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B.Com. (Banking and Insurance) Behavioral Finance Syllabus - Mumbai University

This is the TY BBI syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.

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Syllabus for Behavioral Finance

Major · Semester 6 · TY BBI · 2 credits · 50 marks

Module I: Foundations of Behavioral Finance

Unit 1: Introduction to Behavioral Finance Teaching Points with Description:
Definition and Scope: Understanding behavioral finance and how it differs from traditional finance theories.
Importance in Banking and Insurance: Relevance of behavioral insights in financial services, investment advisory, and risk management.
Historical Evolution: Development of behavioral finance, including contributions from Kahneman, Tversky, and Thaler.
Limitations of Traditional Finance Models: Why assumptions of rationality and efficient markets often fail in practice.
Unit 2: Psychological Factors and Investor Behavior Teaching Points with Description:
Cognitive Biases: Overconfidence, anchoring, mental accounting, confirmation bias, and their effects on financial decisions.
Emotional Influences: Fear, greed, regret, and their impact on investment and insurance decisions.
Behavioral Patterns in Savings and Spending: How emotions and habits shape financial behavior.
Prospect Theory: Understanding risk perception, gains vs. losses, and decision- making under uncertainty.

Module II: Applications of Behavioral Finance

Unit 3: Behavioral Insights in Financial Markets Teaching Points with Description:
Market Anomalies: Overreaction, underreaction, momentum, and herd behavior in stock and bond markets.
Investor Sentiment Analysis: Role of emotions and crowd behavior in asset pricing and market trends.
Behavioral Biases in Portfolio Management: Impact on asset allocation, diversification, and investment performance.
Behavioral Finance in Banking Products: Influence on loans, deposits, and other banking decisions.
Unit 4: Mitigating Biases and Behavioral Risk Management Teaching Points with Description:
Behavioral Strategies for Better Decision-Making: Nudging, debiasing, and financial education techniques.
Risk Management through Behavioral Insights: Identifying and mitigating behavioral risks in investments and insurance.
Behavioral Approaches in Advisory Services: Improving client communication, personalized financial advice, and ethical considerations.
Practical Applications: Case studies of behavioral finance in investment, insurance, retirement planning, and wealth management.

Reference Books

1 Hersh Shefrin – Behavioral Corporate Finance
2 Richard H. Thaler – Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
3 Meir Statman – Behavioral Finance: The Second Generation
4 Kumar, B.R. – Behavioral Finance and Investment Strategies
5 Nofsinger, John – The Psychology of Investing

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Banking & Insurance) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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