Background

The MSCF is based on the Postgraduate Diploma in Finance which is already accredited by NCHE. The Postgraduate Diploma constitutes the first year of study of MSCF. The rationale is to provide an opportunity for those students opting to continue with the study to obtain a MSCF.
TEAM University (TU) formerly Team Business College, is established as an ‘Other Degree Awarding Institution’ in Uganda and licensed by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).
As such, TU is mandated to offer study programs leading to the award of degrees, higher degrees, post graduate diplomas, diplomas, and certificate programs. The University has grown from a training centre of accounting based professional courses, to a Business College, and most recently has been upgraded to a degree awarding institution.
The institute is new in name but from the background, it is an old product that has been rebranded to suit the dynamic target market needs. It is therefore well known for offering training services to both young women and men from High school, the employed, and self employed sector.
The vision is to be a hub of professional Business and Management Training for the students of the, Nations in the East Africa region. The mission that guides the institute is to provide training to students in Business disciplines that would produce ethical, qualified and competent Business Managers and professionals, while the core values that we all cherish as a family include;

Consistent quality and excellent service,

1. Client satisfaction and delight,
2. Time management
3. Continuous innovation.

Justification

The world of work has increasingly become very competitive both at national and international level. Employers are increasingly looking out for workers with the ability to make multi-disciplinary decisions. Organizations are looking out for employees who can easily adapt to non-structured and constantly changing situations which this program intends to impact to candidates. The program shall therefore look forward for a complete re-skilling of the human resource to cope up with the changing demands.

This program is an all-round Finance management qualification that ultimately focuses on the growing dynamism of businesses both nationally and globally. It is designed to respond to the urgent need of enhancing the managerial skills and knowledge of the people involved in designing and implementing policies to enhance competitiveness within organizations. Such managerial skills are becoming a necessity for modern business management in Uganda and worldwide.

Target Group and time of lecture delivery

1 The program shall target holders of at least a good relevant Bachelor’s degree,

2 Postgraduate Diploma from TU or Post graduate Diploma in Finance from a recognised institution where credits can be transferred.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of the programme shall be to train and equip its graduates with adequate knowledge that will enable them to Develop analytical-decision making skills so that he/she can be able to identify and diagnose problems, formulate alternative solutions and make rational and ethical decisions with respect to finance management.

Specific Objectives

1. Promote leadership skills so as to successfully communicate and interact with diverse stakeholders

2. Gain competencies to meet the work place challenges and demands of the contemporary business world.

3. Develop appropriate systems and Management practices effective in the socio-economic and cultural context.

4. Become proactive managers capable of using relevant technology

5. Undertake and supervise and spearhead Organisational-problem based research in field of management

   Learning outcomes for Finance

   At the end of their specialisation, the candidates shall be able to:Explain the basic accounting functions, distinguish between GAAP and statutory accounting practices, and their importance to regulators/ other parties, describe the uses of major financial reports, apply accounting principles to record and report typical financial transactions, recognize the importance of management accounting, budgeting, and cost accounting in relation to business management, company operations, planning, and control, explain how to conduct and interpret financial statement analysis using financial ratios and the purposes of auditing and internal accounting controls

   ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

   – Admission to the Program shall be done in accordance with TIBM postgraduate admission regulations and in line with NCHE guidelines.
   – A candidate shall be eligible for admission to the programme on possession of a Bachelors degree of at least a lower second in a relevant field or
   A postgraduate diploma in a Finance of TU or an equivalent from a recognised institution. Such graduates shall need to be admitted through the use of accredit transfer system.

    DURATION AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

   The programme shall be two academic years lasting for four (4) semesters. First year of study will mainly be composed course while second year of study shall be composed course in the first semester and dissertation in the second semester. In the same second year, a student is expected to write and submit a dissertation under the guidance of the supervisors on a problem based research in the area of specialization following procedures as set by the department of higher degrees. The students shall present the research project and defend it.

   PROGRAM STRUCTURE

   COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	L	P	CH	CU
   SF5101	Accounting for Managers	30	30	45	3
   SF5102	Financial Management	30	30	45	3
   SF5103	Quantitative Methods for Decision making	30	30	45	3
   SF5104	Research Methodology	30	30	45	3
   SF5105	Organisational & Business Management	30	30	45	3
   SF5106	Ethical & Professional Standards	30	30	45	3
   	TOTAL SEMESTER LOAD				18
   	YEAR ONE SECOND SEMESTER
   SF5201	Corporate Finance	30	30	45	3
   SF5202	Investment & Treasury Management	30	30	45	3
   SF5203	Financial Markets & Instruments	30	30	45	3
   SF5204	Financial Statements Analysis	30	30	45	3
   SF5205	Public Sector Financial Management	30	30	45	3
   SF5206	Corporate Governance	30	30	45	3
   	TOTAL SEMESTER LOAD				18
   	YEAR TWO FIRST SEMESTER
   	CORE
   SF 5301	Risk Management	45	30	60	4
   SF 5302	Mergers and Acquisitions	45	30	60	4
   SF 5303	International Business Finance	45	30	60	4
   	TOTAL SEMESTER LOAD				12
   	YEAR TWO SECOND SEMESTER
   	DISSERTATION
   	TOTAL PROGRAM LOAD				48

    GRADUATION PROGRAM LOAD

   To be eligible for the award of the Master of Science in Finance, a student must obtain 65 credit units as follows:

   Year One

   Semester I 18 Credit Units

   Semester II 18 Credit Units

   Year Two

   Semester I 12 Credit Units

   Semester II (Dissertation)

   Total 48 Credit Unit

    Written Examinations

   There shall be a written examination of each course at the end of a semester contributing a maximum of 60% of the total marks.

   1. The written examination shall be of three (3) hours.

   2. The code number and title of the examination paper shall correspond to the number and title of the course.

   3. The written examination shall take place at the end of the semester during the 16^th and 17^th week of that semester

   Dissertation

   MSCF world over has a strong practical problem solving focus, we are also cognisant of the fact that many students in the world of research and academia are increasingly opting for it. The students under this program, while maintaining its core focus of practicability and problem solving will undergo a higher level of rigorous research involvement. The student will write a dissertation (being a more academically rigorous research that prepare participants to the academic world of research) or a problem based research project in organizations of their choice, through identification of real-life problems and working out practical solutions with the management of those organizations (hinged on the practical problem solving).

   Two promoters shall supervise this paper, one shall be academic (preferably a lecturer from TU) and the other work based Supervisor.

   All students shall carry out supervised research in accordance with the general regulations governing postgraduate programmes and special departmental regulations for Masters Degree at TU.