MSc/PgDip Islamic Banking and Finance

The course will be delivered using two three-day intensive blocks per module. Each module will be completed within six weeks. 

Lectures and tutorials serve as the principal teaching method. Tutorials serve as an opportunity to reflect on the lecture material and generally assist the learning process through discussion and group work.

The dissertation elements offer a further opportunity for you to apply your knowledge and skills in a less structured environment.

Taught modules which are delivered during semester 1 will adopt the conventional pattern of lecture and seminar to instil a learning framework and will use examinations, multiple choice tests and coursework for assessing your performance. Modules taught during semester 2 will tend to adopt a more problem-based learning approach to learning and assessment.

Assessment

Assessment strategy consists of:

• Examinations involving discursive essay topics, problem case studies, or a combination
• Continuous assessment through assignments, small scale problem solving and multiple choice exercises
• Group and individual project work, including elements of the dissertation
• Personal portfolio development through log-books.

Staff Profile

Dr Hussein Abdou

Dr Abdou is a senior lecturer in finance and banking at Salford Business School, and MSc Islamic Banking and Finance course leader, with a PhD in banking from Plymouth University.  

He is a member of the RMA (Risk Management Association) serving the Financial Services Industry (USA); and a member The American Finance Association (USA). A full-member of the Islamic Studies Network, UK. He is also affiliated with the Centre for Maritime Logistics, Economics and Finance (CEMLEF); previously called Economics and Finance Research Unit of the Peninsula Centre for Sustainable Governance (PCSG) at The University of Plymouth Business School.  

Hussein is an academic reviewer of a number of leading international academic refereed journals, including Journal of Empirical Finance; The European Journal of Finance; Quantitative Finance; Banks and Bank and International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management. He is also a reviewer of ESRC, and member of ESRC Advanced Quantitative Methods (AQM) assessment panel. Also a reviewer of a number of Islamic Finance textbooks for leading publishers, including, Pearson. He is a member of the editorial board for several journals, including, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management; Journal of Banks & Bank Systems and Global Islamic Finance Magazine.  

His research interests includes a number of multidisciplinary research work and activities in different areas, such as credit scoring modelling techniques, credit rating, dividend policy, shipping finance, Islamic banking and finance, capital structure, credit card fraud, exchange rate risk, customer relationship management in banking, mergers and acquisitions, E-banking and value relevance of accounting information. As an active researcher in finance, he has published widely in leading international journals (eg, 3*, ABS 2011), including: Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management; Expert Systems with Applications; International Business review; and The Journal of Risk Finance  

His teaching responsibilities include the following modules:

• Bank Management
• Islamic Financial Markets, Instruments and Products  
  

Please visit the website for the profiles of our teaching team. http://www.business.salford.ac.uk/research/accounting-finance/