Finance and Technology

Program Description

The Bachelor's degree program in Finance and Technology, offered by the FoETI at Western Balkans University, was designed to fill the gap, the need in the FinTech world, which is fast-evolving nowadays.

This study program is the one you should choose if you have a passion for numbers and data, but also want to follow up on the latest trends in the technology world.

Bachelor in Finance and Technology includes finance coursework and also provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of the theories and

evolution of FinTech
data-driven financial modeling
financial data mining
machine learning
financial data analytics

and new innovations in the financial sector, including:

AI
blockchain
cryptocurrency
machine learning
IoT
audit
Big Data etc.

The primary goal of the program is to develop students who have the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue competitive professional careers in the volatile market of finance. That’s why this study program offers the opportunity to gain experience at the cutting edge between finance and technology. Students will develop quantitative and deep financial analytical skills as well as coding and programming capabilities.

Mission, Vision & Objectives

Mission

Vision

Objectives

Career Opportunities

Graduates may pursue various career paths after completing the FinTech program.
In particular:

careers in finance
technology
entrepreneurship
investment banking
wealth management
international finance
commercial banking
insurance
information technology
social entrepreneurship, etc.

Graduates may work for FinTech startups as well which concentrate on:

alternative lending
cryptocurrency management and trading
blockchain technologies
banking
insurtech
machine learning
data mining applications
cybersecurity.

Some may work for traditional financial services companies, which are in need of staff with technical skill sets to improve existing business practices and/or develop new processes related to technological innovations.

Semester 1

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	FIN 101	Finance	5
2	BIZ 103	Business Management	5
3	ECO 105	Statistics	5
4	FIN 107	Fintech and Financial Transformation	5
5	SEN 101	Introduction to Programming	5
6	ECO 109	Economics	5

Semester 2

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	BIZ 102	Business Law	5
2	FIN 104	Accounting	5
3	FIN 106	Finance LAB	5
4	BIZ 108	Governance, Accountability and Sustainability	5
5	SEN 106	Web Programming	5
6	BIZ 101	Organizational Behavior	5

Semester 1

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	FIN 201	Corporate Finance	5
2	FIN 203	Accounting Finance	5
3	BIZ 205	Human Resources Management	5
4	SEN 205	Introduction to Data Science	5
5	FIN 209	Banking Principles	5
6	BIZ 111	Marketing	5

Semester 2

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	BIZ 202	Financial Management in Decision Making, Risk	5
2	ECO 212	International Financial Markets	5
3	ECO 206 / ECO 202/ BIZ 210/ SEN 216	Eco. and Sustain. / Public Fin. / Comp. Graphics / Game Program.	5
4	BIZ 208	Information Systems and Digital Business	5
5	SEN 204	Machine Learning	5
6	ECO 301	Econometrics	5

Semester 1

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	BIZ 301	Business Strategy and Performance Management	5
2	FIN 303	Blockchain and Cryptocurrency	5
3	BIZ 305	Audit	5
4	ECO 111/ ECO 314/ SEN 314/	Introduction to Big Data / Taxes in the EU / Technology and Multimedia	5
5	ECO 309	Research Method	5
6	SEN 211	Artificial Intelligence	5

Semester 2

No.	Code	Subject	ECTS
1	FIN 302	Professional Ethics	5
2	FIN 304	Technology & Innovations in Business & Markets	4
3	SEC 302	Data security	5
4	SEN 318/ SEN 316/ SEN312	Internet of Things / Intelligent Devices / Electronic Commerce	5
5	FIN 310	Professional Practice	5
6	FIN 312	Diploma / Final Exam	6