Department of Finance

DEGREE CONFERRED

Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance)

B.B.A.(Finance)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Assumption University confers the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance upon students who meet all of the following requirements:

Have completed the total number of credits of the curriculum
Have obtained accumulative grade point average of at least 2.00
Have participated in 16 sessions of the Professional Ethics Seminar
Have obtained library and financial clearance from the University
Have demonstrated good behavior and discipline
Have met the minimum English proficiency requirement specified in one of the following criteria:

Test Instruments	Required Passing Score
AU English Proficiency Assessment or	70%*
TOEFL (iBT) or	90
TOEFL (P) or	575
IELTS	6.5

Note: *70% = Level B2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFR)

OBJECTIVES

To produce graduates who have the characteristics, knowledge and skills as follows:

Morally sound committed to acting justly and open to future growth
Have knowledge of the financial principles and theories in the functional areas for making effective and ethical financial decisions
Utilize analytical tools, logical and critical thinking, and practical knowledge in order to solve business and financial problems
Able to work as a team as well as have leadership qualities
Have positive attitude, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, IT skills and entrepreneurial skills

COURSES

General Education Courses 40 Credits

Language

Language Courses 15 Credits

BG 1001	English I	3
BG 1002	English II	3
BG 2000	English III	3
BG 2001	English IV	3
GE 1403	Communication in Thai (for Thai students)	3
or
GE 1405	Thai Language and Culture (for non-Thai students)	3
or
GE 1408	Thai Usage (for international students)	3

Social Science

Social Science Courses 13 Credits

ECO 2201	Microeconomics	3
ECO 2202	Macroeconomics	3
GE 1204	Physical Education	1
GE 2202	Ethics	3
MGT 1101	Introduction to Business	3

Humanities

Humanities Courses 6 Credits

GE 2101	World Civilization	3
MGT 2404	Managerial Psychology	3

Science and Mathematics

Science and Mathematics Courses 6 Credits

MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3

Specialized Courses 93 Credits

Business Core

Business Core Courses 48 Credits

ACT 1600	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	3
ACT 2620	Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting	3
SA 1201	Statistics I	3
BG 1400	Business Law I	3
BG 1401	Business Law II	3
SA 2200	Statistics II	3
MIS 1221	Computer Literacy	0
MIS 2111	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3
MIS 2221	Quantitative Analysis Tools	0
FIN 2201	Principles of Finance	3
FIN 3101	Corporate Finance	3
IBM 2201	International Business Environment	3
MGT 2900	Principles of Management	3
MGT 3905	Operations Management	3
MGT 3907	Business Communication	3
MGT 3940	Business Research Methodology	3
MGT 4914	Entrepreneurship	3
MKT 2280	Principles of Marketing	3

Major Required

Major Required Courses 30 credits

FIN 3102	Business and Economic Analysis for Decision Making	3
FIN 3201	Investment	3
FIN 3202	Financial Reporting and Analysis	3
FIN 3203	Bank Management	3
FIN 4101	Financial Management	3
FIN 4102	International Finance	3
FIN 4103	Derivatives Securities	3
FIN 4104	Quantitative Analysis for Financial Decisions	3
FIN 4201	Special Topics in Finance	3
FIN 4202	Corporate Strategies and Financial Policies	3

Concentration Courses

Students must choose one of the three following plans as their concentration courses.

Plan A: Major Concentration Courses 15 Credits

Plan B: Business Concentration Courses 15 Credits

Plan C: Major Elective Courses 15 Credits

Plan A

PLAN A – Major Concentration Courses 15 credits

Students pursuing PLAN A must select a concentration in the major area and study the five specified courses.

Investment

FIN 3211	Fixed Income Securities	3
FIN 3212	Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurship	3
FIN 4111	Financial Modeling	3
FIN 4112	Portfolio Management and Security Analysis	3
FIN 4211	Risk Management	3

Plan B

PLAN B – Business Concentration Courses 15 credits

Students pursuing PLAN B must select a concentration in other business areas and study the five specified courses.

Accounting

Accounting

ACT 3602	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACT 3603	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACT 3614	Taxation I	3
ACT 3632	Cost Accounting	3
ACT 3629	Profits Planning and Control	3

Industrial Management and Logistics

Industrial Management and Logistics

IML 3201	Business Analytics	3
IML 3203	Logistics and Supply Chain Management	3
IML 3204	Industrial Safety and Risk Management	3
IML 4201	Lean Manufacturing and Agile Supply Chain	3
IML 4203	Quality Management	3

Insurance

Insurance

INS 3101	Principles of Risk Management and Insurance	3
INS 3201	Property Insurance	3
INS 3202	Casualty Insurance	3
INS 3301	Principles of Life Assurance	3
INS 4302	Accident, Health and Group Insurance	3

International Business Management

International Business Management

IBM 3101	Cross Cultural Human Resource Management	3
IBM 3102	Export-Import Policy and Strategy	3
IBM 3203	International Management	3
IBM 4115	Global Product and Brand Planning	3
IBM 4208	International Strategic Management	3

Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems

MIS 3111	Business Process Management	3
MIS 3121	Database Systems	3
MIS 4111	Information Systems Project Management	3
MIS 4122	Business Intelligence	3
MIS 4211	Information Systems Strategy, Management, and Acquisition	3

Management – Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Management – Leadership and Entrepreneurship

MGT 3901	Organization Theory	3
MGT 3917	Innovation and Change Management	3
MGT 3922	Introduction to New Ventures	3
MGT 3942	Organization Behavior	3
MGT 4916	Negotiation Strategy	3

Marketing

Marketing

MKT 3102	Integrated Marketing Communications	3
MKT 3525	Sales Management	3
MKT 3530	Consumer Behavior	3
MKT 4725	Competitive Analysis and Strategy	3
MKT 4730	Marketing Management	3

Real Estate

Real Estate

REM 3111	Principles of Real Estate	3
REM 3112	Real Estate Law	3
REM 3113	Real Estate Economics	3
REM 3114	Building Design and Construction Techniques	3
REM 3211	Principles of Real Estate Development	3

Plan C

PLAN C – Major Elective Courses 15 credits

Students pursuing PLAN C must select any five major elective courses.

