About the Departement

Department of Accounting & Finance – Overview

Established in 1997, the Department of Accounting & Finance has been playing a vital role in addressing the country’s growing demand for qualified professionals in accounting, auditing, and finance. Currently, the Department is one of the five academic units under the College of Business and Economics, offering diverse programs at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

At the undergraduate level, the Department runs Accounting and Finance programs through regular, evening, summer, and distance modalities, with an enrollment of 140 regular students and 563 extension students. At the postgraduate level, the Department offers MSc in Accounting and Finance and MA in Project Management and Finance in regular, evening and Weekend Programs and PhD in Accounting and Finance in two fields (specialization in Finance and specialization in Accounting) in regular program only.

Currently the department has 7 regular and 21 weekend/off-campus students in Accounting and Finance and 6 regular and 48 weekend/off-campus students in MA in Project Management and Finance.

Through these programs, the Department continues to contribute to producing competent graduates equipped with the knowledge and skills required to meet the evolving demands the country’s emerging financial sector reforms and development needs.

Vision of the Department

“To become the leading and known high quality accounting and Finance education provider that integrates community based research and consultancy services”.

Mission of the Department

The mission of Department of Accounting and Finance in the College of Business and Economics (BECO) is to meet the University’s mission. Particularly, the mission of the Department is:

• to provide high quality courses to support the undergraduate and graduate programs of the College of Business and Economics and the University at large,
• to provide high quality programs of education for accounting and finance majors at the undergraduate and graduate levels,
• to simulate and support productive, high quality research, and publication,
• to provide service, largely through committee representation to the University, the College of Business and Economics, the Department, Accounting and Finance Community, and the Accounting profession, and
• To foster faculty interaction with the public in ways that enhances the common good.

Objective of the Department

The primary goal of the department is to provide programs of quality education in Accounting and Finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels by integrating community based training, research and consultancy service. The undergraduate program provides an excellent foundation for careers in industry, government and other not-for-profit organizations; is sufficiently broad to qualify graduates for a wide range of entry-level, business-related positions; and prepares students for further graduate-level studies in areas such as accounting, finance, and business administration.  The post graduate programs to be launched also aim at producing high caliber accounting and finance graduates who is going to assume academic position in higher learning institutions, capital market, conduct research in various accounting and finance  issues, engage in consultancy services and work for various organizations as accounting finance, tax and investment expert/office.

Specific Objectives

• To produce competent graduates with up-to-date knowledge and skill in the field of Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Budgeting, taxation and Project management
• To produce professionals who provide consultancy services in the area of taxation, investments, capital market, projects and fund management, and other finance sector
• To create and develop linkage with various financial institutions such as Banks, Insurers and other Finance companies and research institutions.
• To contribute to societal development through sound training of responsive professionals and the conduct of high-quality relevant research.