(This is for a student with Adm.Code 60X-XXXX and over, for 55X-XXXX to 59X-XXXX Please click Finance Curriculum (Old) Curriculum.)
The detailed booklet of the curriculum can be downloaded here.
Finance is both the art and science of money management. It is an integral part of all modern economies and also important to the success of any entity: individuals, businesses, and government. Finance Program provides the students with the theoretical financial principles, analytical tools, and practical knowledge for making ethical and sound financial decision in a modern business environment.
The program offers only ONE major concentration: Investment and eight business concentrations. It also prepares the students for a variety of professional careers in both financial and non-financial services industries as well as further study in a higher degree.
Investment concentration covers the investment options, investment objectives, investment strategies and portfolio management. The students need to analyze the best alternative investment opportunities given a risk and return objectives.
Curriculum (TQF2 2017)
Number of credits 142 credits | ||||
Duration of study |
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Curriculum structure |
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Total number of credits | 142 | credits | ||
A. | General education courses Language courses Social science courses Humanities courses Science and mathematics courses |
40 15 12 7 6 |
credits credits credits credits credits |
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B. | Specialized courses Business core courses Major required courses Concentration courses Plan A: Major concentration* Plan B: Business concentration* Plan C: Major electives* |
93 48 30 15 |
credits credits credits credits |
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C. | Free elective courses | 9 | credits |
Note*
Plan A: Major Concentration service
Choose one major concentration (Investment) and take all five courses.
Plan B: Business Concentration
Choose one business concentration (Accounting, Industrial Management and Logistics, Insurance, International Business Management, Management Information Systems, Management-Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Marketing, or Real Estate) and take all five courses.
Plan C: Major Electives
Choose five courses from major elective courses.
A. General education courses
Language Courses
Language courses | ||
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Course code | Course title | credits |
BG 1001 | English I | 3 (2-3-6) |
BG 1002 | English II | 3 (2-3-6) |
BG 2000 | English III | 3 (2-3-6) |
BG 2001 | English IV | 3 (2-3-6) |
GE 1403 |
Communication in Thai (OR) Thai Language and Culture (for international students) (OR) Thai usage (for students who graduated from international schools) |
3 (3-0-6) |
Total | 15 credits |
B. Specialized courses
Business core courses
Business core courses | ||
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Course code | Course title | credits |
ACT 1600 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 (3-0-6) |
ACT 2620 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 (3-0-6) |
SA 1201 | Statistics I | 3 (3-0-6) |
BG 1400 | Business Law I | 3 (3-0-6) |
BG 1401 | Business Law II | 3 (3-0-6) |
SA 2200 | Statistics II | 3 (3-0-6) |
MIS 1221 | Computer Literacy | 0 (0-1-1) |
MIS 2221 | Quantitative Analysis Tools | 0 (0-1-1) |
FIN 2201 | Principles of Finance | 3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3101 | Corporate Finance | 3 (3-0-6) |
IBM 2201 | International Business Environment | 3 (3-0-6) |
MGT 2900 | Principles of Management | 3 (3-0-6) |
MGT 3905 | Operations Management | 3 (3-0-6) |
MGT 3907 | Business Communication | 3 (3-0-6) |
MGT 3940 | Business Research Methodology | 3 (3-0-6) |
MGT 4914 | Entrepreneurship | 3 (3-0-6) |
MKT 2280 | Principles of Marketing | 3 (3-0-6) |
Total | 45 credits |
Note:
* All major required courses are offered in the first and the second
semester, not in summer (“C” is the passing grade.).
Plan A: Corporate Financial Management (no longer offered)
Prerequisites must be completed before taking the subject.
C. Free elective courses
Students can take free elective courses of 6 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 |
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BG 1112 or GE 1202 or | General Psychology |
GE 1207 | Fundamental Psychology |
BG 1203 | Fundamentals of Statistics |
BG 1402 or | Business, Society and Government |
GE 1203 | 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 | Personality and Social Interactive |
PC 3311 | 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 plans
First and Second Year (Freshmen and Sophomore)
During the freshmen year, all students in Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics pursues 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 program of studies:
1. Ten Major Required Courses
2. Five Concentration Courses
Plan A: Major Concentration Courses Or
Plan B: Business Concentration Courses Or
Plan C: Major Elective Courses
3. Three Free Elective Courses
First Year
First year | ||
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First semester | ||
Course code | Course title | credits |
BG 1001 | English I | 3 (2-3-6) |
MA 1200 | Mathematics for Business | 3 (3-0-6) |
SA 1201 | Statistics I | 3 (3-0-6) |
BG 1400 | Business Law I | 3 (3-0-6) |
GE 1204 | Physical Education | 1 (1-0-2) |
GE 1301 | Environmental Science | 3 (3-0-6) |
GE 1403 | Communication in Thai | 3 (3-0-6) |
Total | 19 (18-3-38) |
Second semester | ||
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Course code | Course title | credits |
ACT 1600 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 (3-0-6) |
BG 1002 | English II | 3 (2-3-6) |
BG 1401 | Business Law II | 3 (3-0-6) |
SA 2200 | Statistics II | 3 (3-0-6) |
ECO 2201 | Microeconomics | 3 (3-0-6) |
MIS 1221 | Computer Literacy | 0 (0-2-0) |
MGT 1101 | Introduction to Business | 3 (3-0-6) |
Total | 18 (17-5-36) |
Course (s) Offered to Other Programs
The Finance Department offers the following courses as core course and Plan B Business Concentration (Finance) for other programs of Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics as well as a minor in Finance for the Bachelor of Arts Programs of the Faculty of Arts. | ||
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Course code | Course title | credits |
FIN 2201 | Principles of Finance |
3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3101 | Business and Economic Analysis for Decision Making Corporate Finance |
3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3102 | Business and Economic Analysis for Decision Making (Substituted with FIN3202 Financial Reporting and Analysis for MGT students) |
3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3201 | Investment | 3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3203 | Bank Management | 3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 3231 | Financial Feasibility Planning | 3 (3-0-6) |
FIN 4101 | Financial Management (Substituted with FIN4102 International Finance for MGT students) |
3 (3-0-6) |
Social science courses