B.Sc Securities And Investments Management

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Overview

Globally, financial systems are currently experiencing turmoil in the stock markets. Such volatile markets provide both challenges and opportunities for investors. This situation provides the need for adequate training in areas of securities and investments management. Hence, this course is designed to provide opportunities for acquiring knowledge and skills on concepts, theories and operations of capital markets, financial instruments, and investment process. Emphasis will be placed on role of modern theories of securities and investments management by covering wide range of courses. At the completion of the programme, students should be able to have grasped adequate understanding of how securities and investments markets work, to analyse securities, and to make intelligent investment decisions based on available evidence and analysis. Emphasis shall be placed on the core elements of securities and investments management analysis that support sound decision-making by managers.

The four-year undergraduate degree programme shall also provide training on the practical elements of securities and investments management involving the trading of a variety of financial instruments within the modern market environment. The programme shall be guided by curriculum designed to provide close links to professional practice. This will avail the students with the opportunity to learn how to evaluate the effect of changing regulatory and operating conditions and gain an understanding of the local and global dynamics in securities and investment management. It is the vision of the programme to graduate students with a combination of knowledge and practical skills guided by scrupulous respect for ethical and professional standards that would propel them forward in the career they may be pursuing. The curriculum also contains the details of requisite, staff, infrastructure, library and laboratory requirements.

Philosophy
The general philosophy of undergraduate training in Securities and Investment programme is to equip students with quality education and training that will develop the mind, impart both theoretical and practical knowledge on the individual student, develop self-confidence, and help them to be innovative and self-reliant in the field of Securities and Investments. The training should be rooted in an interactive pedagogical methodology developed to produce graduates that would strive to be upright and patriotic.nternational levels.

Objectives

The major objectives of a Bachelor’s degree programme in Securities and Investments are to:

  1. provide basic knowledge and skills needed for the understanding and analysis of problems related to the management and administration of industrial, commercial, public and other human organizations.;
  2. produce high level Securities and Investments manpower that will contribute to the development of Securities and Investments practices through research and publication;
  3. provide and equip students with basic knowledge and skills needed for the understanding, analysis and solving of problems relating to Securities and Investment in the management of corporate, public and other organizations;
  4. develop students in leadership and interpersonal relations skills in Securities and Investments management for national development; and
  5. offer an in-depth knowledge of global securities and investments ethical principles required for practical application in the industry.


Admission and Graduation Requirements

For admission into any of the first-degree programmes of the University, a candidate shall be required to possess the following minimum qualifications:

  • Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or its equivalents with credit level passes in five (5) subjects at not more than two (2) sittings. The candidate must also earn an acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
  • Candidates seeking admission by Direct Entry into 200 level must have at least five (5) O’ level credit passes, in addition to a minimum of two (2) relevant subjects at Advanced level or approved equivalents.

UTME Entry Mode

To qualify for entry into the 4-year programme for the award of a B.Sc. Degree in Securities and Investments, a candidate must fulfil the following:

To qualify for entry into the 4-year programme for the award of a B.Sc. Degree in Securities and Investments, a candidate must fulfil the following:

  • Possess Five O’ level credit passes at not more than two sittings in five subjects which should include English Language, Mathematics and any other three related subjects from among the following namely: Economics, Principles of Accounts, Accounting, Finance, Book-Keeping, Commerce, Civic Education, Government, Management, Entrepreneurship.
  • Acceptable score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

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To qualify for entry into the 3-year programme for the award of a B.Sc. Degree in Securities and Investments, a candidate must fulfil the following:

  • Possess Five O’ level credit passes at not more than two sittings, in five subjects which should include English Language, Mathematics, and any other three related subjects from among the following namely: Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Accounting, Commerce, Civic Education, Economics, Government, Management, Entrepreneurship.
  • Possess a minimum of two A’ Level passes in the relevant courses acceptable to the

University.

  • Possess Ordinary National Diploma Lower Credit in any of the following courses: Accounting, Finance, Insurance, Banking and any other courses acceptable to the Universities.

To be eligible for the award of B.Sc. Degree in Securities and Investments management, a student must have passed all core courses as well as University and faculty required courses and must be of good character. For those admitted through direct entry may be required to take compulsory general GST courses which they did not take at their diploma level.

100 Level

Course CodeCourse TitleUnitsStatusLHPH
GST 111Communication in English2C1545
GST 112Nigerian Peoples and Culture2C30
AMS 101Principles of Management2C30
AMS 102Basic Mathematics2C30
AMS 103Introduction to Computer2C30
AMS 104Principles of Project Management2C30
SIM 111Fundamentals    of    Securities    and Investment I2C30
SIM 112Banking Technology2C3015
SIM 121Fundamentals    of    Securities    and Investment II2C30
Total18   

200 Level

Course odeCourse TitleUnitsStatusLHPH
ENT 211Entrepreneurship and Innovation2C30
GST 212Philosophy,    Logic,    and                   Human Existence2C1545
SIM 211Law    Relating    to    Securities    & Investments2C30
SIM 212Introduction to Cryptocurrency2C30
SIM 213Business Information System2C30
SIM 214Investment Decision-Making I2C30
SIM 221Investment Trading Fundamentals2C30
SIM 222Introduction to Digital Economy & Web Based Systems2C3015
SIM 223Business Communication2C30
 Total18   

300 Level

Course CodeCourse Title UnitsStatusLHPH
GST 312Peace and Conflict Resolution2C30
ENT 312Venture Creation2C1545
SIM 311Risk Management3C45
SIM 312Alternative Investments3C45
SIM 313Investment Management3C45
SIM 314Entrepreneurship Skills in Securities and Investments Management2C30
SIM 321Ethics & Professional Standards3C45
SIM 322Investment of Pension Fund in Nigeria3C45
SIM 323Fixed Income Securities3C45
SIM 324Research Methods3C45
 Total27   

400 Level

Course CodeCourse TitleUnitsStatusLHPH
SIM 411Practice of Stock Broking & Regulation of Securities3C4515
SIM 412Financial Derivatives3C45
SIM 413Capital Market & Portfolio Theory3C45
SIM 421Technical Securities Analysis3C45
SIM 422Global Securities Analysis3C45
SIM 423Research Project6C27 0
 Total21