B.A. (Hons) Finance & Entrepreneurship

The curriculum aims to prepare students for the financial services industry or entrepreneurial journeys by graduation. Students have opportunities for learning from start-up internships, workshops focused on entrepreneurship, and hands-on training programmes using capstone projects (computer simulation) and LEGO® Serious Play® methods. In addition, students receive skill-based training on Microsoft Excel, R, and Tableau. The curriculum also includes relevant cases, simulations, and online courses offered by Harvard Business Publishing.

To obtain a 4-year B.A. (Hons) Finance & Entrepreneurship degree, a student needs to complete 180 credits; it covers 164 credits for the core as well as elective courses, and the remaining 16 credits should be earned from other activities that include 08 credits from industry internships and the remaining 08 credits from research, TA ship, and other co-curricular activities.

The programme curriculum is divided into three categories: Fundamentals, Explore, and Specialise. The Fundamentals category consists of foundational courses that introduce students to various managerial functions, essential knowledge, and skills. The Explore category builds on the foundation laid by the fundamental courses and allows students to explore different courses at a slightly more advanced level. The Specialise category offers elective courses that enable students to choose subjects of their interest to pursue a career after graduation.

In the first year, students study Principles of Management, Accounting Essentials for New Ventures, Consumer Theory & Psychology, Entrepreneurial Economics, and Emerging Technologies: Impact on Future of Business in the first semester. In the second semester, students study Foundations of Entrepreneurship and Start-up Ecosystem, Financial Statements for Entrepreneurs, Managing Operations of a Start-up, Company Law and other Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability & Environment Studies.

In the second year, students study Entrepreneurial Marketing, Finance for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Analytics, and Design Thinking & Innovation for Entrepreneurs in the third semester. In the fourth semester, students study Workforce Management for Entrepreneurs, Organisation values, CSR and Ethics, Venture Capital & Private Equity, and Foundations of Intellectual Property.

In the third year, students have an option to study a semester abroad (optional) in the fifth semester. In the sixth semester, students study CAPSTONE (Computer Simulation), Blue Ocean Strategy for Entrepreneurs, Private Wealth Management, Insurance and Investment, Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, and Behavioural Economics and Finance.

The B.A. (Hons.) Finance and Entrepreneurship programme curriculum is designed to provide students with a strong understanding of banking, finance, and the skills needed to start their own ventures. In addition to foundational and functional courses, students have the opportunity to choose from a variety of electives to build advanced skills in their areas of interest. Some of the elective courses available to students include:

• Data Analysis using R
• Introduction to Python
• Social Impact, Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing
• Private Wealth Management
• Behavioral Economics and Finance
• Renewable Energy Financing
• Alternative Investment and Portfolio Management
• Global Political Economy of the 21st Century
• Strategic Cost Management

In addition to these courses, students also participate in intensive workshops to develop essential entrepreneurial skills and undertake at least one internship, preferably with start-ups, during their semester breaks. The programme also includes a Capstone course, a computer simulation in which students apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the programme to real-world situations. Students interested in starting their own ventures are supported through the Start-up Founder Series and JGU’s cash support for promising ideas.