1.Why are Banks Special? What Do they Do?(The meaning of banking；Organizational structures；Banking structures；Financial conglomerates；Central banking)
2.Diversification of Banking Activities(The expansion of banks into non-banking financial services；The effect of non-interest income on banks’total income；Global markets and centers；International banking；Banking issues in the 21stst century)
3.Management of Risks in Banking (Key financial risks in the 21stst century；Approaches to the management of financial risks；Financial derivatives and risk management；Management of market risk；Management of credit risk；Risk management by major global bank)
4.Global Regulation of Banks(Why regulate？International regulation；Basel 2-the three pillar approach；Alternative or complementary approaches to Basel；International financial architecture)
5.Bank Structure and Regulation：UK, USA, Japan, EU, Taiwan
6.Banks in merging Economies：(Financial repression and evolving financial systems； Banking reforms in Russia, China, and India；Islamic banking；Sovereign and political analysis)
7.Bank Failures and Deposit Insurance(Case studies on bank failure；The determinants of bank failure：a qualitative and quantitative models)
8.Financial Crises and Financial Reforms(The South East Asian financial crisis；The Japanese banking crisis；Scandinavian banking crisis；Taiwan financial development and reform：banking sector；LTCM；Subprime Mortgage crisis)
9.Competitive Issues in Banking(Measuring bank output；X-efficiency, scale and scope economies；Empirical models of competition in banking； Consolidation in the banking sector)
10.Case Studies (8 renowned cases)