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Master of Commerce in Banking is a postgraduate master’s degree focusing on commerce-, accounting-, management- and economics-related subjects. It is best suited for applicants, who desire to pursue a career in Banking, Accounting, Financial and Investment sectors. Students should have knowledge of economics and business in order to pursue this programme.

What we offer

The purpose of this qualification is to produce graduates with skills and competencies to

  • Communicate professionally to the level that espouse banking technical skills such as numeracy, accuracy and quick problem-solving skills.
  • Formulate business strategies based on a mind that is commercially sensitive.
  • Demonstrate ability to engage on business analytics whenever required.
  • Apply ethical conduct in all strategic and operational banking activities.
  • Handle big data in the field of banking.
  • Provide financial advice to businesses and households.
  • Exert leadership and teamwork competencies.

 

Learning Outcome (Graduate Profile)

  • Demonstrate effective communication skills to tackle business problems encountered in the banking field.
  • Develop advanced knowledge at the frontier of specialized discipline or cross disciplinary fields in Banking industry.
  • Implement a substantial project normally relevant to the banking sector in a manner that meet agreed deliverables in the banking and finance areas.
  • Implement a substantial project normally relevant to the banking sector in a manner that meet agreed deliverables in the banking and finance areas.
  • Apply a high degree of ethical conduct in the Financial sector to avert economic doom in the context of Banking Law and Practice and Commercial Bank management.
  • Conduct research on banking and financial issues based on a mastery of the Global body of banking, financial, and research knowledge.
  • Demonstrate a thorough and complete understanding of the accounting, legal, legislative, and regulatory frameworks that govern financial markets.
  • Explain the skills, tasks, and functions of strategic management applied to banking and financial services.
  • Demonstrate knowledge, concepts and structure of financial services, local and international money and capital markets.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the current affairs of Commerce in general, and banking more specifically.
  • Implement banking and finance processes in the context of financial services regulation and compliance.

 

Career Prospects

  • Bank Managers
  • Financial Managers
  • Property Developers
  • Securities analysts
  • Risk Managers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Prospective Business Managers
  • Policy Makers

 

* Important note: The programmes offered in this website/advert are accredited by BQA and offered at Botho University at the time of publication. Please refer to your offer letter from our admissions department for any changes in programme name or duration that may be effected due to regulatory requirements.

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