BA/BS in Finance

Qatar University's Finance major leads to a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, with the option of a minor chosen from Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Taxation, or Business Analytics, delivered on campus in Doha over four years and taught in Arabic and English. The College of Business and Economics' accounting and finance offering was ranked #151-200 in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, and the program is recognized by AACSB, with partnerships including the CFA Institute that bring guest lectures, workshops, research opportunities, and internships. Students have access to financial trading rooms with Bloomberg terminals and other industry-standard tools, and the program emphasizes a research-driven curriculum through the university's entrepreneurship research center. Learning outcomes include analyzing core financial theories, applying sustainability considerations to financial decisions, identifying ethical implications in business situations, and using technology and global-economy knowledge to address financial problems, with the Finance major itself requiring 24 credit hours of finance-specific coursework within the wider degree structure.