MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV UNIVERSITY
The Bachelor programme in Finance is based on the international standards with the focus on the local content. While developing the programme we took into account the State Compulsory Standards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, employers’ and other stakeholders’ feedback, as well as HSE capabilities.
Our graduates go into Corporate Finance, Banking, Investments, International Finance and Real Estate, Financial Market Institution.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Graduates of the programme will be able to:
- demonstrate writing and oral communications and computer skills;
- analyse and forecast current global trends and their impact on the economy of Kazakhstan on micro- and macro-levels;
- demonstrate a sense of responsibility;
- demonstrate leadership and efficient team work;
- comprehend and apply research methodology;
- evaluate key concepts of economics, finance, accounting, management, consumer behaviour and marketing;
- understand and integrate core business values;
- apply analytical skills to diagnose, evaluate, solve problems and find opportunities in finance and develop recommendations;
- understand the relationship between members of financial institutions and markets;
- independently collect, update and process relevant information.
Year 1
Required Courses:
- GED1101/Philosophy (5/3)[1]
- GED1102/Kazakh-1/Russian-1 (5/3)
- GED1103/English (A2B1) (10/6)
- GED1104/Information and Communication Technologies (5/3)
- GED1105/Contemporary History of Kazakhstan (5/3)
- GED1106/Kazakh-2/Russian-2 (5/3)
- GED1107/Academic English (B1+) (10/6)
- GED1108/Critical Thinking (5/3)
- ECN1201/Principles of Economics (5/3)
- ECN1202/Calculus/Mathematics for Business and Economics (5/3)
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Total: 60 ECTS / 36 credits
Year 2-4
Required Courses (90 ECTS/54 credits)[2]:
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
| Business Core Courses: | |
| LNG2201/Professional English (5/3) | LNG2201/Professional English (5/3) |
| LNG2202/Professional Kazakh (Russian) (5/3) | LNG2202/Professional Kazakh (Russian) (5/3) |
| BUS2201/Business Communications (5/3) | BUS2201/Business Communications (5/3) |
| BUS3202/Business Ethics (5/3) | BUS3202/Business Ethics (5/3) |
| MGT2201/Organizational Behaviour (5/3) | MGT2201/Organizational Behaviour (5/3) |
| MGT2202/Principles of Management (5/3) | MGT2202/Principles of Management (5/3) |
| ECN2203/Mathematics for Economics – II (5/3) | ECN2203/Mathematics for Economics – II (5/3) |
| ECN2204/Microeconomics (5/3) | ECN2204/Microeconomics (5/3) |
| ECN2205/Macroeconomics (5/3) | ECN2205/Macroeconomics (5/3) |
| ECN2208/Principles of Statistics (5/3) | ECN2208/Principles of Statistics (5/3) |
| MKT2201/Principles of Marketing (5/3) | MKT2201/Principles of Marketing (5/3) |
| ACC2201/Principles of Accounting (5/3)
FIN2202/Financial Ratio Analysis (5/3) |
ACC2201/Principles of Accounting (5/3)
FIN2202/Financial Ratio Analysis (5/3) |
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Major Courses: |
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| FIN2301/Principles of Finance (5/3) | FIN2301/Principles of Finance (5/3) |
| FIN3306/Corporate Finance (5/3) | FIN3306/Corporate Finance (5/3) |
| FIN3308/Financial Management (5/3) | FIN3308/Financial Management (5/3) |
| FIN4313/Financial Analysis (5/3) | FIN4313/Financial Analysis (5/3) |
| MGT4311/Strategic Management (5/3) | MGT4311/Strategic Management (5/3) |
Electives (65 ECTS/39 credits) from the list below:
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | |
| Business Core Courses (40ECTS/ 24credits): | ||
| ECN2209/Econometrics – I (5/3) | ECN3210/Econometrics – II (5/3) | |
| MGT3203/Principles of Leadership (5/3) | MGT3203/Principles of Leadership (5/3) | |
| LNG3203/Business English (5/3) | LNG3203/Business English (5/3) | |
| ACC3203/Financial Accounting I (5/3) | ACC3203/Financial Accounting I (5/3) | |
| ACC3204/Financial Accounting II (5/3) | ACC3204/Financial Accounting II (5/3) | |
| BUS3204/International Business (5/3) | BUS3204/International Business (5/3) | |
| MGT3212/Operations Management (5/3) | MGT3211/Project Management (5/3) | |
| FIN3205/Taxation (5/3) | FIN3205/Taxation (5/3) | |
| CBL3201/Corporate and Business Law (5/3) | FIN3204/Securities and Derivatives (5/3) | |
| BUS3203/Entrepreneurship (5/3) | ||
| ACC3208/Audit (5/3) | ACC3208/Audit (5/3) | |
| ACC4212/Financial and Tax Reporting(5/3) | FIN3207/International Finance (5/3) | |
| ECN4217, FIN4215, ACC4213, MGT4216, TUR4220/Selected Topics in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, Tourism Management (5/3) | ||
| Major Courses (25 ECTS/15 credits): | ||
| ACC3307/Managerial Accounting I (5/3) | ACC3307/Managerial Accounting I (5/3) | |
| FIN4314/Financial Modelling (5/3) | FIN3303/Money and Banking (5/3) | |
| FIN4311/Cases in Finance (5/3) | FIN3309/Insurance (5/3) | |
| FIN4310/Investment Management (5/3) | ACC4311/Managerial Analysis (5/3) | |
| FIN4312/Financial Risk Management (5/3) | ||
| ACC4311/Managerial Analysis (5/3) MGT4304/Human Resource Management (5/3) | ||
| ECN4317, FIN4315, ACC4313, MGT4316, TUR4320/Selected Topics in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, Tourism Management (5/3) | ||
[1]Course Code/Course Name (ECTS number/KZ Credits number)
[2]Listed courses can be selected in any semester if prerequisites are covered
