MCom Applied Finance

The Existing M. Sc (Finance) course has been revised and restructured as per the guidelines of UGC and renamed as M.Com (Applied Finance). A post graduate course in commerce, M. Com (Applied Finance) programme offers students a rigorous and intellectually sophisticated framework for application, analysis and decision-making in finance and its related areas. The course equips students to be placed in finance agencies (national, international and regulatory), not-for-profit organizations and any other organization where financial decision-making is important. The course offers a unique perspective on finance, investment management and analytics.

The programme closely reflects the real-world finance and investment environment, and focuses on the applied skills that modern employers are looking for. It is designed for students whose career ambitions are based on achieving middle-level and top-level finance positions with national and international finance and financial services companies. The programme delivers a blend of academic excellence, professional and practical skills, helping students build a skill set that will be highly valued by modern employers. The curriculum goes beyond regular classroom teaching. Guest lectures by practitioners, compulsory internships with financial agencies & companies, field trips, projects, seminars & classroom presentations give students plenty of opportunity to develop all the skills required to be employment-ready.

Objectives

The following are the objectives of this course

• To view the finance function as an integral part of, and the way forward in, implementing the strategic objectives of an organization.
• To understand how to measure and achieve the efficient use of financial resources.
• Study the necessary concepts, tools and techniques to be able to evaluate the value creation opportunities available to the organization.
• To gain a practical understanding of how risk and uncertainty can be managed through the use of financial instruments.
• To gain an increased knowledge of how financial securities and other transactions are valued in capital markets.

Program Outcomes (POs)

• PO1. The students will gain thorough knowledge of various fields of finance and its allied fields.
• PO2. The students will be able to effectively develop written, oral and dashboard communication skills for financial information sharing and analysis.
• PO3. The students will develop critical thinking skills in the areas of business decision making and research.
• PO4. The students will be proficient in the use of latest technology in the area of finance and research.
• PO5. To make the students adept in working in cross- sectional teams
• PO6. The leadership skills of the students will be honed to handle different types of situations.
• PO7. The students are equipped with sustainable values to enrich the different ecology of which they for a part.
• PO8. To make them responsive to ethical and social issues in every walk of life so as to make them catalyst to the growth of a robust society
• PO9. To develop self directed and lifelong learning in every aspects of life at personal and professional level.

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

Upon completion of these courses the student would

• PSO1. Acquire in depth knowledge of various fields in commerce
• PSO2. Acquire in depth knowledge about Financial products, investment process and markets
• PSO3. Acquire in depth knowledge of accounting transactions and taxation procedures of corporates
• PSO4. Be able to Apply qualitative skills to help to analyze and solve business problems.
• PSO5. Evaluate the risk and returns associated with various investment avenues for an investment plan
• PSO6. Analyse a decision and substantiate the decision making process through modeling and data analysis
• PSO7. Apply various softwares in the area of financial decision making and research.
• PSO8. Evaluate the realtime financial and technical performance of companys
• PSO9. Create financial models to aid in the accounting and financial decisions of business organizations.
• PSO10. Create portfolio for individuals and hoseholds to aid in wealth preservation and creation.