Program Overview

Program Details

Online Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation with Finance & FinTech

Program Overview

GBSB Global’s Online Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation with Finance and FinTech (hereafter – Online Business Bachelor with Finance & FinTech) goes beyond the principles of accounting and banking to explain in depth the fundamentals of finance, starting from the global capital markets and globalization of the financial industry today.

Key Information

• Duration: Full Time – 3 Years
• Languages: English
• Location: Online
• Annual Intakes: October, January, April
• Format: Online
• Tuition Fee: € 8 900 per year

Program Structure

• 1st Year
  • Global Business Environment | 7 ECTS
  • Business Communication | 7 ECTS
  • Introduction to Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 7 ECTS
  • Fundamentals of Marketing in the Digital Era | 13 ECTS
  • Principles of Accounting | 7 ECTS
  • Business Law in a Digital Context | 7 ECTS
  • Business Math and Statistics | 13 ECTS
• 2nd Year
  • Strategic Management of Enterprise and Digital Innovation | 13 ECTS
  • Managerial Accounting | 6 ECTS
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 6 ECTS
  • Starting a New Digital Business | 7 ECTS
  • Business Economics | 7 ECTS
  • Business Research Methods | 6 ECTS
  • Three units corresponding to a chosen specialization area
• 3rd Year
  • Professional and Career Development | 6 ECTS
  • Innovative and Creative Thinking | 4 ECTS
  • Corporate Finance | 7 ECTS
  • Disruptive Technologies for Innovation and Change | 13 ECTS
  • Three units corresponding to a chosen specialization area
  • Undergraduate Dissertation | 15 ECTS

List of Electives – Finance & Fintech (45 ECTS)

• Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning | 4 ECTS
• Investments | 4 ECTS
• Advanced Issues in Accounting | 7 ECTS
• Foundations of FinTech | 7 ECTS
• FinTech in Banking: Challenges and Opportunities | 4 ECTS
• Investor Relations | 4 ECTS
• Dissertation in the area of Finance and/or FinTech | 15 ECTS

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge: Understands professional theoretical and practical knowledge related to business administration, including both broad knowledge in the field of business administration and a considerable degree of specialized managerial knowledge in digital innovation.
• Skills: Gathers and interprets relevant data on problems, obstacles, and opportunities faced by international organizations to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, technological, scientific, or ethical issues.
• Competencies: Engages in critical thinking in the area of business administration and digital innovation and demonstrates independent thought and problem-solving underpinned by evidenced-based arguments.

Higher Education Program

• Bachelor of Business Administration and Digital Innovation with Finance and FinTech
• Accreditation Status: An officially recognized qualification awarded by GBSB Global Business School, licensed as Higher Education Institution by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (License number: ).
• MQF/EQF Level: MFHEA deems this qualification to be at Level 6 of the Malta Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning.
• Number of ECTS Credits: 180 ECTS

Admissions Information

• Academic Qualification Requirements: A/S or A levels at the appropriate level or the Matriculation Certificate Exam with three subject exams with grades of A, B, C, or D.
• English Language Proficiency: TOEFL – Minimum score: 213 (computer-based), 79/80 (internet-based), or 550 (paper-based); IELTS – Minimum score: 6.0; Cambridge ESOL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Minimum score: C.
• Alternative Entry Routes: Available for applicants who do not meet the standard entry qualifications but have certain skills, experience, and subject knowledge.

Tuition Fees

• Total Fee for the Program: € 8 900. The fee includes application, enrollment, and administrative fees.
• Special Offers and Scholarships: Available for early applicants and scholarship competition winners.