer preferences, economic factors, legislation, etc.) as well as the importance of efficient and transparent markets;

• use specialized knowledge of the use, pricing, valuation and structuring of financial products, including debt, currency and equity derivatives, and Islamic Finance;