The programme Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) Islamic Banking was first offered in July 1999. This programme was developed by the Faculty of Business Administration, UiTM to fulfil the increasing demand for experts in Islamic banking sector in Malaysia in particular and the world in general. UiTM is the first university in Malaysia to offer a degree with honours in the field of Islamic Banking.

It is a three–year degree programme designed to produce trained and disciplined professionals in the field of Islamic Banking. Among the courses offered in this programme include those subjects fundamental to the understanding of business, Islamic Jurisprudence which consists more of the rules and regulations of Al–Quran and Al–Sunnah and history of Islamic Banking in the global context. Besides that, students will be exposed to the Islamic view on property and law, Islamic Entrepreneurship and Transaction and other areas of knowledge of economics, investment analysis and operation management to produce wholesome graduates equipped with both Conventional and Islamic banking knowledge. An exposure to the practical aspect of Islamic banking practices and theory will also be given. Students will learn about the globalization of finance and Islamic economics which include the ideology and development of theory in Islamic banking practices.

Graduates of this programme have a wide choice of job opportunities. They could work as middle managers or executives in banking institutions or other institutions dealing with finance, insurance and property.

This program covers

• Islamic Banking
• Monetary Economics
• Qawaid Fiqhiyyah
• Islamic Economics
• Advanced Fiqh Muamalat
• Islamic Financial Planning
• Islamic Financial Legal Framework
• Islamic Capital Market
• Islamic Banking & Financial Services

Semester 1

• Co-Curriculum I
• Falsafah Dan Isu Semasa
• Introductory Arabic (Level I)
• Business Law
• Principles and Practice of Marketing
• End User Applications
• Intermediate Financial Accounting & Reporting
• Principles and Practice of Management

Semester 2

• Co-Curriculum II
• Introductory Arabic (Level II)
• English For Critical Academic Reading
• Introduction to Corporate Finance
• Introduction to Operations Management
• Islamic Economics
• Human Resource Management
• Islamic Theology

Semester 3

• Co-Curriculum III
• English for Oral Presentation
• Introductory Arabic(Level III)
• Islamic Financial Planning
• Principles of Entrepreneurship
• Usul Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
• Introduction to Fiqh Muamalat
• Elective 1

Semester 4

• Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban II
• Business Analytics & Financial Modelling
• Investment & Portfolio Analysis
• Advanced Fiqh Muamalat
• Qawaid Fiqhiyyah (Islamic Legal Maxims)
• Elective 2: Choose 1
  • Digital Workforce
  • Digital Entrepreneurship
  • Digital Marketing
• Elective 3

Semester 5

• English Exit Test
• Strategic Management
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Islamic Financial Legal Framework & Governance
• Islamic Capital Market
• Islamic Banking And Financial Services
• Elective 4

Semester 6

• Industrial Training

Executive and middle level management positions in industries related to

• Banking & Finance
• Research & Consultancy
• Investment
• Fund Management
• Accounting
• Financial Planning
• Insurance & Property

This program is offered at Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan & Johor

Course Coordinator:
MARYAM JAMEELAH MOHD HASHIM (DR.)
Department of Economics and Financial Studies
jamieniz@uitm.edu.my 
+603-3258 7016