MIS 3122	Principles of Electronic Commerce	3
MIS 4112	Digital Marketing Technology	3
MIS 4113	Digital Banking and Payment Systems	3
MIS 4117	Knowledge Management Systems	3
MIS 4124	Data Mining	3
MIS 4125	Data Visualization	3
MIS 4142	Big Data	3
ECO 2551	Introduction to Econometrics	3
FIN 3211	Fixed Income Securities	3
FIN 3212	Real Estate Investment and Entrepreneurs	3
FIN 3231	Financial Feasibility Planning	3
FIN 3232	Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance	3
FIN 3233	Export-Import Procedure and Financing	3
FIN 3234	Central Banking System and Policy	3
FIN 3235	Managerial Economics	3
FIN 3236	Laws and Practices in Finance	3
FIN 3237	Wealth Management and Financial Planning	3
FIN 4111	Financial Modeling	3
FIN 4112	Portfolio Management and Security Analysis	3
FIN 4211	Risk Management	3
FIN 4231	Behavioral Finance	3
FIN 4232	Financial Mathematics	3
FIN 4233	Valuation	3
FIN 4234	Investment Banking	3
FIN 4235	Individual Research in Finance	3
FIN 4236	Internship in Finance	3

Free Elective Course 9 Credits

Students can take free elective courses of 9 credits from any faculty in Assumption University upon completion of the prerequisites (if any).

However, they are certain courses that the Martin De Tours School of Management and Economics does not allow the students to enroll as follows:

Subject Code	Subject Name
BG 1112 or GE 1202 or GE 1207	General Psychology Fundamental Psychology
BG 1203	Fundamentals of Statistics
BG 1402 or GE 1203	Business, Society and Government Society, Politics and Economics
ECO 2220	Introduction to Economics
ECO 2531	Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 2541	Principles of Macroeconomics
GE 1101	Thai Civilization
GE 1203	Society, Politics and Economics
GE 1404	Thai Culture and Tradition (For Comm. Arts Students only) = BG1405 Thai Language and Culture
PC 3803 or PC 3311 or PC 3311	Personality and Social Interactive Acting for Personality Social Interaction
ACT 1601	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (For Arts Students)
ACT 1602	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (For Science and Technology Students)
Subject with 1 or 2 credits	GS 1000 Use of Library, MA 1101 Applied Composition I

STUDY PLAN

First and Second Years (Freshmen and Sophomore)

During the freshmen year, all students in Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics pursue the same study plan consisting of general education courses and business core courses, which provide them with the basic knowledge on all the disciplines in business. The study plan also prepares the students with adequate knowledge to select a concentration that suits his/her ability, background, and preferences.

Third and Fourth Years (Junior and Senior)

During the junior and senior years, students who select the Finance Major follow the Finance program of studies:

Ten Major Required Courses
Five Concentration Courses

Plan A: Major Concentration Courses

Plan B: Business Concentration Courses

Plan C: Major Elective Courses

Three Free Elective Courses

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1001	English I	3
MA 1200	Mathematics for Business	3
SA 1201	Statistics I	3
BG 1400	Business Law I	3
GE 1204	Physical Education	1
GE 1301	Environmental Science	3
GE 1403	Communication in Thai (for Thai students)	3
	Total	19

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
ACT 1600	Fundamentals of Financial Accounting	3
BG 1002	English II	3
BG 1401	Business Law II	3
SA 2200	Statistics II	3
ECO 2201	Microeconomics	3
MIS 1221	Computer Literacy	0
MGT 1101	Introduction to Business	3
	Total	18

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
ACT 2620	Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting	3
BG 2000	English III	3
ECO 2202	Macroeconomics	3
MIS 2111	Introduction to Management Information Systems	3
MGT 2404	Managerial Psychology	3
MGT 2900	Principles of Management	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 2001	English IV	3
FIN 2201	Principles of Finance	3
GE 2101	World Civilization	3
GE 2202	Ethics	3
IBM 2201	International Business Environment	3
MKT 2280	Principles of Marketing	3
	Total	18

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
MIS 2221	Quantitative Analysis Tools	0
FIN 3101	Corporate Finance	3
FIN 3102	Business and Economic Analysis for Decision Making	3
MGT 3905	Operations Management	3
MGT 3907	Business Communication	3
	Two Free Elective Courses	6
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
FIN 3201	Investment	3
FIN 3202	Financial Reporting and Analysis	3
FIN 3203	Bank Management	3
MGT 3940	Business Research Methodology	3
	Two Plan A / Plan B / Plan C Courses	6
	Total	18

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
FIN 4101	Financial Management	3
FIN 4102	International Finance	3
FIN 4103	Derivatives Securities	3
FIN 4104	Quantitative Analysis for Financial Decisions	3
	Two Plan A / Plan B / Plan C Courses	6
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
FIN 4201	Special Topics in Finance	3
FIN 4202	Corporate Strategies and Financial Policies	3
MGT4914	Entrepreneurship	3
	One Plan A / Plan B / Plan C Course	3
	One Free Elective Course	3
	Total	15