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Master in Islamic Finance

Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 19,000
Location: Geneva / Switzerland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 18 months Start Date: February, September
Educational Form:
Education Variants:
  • Evening
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
  • Online education
Languages: English 
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Location of Geneva Business School (GBS)

Over the recent decades, Islamic banking and finance has emerged as a viable way of financial intermediation. It has gained credibility and has spread worldwide and is the preferred way of banking for one fifth of the world's population.

Master in Islamic Finance (MSc. IF) is a comprehensive post graduate program for people who are seeking a detailed understanding of the concepts and mechanisms of Islamic Finance.

The Course offers an opportunity to study the structure of the Islamic banking and finance industry, including its theoretical foundations, products, performance, Islamic financial instruments and risk management issues. The classes will be conducted by qualified academics having in-depth knowledge of Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic finance and Islamic Banking.

GUARANTEED INTERNSHIP

Objectives:

The program is structured and designed to offer an overall understanding of the theories and principles of banking and Islamic Finance in a current context

Subjects Covered

Principle of Islamic Jurisprudence

Introduction to Islamic Finance

Islamic Banking

Contracts and Partnership in Islamic

Islamic Insurance - Tactful

Creating and Measuring the Performance

of Islamic portfolio

Islamic Accounting

Islamic Law and Financial Transactions

Duration:

18 months

Location:

Geneva, Switzerland

Course Language :

English

Admission Requirements :

Bachelor degree in a relevant field

Good knowledge of English

Intakes :

September - February

Tuition fees:

CHF 22'440 the first year

CHF 8'400 the second year

(not including new applicant administration fees of CHF 2000 - CHF 4000)


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Requirements

Language RequirementsAny of the following:
Nationality of an English Speaking Country
Minimum TOEFL IBT: 67 or I.E.L.T.S: 5.5
TOEFL IBT: 8478
GMAT: 7901
BEC Vantage: PASS
First Certificate: PASS
Proof of studying previously in an English institution (minimum 3 years)

Bachelor degree in a relevant field

Good knowledge of English

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Master's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 5.5
TOEFL Internet-based: 67

Accreditation

IACBE

Geneva Business School has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located in Olathe, Kansas. As of February 1st 2011, IACBE is fully CHEA accredited. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE:

  • Master of Science in Finance (Msc.F)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Bachelor of Finance (BF)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

ECBE

The ECBE mission is to encourage and supports continuous improvement in the quality of Business Education. This is directed towards students and learners in the global market place: academic institutions, faculties and departments and employers.

The following programs are fully accredited by ECBE:

  • Master of Science in Finance (Msc.F)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Bachelor of Finance (BF)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

eduQua

In the eduQua certification process, adult continuing education institutions get certified. eduQua defines six criteria, which are key to the quality of an institution: the course offer, communication with clients, value performance, staff - meaning the educators, learning success, and quality assurance and development.

Swiss Private School Register

The Swiss Private School Register was founded on August 28, 2006 by the Swiss Federation of Private Schools SFPS (Berne), hotelleriesuisse (Berne) and the Foundation for the Advancement of the Rudolf Steiner School (Stiftung zur Förderung der Rudolf Steiner Pädagogik) in Switzerland (Schaffhausen) in collaboration with the most important Swiss trade associations. The purpose of the Register is to certify high standards of educational services and to demonstrate the integrity and credibility of the private schools listed in the register as well as to protect Switzerland’s reputation as a centre for high quality educational activity.


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