M.A. (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET
AND CHOICE OF ELECTIVES FOR PART-TIMERS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016
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QUALIFICATIONS:
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PLEASE SPECIFY YOUR CHOICE OF STUDY UNITS FOR THE WHOLE ACADEMIC YEAR
2015/2016 ON THE ACCOMPANYING SHEETS AS APPLICABLE (PART-TIMERS SHOULD ONLY
INDICATE THEIR CHOICE FOR THE FIRST ACADEMIC YEAR.
APPLICANTS SHOULD ALWAYS SEND ME A COPY OF THEIR RECEIPT OF
PAYMENT. HOWEVER PLEASE DO NOT PAY UNLESS YOU RECEIVED
THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. APPLICANTS WHO DON’T PAY THE
SEMESTER FEE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENROL IN THE COURSE. MY
EMAIL ADDRESS IS elisa.attard@um.edu.mt
AFTER SUBMITTING THIS REGISTRATION FROM, AND WHEN YOU
RECEIVE YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE AS A STUDENT YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO LOG ONTO YOUR UNIVERSITY ACCOUNT (YOUR
EMAIL ACCOUNT ACTIVATION CODE IS WRITTEN ON YOUR LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE) AND ENROL FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
M.A. FINANCIAL SERVICES 2015/2016 - FIRST YEAR - PART TIMERS
YEAR (These units start in semester 1 and continue in Semester 2)
COMPULSORY STUDY UNITS – (Students may choose
when they want to follow these credits that is either in
their first year or in their second year of the course)
Lecturer/s
ACC5268 – Accountancy and Financial Management
(ECTS Value – 8 Credits)
Ms Amy Vella
Mr Etienne Borg
Cardona
Mr Peter J.
Baldacchino
Dr. Neville Gatt
Mr Bernard Attard
Dr Mark Lautier
CML5029 - International Fiscal Principles (ECTS Value – 8
Credits)
Tick choice
FIRST SEMESTER STUDY-UNITS
COMPULSORY STUDY UNITS (Students may choose
when they want to follow these credits that is either in their
first year or in their second year of the course)
CML 5028 – Principles of Company Law (ECTS Value – 8
Credits)
Lecturer/s
BKF 5041 – Principles and Issues in Investment Management
(ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
CML 5030 - The Legal Framework of Financial Services and
Investor Protection (ECTS Value – 5 Credits) This study-unit
must be taken in the first semester of a new course.
Dr. Robert Suban
CATEGORY ‘A’ ELECTIVES – Throughout the whole
course students have to any choose 4 study-units from
Category ‘A’ electives. (There are more to choose from in the
second semester and a student can also take credits from this
section next year as well.)
Lecturer/s
BKF5122 - Regulation of Banking and International Investment
(ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
CML5031 – Trusts and Trustees: Legal and Practical Issues
(ECTS Value –5 Credits)
Mr. Marcel Cassar
Mr Karol Gabaretta
Dr. Tonio Fenech
Dr. Stephen Attard
Mr Rudolph Psaila
Dr. Kris Borg,
Dr JR Borg
Professor Andrew Muscat
Dr. David Fabri/
Dr Conrad
Portanier/Dr Joseph
Bugeja
CATEGORY ‘B’ ELECTIVES – Students have to choose 1
study-unit from Category ‘B’ according to the student’s
first degree qualifications. Please read below for more
information. However you can register for this credit also
next year since you have applied for the course on a p/t basis.
ACC5276 – Strategic Issues in Financial Control ** (ECTS
Value – 5 Credits)
Tick
Choice
Mr. George Vella
Mr Peter J.
Baldacchino
** This elective cannot be taken by participants who are qualified in Accountancy.
Tick
choice
FIRST YEAR – PART TIMERS
SECOND SEMESTER
SECOND SEMESTER STUDY-UNITS
COMPULSORY STUDY UNITS – (Students may
choose when they want to follow this credit that is either
in their first year or in their second year of the course)
Lecturer/s
ECL5037- EU Financial Services Law
(ECTS Value - 6 ECTS)
Professor Peter G.
Xuereb
CATEGORY ‘A’ ELECTIVES – Throughout the whole
course students have to any choose 4 study-units from
Category ‘A’ electives.
Lecturer/s
CML5032 – The Legal Framework for Insurance Business
(ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
CML5033 – Securities Regulation (ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
Dr. Marisa Attard
Mr. Simon Flynn
Dr Arthur Galea
Salomone/Dr
Conrad Portanier/Dr
Joseph Saliba/Dr
Joseph Ghio
Professor Andrew
Muscat/ Dr Tiziana
Filletti/Dr Joseph
Borg
Dr Silvio J.
Camilleri
CML5034 – Legal Aspects of Winding and Corporate
Recovery (ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
BKF5132 – Securities Markets: Financial and Organizational
Aspects (ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
Tick
choice
Tick
choice
CATEGORY ‘B’ ELECTIVES – Students have to choose
1 study-unit from Category ‘B’ according to the student’s
first degree qualifications. Please read below for more
information. However you can register for this credit also
next year since you have applied for the course on a p/t
basis.
BKF5061 – Financial Derivative Investments * (ECTS Value Dr Robert Suban
– 5 Credits)
* This elective cannot be taken by participants who are qualified in Banking and Finance.
N.B. Students pursuing the programme on a part-time basis are required to register
for 30 or 32 taught credits during the first year and the rest the following year. To
proceed from the first year to the second year a student must pass in the 30 ECTS or
32 ECTS of the first year otherwise the student will not be allowed to proceed to the
next year.
ATTENDENCE IS COMPULSORY AND FAILURE TO ATTEND 80% OF THE
LECTURES WILL RESULT IN THE STUDENT NOT OBTAINING THE
STUDY-UNIT AND WILL HAVE TO RESIT THE STUDY- UNIT.