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The Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Banking and Finance program provides comprehensive training to students in the field of Accounting, Banking & Finance by way of interaction, projects, presentations, industrial visits, practical training, job orientation and placements. The curriculum, which leads to a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Banking and Finance, emphasizes critical learning outcomes required by students to succeed in the professions of Accountants and Financial Analysts. Students will learn and apply these specific skills in the core courses, refine and practice them in their specific concentration, and use and demonstrate competency of the learning outcomes in additional coursework as they fine-tune skills for their professional careers. Successful completion of BScABF requirements ensures that graduates comprehend the relationships among accountancy, economic principles and finance.
The BScABF program is designed to give students a strong foundation in accounting, banking and finance fundamentals. The BScABF prepares students to be effective leaders by emphasizing conceptual, analytical, technical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills. Each BScABF course is built on a forward-looking curriculum reflecting the ever-changing needs of today’s organizations. Students can expect to discuss current issues, learn from past case studies, forecast future trends, and participate in group discussions.
All students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Banking and Finance (BScABF) degree must complete the following requirements:
Degree Requirements | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | 21 | 42 |
Core Requirements | 81 | 162 |
Electives | 15 | 30 |
Other Electives | 3 | 6 |
Total Requirements | 120 | 240 |
An important advantage is that with the successful completion of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Banking and Finance, the student also acquires the professional certificate “General Banking” of the American Bankers Association (ABA).
The educational objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Banking and Finance incorporate the objectives of the CBS. The aim of the program in Accounting, Banking and Finance is to provide the necessary education, skills and values to students who seek a career in accounting- and finance-related profession in the industry, in the financial services sector, in financial and accounting institutions, or in government.
Graduates will:
Specific objectives of the foregoing elements include:
Graduates will:
At the end of the program students shall have:
Code | Course | ECTS | Credits |
---|---|---|---|
Semester 1 | |||
ACC101 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 6 | 3 |
BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 6 | 3 |
CSC100 | Computer Fundamentals and Applications | 6 | 3 |
ECO101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 6 | 3 |
ENG100 | English Instruction in Expository Writing | 6 | 3 |
Semester 2 | |||
ACC102 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 6 | 3 |
BAN101 | Principles of Banking | 6 | 3 |
ECO102 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 6 | 3 |
FIN101 | Introduction to Financial Analysis | 6 | 3 |
MAT101 | Introduction to Business Mathematics | 6 | 3 |
Semester 3 | |||
ACC201 | Financial Reporting | 6 | 3 |
ACC202 | Financial Analysis and Business Valuation | 6 | 3 |
BAN202 | Commercial Lending | 6 | 3 |
ENG201 | Business Writing | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Semester 4 | |||
BAN203 | Consumer Lending | 6 | 3 |
FIN201 | Managerial Finance | 6 | 3 |
LAW301 | Business Law I | 6 | 3 |
MAT201 | Business Statistics I | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Semester 5 | |||
ACC301 | Advanced Managerial Accounting | 6 | 3 |
ACC305 | Accounting Information Systems | 6 | 3 |
ACC315 | Audit Principles | 6 | 3 |
FIN305 | Investments | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Semester 6 | |||
ACC302 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 6 | 3 |
ACC306 | Business Taxation | 6 | 3 |
FIN310 | Multinational Business Finance | 6 | 3 |
MAT301 | Business Statistics II | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Semester 7 | |||
ACC310 | Corporate Law | 6 | 3 |
ACC403 | Corporate Governance & Business Ethics | 6 | 3 |
ACC404 | Performance Management | 6 | 3 |
ECO405 | Money and Banking | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Semester 8 | |||
ACC401 | Advanced Financial Reporting | 6 | 3 |
ACC410 | Advanced Business Taxation | 6 | 3 |
ACC415 | Advanced Auditing | 6 | 3 |
FIN410 | Risk Management | 6 | 3 |
ELEC | Elective | 6 | 3 |
Total | 240 | 120 |
Code | Course | ECTS | Credits |
---|---|---|---|
BUS301 | Quantitative Business Methods | 6 | 3 |
BUS451 | Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | 6 | 3 |
BUS495 | Research Project | 12 | 6 |
COM100 | Public Speaking | 6 | 3 |
ECO305 | Managerial Economics | 6 | 3 |
HIST201 | History of Modern Europe | 6 | 3 |
LAW401 | Business Law II | 6 | 3 |
MAR101 | Introduction to Marketing | 6 | 3 |
MAR201 | Consumer Behavior | 6 | 3 |
MGT101 | Principles of Management | 6 | 3 |
MGT205 | Industrial Relations | 6 | 3 |
MGT302 | Organizational Behavior | 6 | 3 |
PHIL101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 6 | 3 |
POL101 | Introduction to Political Science | 6 | 3 |
PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | 6 | 3 |
PSY301 | Psychology and Child Development | 6 | 3 |
SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | 6 | 3 |
SOC301 | Contemporary Social Problems | 6 | 3 |