Banking & Finance
Banking and Finance will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to incline your analytical and statistical/mathematical mind orientation for the work-place. The course will provide you with the professional teaching of concepts related to both fields.
Physics
The course design reflects the need to provide as wide a base as the human resources of the department permit. It provides a sound basis in the subject during the first three years, with some specialisation in chosen areas offered during the final year. You will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, experience and skills to pursue careers as scientists within the industry, administration, education and, of course, research.
Banking & Finance
The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.
- Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:
- Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
- 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
- 20 credits in the other area of study,
First Year: in addition to the compulsory and elective study-units outlined in the programme of studies of the chosen areas (not less than 26 credits in each of the two areas), students are required to register for optional study-units to bring their total for the year to 60 credits,
Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,
Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.
At the end of Part One, students who obtain 180 credits as specified in paragraph (1) but who either opt not to proceed with the Course leading to the Honours Degree, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).
provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.
Physics
The Course shall consist of two parts, namely, Part One comprising the first three years and Part Two comprising the fourth year.
- Part One shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are assigned and indicated in the programme of study and divided as follows:
- Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are assigned divided as follows:
- 40 credits in one area of study, of which 18 credits are assigned to a dissertation, and
- 20 credits in the other area of study,
First Year: in addition to the compulsory and elective study-units outlined in the programme of studies of the chosen areas (not less than 26 credits in each of the two areas), students are required to register for optional study-units to bring their total for the year to 60 credits,
Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study,
Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study.
At the end of Part One, students who obtain 180 credits as specified in paragraph (1) but who either opt not to proceed with the Course leading to the Honours Degree, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).
provided that in the case of Mathematics, the dissertation may be substituted by one or more additional taught study-units.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
Banking & Finance
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BKF2011 | Banking 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EMA1310 | Foundations and Applications of Economics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EMA1314 | Financial Accounting and Control 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Mathematics or Physics and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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CIS1044 | SQL for Statisticians | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ISR1001 | Economics of Risk Management | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Statistics and Operations Research and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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MAT1091 | Mathematical Methods | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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ACC1731 | Financial Accounting and Control 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
BKF2071 | Principles of Finance | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ECN1201 | Economics of Development and Small Island States | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Statistics and Operations Research and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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MAT1116* | Introduction to Vector Spaces | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students must check the pre-requisite requirements.   |
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BKF2041 | Financial Services Law | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF2320 | Accounting for Bankers 1 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ECN2230 | Macroeconomics for Finance | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Mathematics or Physics and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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INS3018 | Investments and Derivative Markets | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Statistics and Operations Research and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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MAT2112 | Linear Algebra 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BKF2050 | Foundations of Risk Management | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3111 | Practical Issues in Banking | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3151 | Securities Markets and Trading | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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BKF3310 | Thomson Reuters - Applied Analytics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BFI3344 | Investment Banking | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF2091 | Money and Banking | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3041 | International Banking 1 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3050 | Equity Markets | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BFI3309 | Mathematical Finance, Financial Engineering, Derivatives and Risk Measurement | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3021 | Fixed Income Analysis | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3093 | Governance and Regulations | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Mathematics or Physics and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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BKF3308 | Islamic Finance | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units for students taking Statistics and Operations Research and Banking and Finance only | |||||
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BFI3346 | Financial Mathematical Models | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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BFI3301 | Dissertation | 20 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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BFI3345 | Fund Administration | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3061 | Finance of International Trade | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BKF3320 | Econometrics for Banking and Finance | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
BKF3330 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Physics
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1105 | Fundamentals of Experimental Physics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY1197 | Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1125 | Mathematics for Physicists 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1133 | Python for Physicists | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1134 | Introduction to Numerical Methods | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY1193 | Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY1145 | Electricity and Magnetism and Optics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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PHY2145 | Electromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2230 | Experimental Physics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CHE1750* | Health and Safety in the Chemistry Laboratory | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2195 | Classical and Relativistic Mechanics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2210 | Mathematics for Physicists 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit CHE1750 is only available for students following Chemistry and Physics.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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LIN1063** | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY2140 | Quantum Mechanics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3110 | Physical Optics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
** Study-unit LIN1063 is not available for students following Chemistry and Physics.   |
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3111 | Advanced Experimental Physics | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY3145 | Statistical Mechanics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3515 | Gravitation and Cosmology | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHY3130 | Atomic Physics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3225 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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PHY3155 | Solid State Physics | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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PHY3200* | Physics Project | 18 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHY3208 | Short Review Paper and Philosophy of Science | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3209* | Seminar | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3232 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream A: Space Sciences. | |||||
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PHY3289 | Advanced Astrophysics and Cosmology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream B: Electromagnetics. | |||||
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PHY3277 | Bioelectromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHY3279 | Applied Electromagnetism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream A: Space Sciences. | |||||
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PHY3287 | Computational Astronomy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics. | |||||
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PHY3227 | Quantum Optics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Elective Stream C: Quantum Physics. | |||||
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PHY3229 | Modern Quantum Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Science (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Science.