Institute of Bankers Exams

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Institute of Bankers Exams
University Diploma in Financial Services  Bachelor of Financial Services (BFS)  
• An Introduction to Financial Accounting Information (Pre Requisite for those wishing to progress onto Stage 2 of the BFS)
• Macroeconomics (Pre Requisite for those wishing to progress onto Stage 2 of the BFS)
• Microeconomics (Pre Requisite for those wishing to progress onto Stage 2 of the BFS)
• Information for Management Decision Making
• International Finance and Trade 1 / Treasury Operations 1
• Law and Practice of Banking 1
• Management and Organisational Behaviour 1
• Management and Organisational Behaviour 2 (Management and Organisational Behaviour 1 must be taken with or before Management and Organisational Behaviour 2)
• Marketing 1
• Marketing 2 (Marketing 1 must be taken with or before Marketing 2)
• Quantitative Methods and Financial Maths

CORE MODULE
Finance
Investment
Management Information Systems

OPTIONAL MODULES
Lending Assessment and Management
Treasury and Risk Management
Business Law
Nature and Role of Insurance and Reinsurance Markets

Stage 3, which has 6 modules:

Strategy Formulation
Strategy Implementation
Corporate Responsibility and Business Ethic
European Studies
Management of Financial Institutions
Strategic Human Resource Management

Exemptions to the Institute of Bankers exams are granted on the basis of individual application.

Note: These criteria may change from year to Year.

Overall grade required = 2.2
Grade required in Year 4 = 2.2
No ‘f’s’ or ‘d’s’in Years 2,3 or 4

Criteria
Year Subjects Grade
2 Law     Average 50% + (average of 2 semesters)
3 Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Management Accounting 
Tax   		 Average 50% +
Average 50% +
Average 50% +
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4 Tax Average 50% + over both years