M.A. (FINANCIAL SERVICES)
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET
AND CHOICE OF ELECTIVES FOR FULL-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. YOU NEED TO REGISTER FOR
60 ECTS.
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 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 - FULL-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
Lecturer/s
CML 5028 – Principles of Company Law (ECTS Value – 8
Credits)
Dr. Kris Borg,
Dr JR Borg
Professor Andrew
Muscat
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. (more to choose from in the Second
Semester)
Law Area
BKF5122 - Regulation of Banking and International Investment
(ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
CML5031 – Trusts and Trustees: Legal and Practical Issues
(ECTS Value –5 Credits)
Lecturer/s
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.
ACC5276 – Strategic Issues in Financial Control ** (ECTS
Value – 5 Credits)
Tick
Choice
Dr. David Fabri/
Dr Conrad Portanier/
Dr Joseph Bugeja
Mr. Marcel Cassar
Mr Karol Gabaretta
Dr. Tonio Fenech
Dr. Stephen Attard
Mr. George Vella
Mr Peter J.
Baldacchino
** This elective cannot be taken by participants who are qualified in Accountancy.
Tick
choice
FIRST YEAR
SECOND SEMESTER
SECOND 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)
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 choose any 4 study-units from
Category ‘A’ electives. (more in 1st Semester)
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 Joseph Saliba/Dr
Arthur Galea
Salomone/Dr
Conrad Portanier/ 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)
Tick
choice
Tick
choice
BKF5132 – Securities Markets: Financial and Organizational
Aspects (ECTS Value – 5 Credits)
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.
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 full-time basis are required to register
for 60 ECTS taught credits during the first year otherwise the student will not be
allowed to proceed to the research 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.