Curriculum

Program structure

	Courses	Credit hours
Core Courses	7	21
Elective Courses	3	9
Thesis / Project/ Two Additional Elective Courses	1*	6
Total	10 + 1 Thesis	36

Important Note: Non-BBA/BS ACF students must complete a business orientation program. Successful completion of BOP is necessary to enroll in the main courses.

* MS students may opt to undertake a 3-credit-hour project instead of a thesis, along with an additional elective course to complete the required credit hours Alternatively, they may choose the coursework-based MS option by completing courses equivalent to the remaining credit hours in lieu of a thesis or project.

Semester-wise Sequence of Courses

Semester - 1 (Fall)

1	Corporate Finance	Core
2	Research Methodology	Core
3	Investments	Core
4	Financial Analytics	Core

Semester - 2 (Spring)

1	Seminars in Finance	Core
2	Financial Econometrics	Core
3	Ethics and Corporate Governance	Core
4	Elective I

Semester - 3 (Fall)

1	Elective II
2	Elective III
3	Thesis/project/Electives

Elective courses

S. No.	Course Title
1	Islamic Insurance (Takaful)
2	Investment Banking and Structuring Financial
3	International Finance
4	Islamic Treasury Operations
5	Islamic Partnership Corporate & Securities Law
6	Islamic Wealth Planning &
7	Islamic Portfolio Management
8	Financial Services Marketing
9	Shariah Issues in Islamic Finance
10	Commercial Law and Legal Documentation for Islamic Financial
11	Islamic Entrepreneurship
12	Advanced Econometrics
13	Ethics & Corporate Governance
14	Risk Management for IFIs
15	Generative AI - Strategy, Systems and Real-World Impact

Electives may be added to this list based on faculty availability and course demand.