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Diploma in Financial Informatics

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Year 1 – Semesters 1 & 2

Core Modules 
IT1622 IT for Financial Services
IT1625 Principles of Accounting
IT1634 Economics
IT1633 Capital Markets & Financial Instruments
IT1624 Web Applications Development
IT1632 Object-Oriented Programming
IT1623 Programming Essentials
IT1629 Web Applications Project
IT1639 Object-Oriented Programming Project
IT1635 Communication Skills 1
IT1621 Computing Mathematics 1
IT1631 Computing Mathematics 2
  General Studies

 

Year 2 – Semesters 1 & 2

Core Modules 
IT2624 Financial Management
IT2635 Investment and Financial Derivatives
IT2634 Risk Management
IT2621 Database Management Systems
IT2631 Enterprise Applications Development
IT2633 InfoSecurity and Business Continuity
IT2632 Software Engineering Practices
IT2626 Law, Governance and Ethics
IT2622 Business Intelligence and Analytics
IT2629 Business Intelligence and Analytics Project
IT2639 Enterprise Applications Project
IT2625 Communication Skills 2
  General Studies

 

Year 3 – Semesters 1 & 2

Core Modules 
IT3621 Banking Technology
IT3622 Enterprise Solutions
IT2623 Business Process Management
IT3629 Financial Informatics Project
IT3631 Final Year Project
IT3632 Industrial Placement Programme
IT3633 Overseas Placement Programme
  General Studies

 

Prescribed Electives

Two modules from the following:

Prescribed Electives
IT3641 Consumer Banking
IT3642 International Finance and Treasury
IT3643 Personal Financial Planning and Insurance
IT3644 Customer Relationship Management
IT3645 Mobile Services and Applications
IT3646 InfoSecurity Standards, Policies & Audit
IT3647 Cloud Computing for Business