Programme name: BA in Accounting & Finance
Programme type: undergraduate
Mode of delivery: Classroom and community-based
Duration: 3 years for regular, 4 years for extension and distance and 5 years for summer programs
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from the program the student should take all courses offered in the program, a total of 180 EtCTS for regular and 170 EtCTS for evening and earn a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 or better by the end of the program, and earn no ‘F’ grade in any course. The student is also required to have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all major courses by the end the program.
1.1. Degree Nomenclature
BA Degree in Accounting and Finance and the Amharic version is: የአርት ባችለር ዲግሪ በአካውንቲንግ እና ፋይናንስ
1.2. Medium of Instruction
The medium of instruction for the program is English Language
(2) Program Objectives
2.1. General Objectives of the program
The program of Accounting and Finance plans to meet the University’s mission of instilling into present and future-leaders knowledge of current and future accounting, auditing and finance practices and relevant skills through student–centered high quality, viable programs which are fully recognized internationally and by both the private and public institutions in Ethiopia. Hence, the Department seeks to sustain its growth and relevance through:
- A highly educated and motivated faculty Viable programs which have local relevance and fully recognized internationally.
- Relevant curriculum leading to an exceptional learning environment with full access to new technologies and computer-mediated learning
- An abundant level of intellectual capital created through scholarly activities
- Research that meets the needs of the local and international business and academic communities;
- A fully integrated international perspective
- A full understanding of employer needs obtained through constant monitoring of the business environment through linkage program
2.2. Specific Objectives of the program
The program of Accounting and Finance has the following specific objectives:
- To produce graduates in its regular degree program to satisfy a portion of the demand for accounting and finance graduates.
- To enhance the relevance and timeliness of instruction, as well as the technical competency of the staff, by conducting applied research and developing innovative educational materials and techniques.
- To provide students with sufficient academic, technical, logical, analytical, and professional base from which to pursue a career in accounting and finance and to advance to further study and a potential academic career in accounting and finance
- To be a major provider of consultancy services to the public
- To put 80% of its second year complete and third year complete students into internship programs in which students gain practical experience
- To establish linkage programs with different stakeholders from which the program will be able to tap resources and share experiences
(3) Graduate Profile and Professional Profile
3.1. Graduate Profile
Upon graduate from the program, the graduate from BA degree in Accounting and Finance should have accounting and finance knowledge and understanding that enable them to:
- Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements competently;
- Audit financial statements and the underlying accounting systems, controls and records, and express an independent professional opinion about them;
- Identify, measure, gather, analyze, interpret and communicate cost and other types of information to management for planning, control, performance measurement, and decision making related to pricing, operating, investing, and financing activities;
- Identify and anticipate control risks both in manual and computerized accounting systems, and to suggest and establish better controls to safeguard business resources from risk exposures of illegal acts;
- Analyze and design accounting information systems, and use computer applications in business transaction cycles;
- Develop the specific skills, modes of analysis and institutional background useful to work in finance areas for profit-making businesses or not-for-profit enterprises
- Start and run their own business;
- Manage financial resource and risk exposures of business firms, manage financial institutions, analyze investment opportunities and execute professional services in investment institutions, brokerage & dealer firms and in investment banks;
- To conduct accounting and finance related research and to form linkage with various accounting and finance oriented and research based institutions both locally and abroad.
- Work clerical activities like, keeping general accounts, records and reports; payroll processing and billings.
- Prepare tax return and perform tax plan
- Internalize an appreciation for the role of ethics in both the profession and the business world.
- Be prepared for graduate studies, professional certification and advanced trainings in accounting, auditing, finance, and management
3.2. Professional Profile
With additional training and work experience, the graduates of the program can pursue careers and render professional services in the areas of accounting and finance in various forms of organizations ranging from private, governmental and non-profit entities. After successful compilation of the three years undergraduate program of accounting and finance, students will be able to be:-
- Accounting clerks: Keeping general accounts, records and reports; payroll processing and billings; Perform cost and managerial accounting and control, data generation and supervisions; Disbursement voucher process and control; and bank reconciliation and banking activities;
- Cost analysts: keep accounts of product costing and provide other relevant cost information
- Auditor both internal and external: Work as an assistance auditor (both internal and external ); Pre-audit inspection and investigation; Operational audit, partial financial audit, cash audit, compliance audit, branch audit, interim reports audit, advance clearance;
- Tax specialists- prepare tax return, work as internal revenue agents and tax administrator.
- Information system designer and manipulator-Generating information which is of financial and non-financial in nature necessary for management; and analyzing, designing and installing accounting systems (manual or computerized).
- Financial management –running revenue and expenditure management capital investment decisions; risk and insurance management and budgeting
- Financial analyst: financial planner, investment advisor, project coordinator; rendering financial consultancy services.
List of Modules and Courses
Summary of Modules
| Module Type | Total Credit Hours | Total CP | Total Work Load in Hours |
| Major Modules | 78 | 123 | 2,106 |
| Supportive Modules | 23 | 37 | 621 |
| Foundation Modules | 12 | 20 | 324 |
| Total | 113 | 180 | 3,051 |
Course Break Down
Year I Courses
| Course Title | Cr. Hrs | EtCTS | Module Code | Course Code | Mode Delivery |
| YEAR I, SEM I | |||||
| Principles of Accounting I | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M1031 | AcFn1031 | Semester Based |
| Introduction to Management | 3 | 5 | Mgmt-M1052 | Mgmt1051 | Semi-Blocked |
| Mathematics for finance | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M1041 | AcFn1041 | Semester Based |
| Introduction to Psychology | 3 | 5 | Psyc-M1063 | Psyc1061 | Semi-Blocked |
| Communicative English Skills | 3 | 5 | EnLa-M1013 | EnLa1011 | Semester Based |
| Fundamentals of Information System | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M1041 | AcFn1042 | Semester Based |
| 19 | 30 | ||||
| YEAR I, SEM II | |||||
| Principles of Accounting II | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M1032 | AcFn1032 | Semester Based |
| Statistics for finance | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M1041 | AcFn1043 | Semester Based |
| Principles of Marketing | 2 | 3 | Mgmt-M1052 | Mgmt1052 | Semi- Based |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 6 | Econ-M1072 | Econ1071 | Semester Based |
| Basic Writing Skills | 3 | 5 | EnLa-M1013 | EnLa1012 | Semester Based |
| Civics and Ethical Education | 3 | 5 | CvEt-M1023 | CvEt1021 | Semi-Blocked |
| 20 | 31 |
Year II Courses
| Course Title | Cr. Hrs | EtCTS | Module Code | Course Code | Mode Delivery |
| YEAR II, SEM I | |||||
| Financial Accounting I | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M2081 | AcFn2081 | Semester Based |
| Cost and Management Accounting I | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2091 | AcFn2091 | Semester Based |
| Risk Management and Insurance | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2111 | AcFn2111 | Semester Based |
| Financial Management I | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2101 | AcFn2101 | Semester Based |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 5 | Econ-M1072 | Econ2072 | Semi- Block |
| Financial Institutions and Markets | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M2111 | AcFn2112 | Semi-Block |
| 18 | 29 | ||||
| YEAR II, SEM II | |||||
| Financial Accounting II | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M2081 | AcFn2082 | Semester Based |
| Cost and Management Accounting II | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2092 | AcFn2092 | Semester Based |
| Financial Management II | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2101 | AcFn2102 | Semester Based |
| Banking Principles and Practices | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M2111 | AcFn2113 | Semi-Block |
| Government and Non-profit Accounting | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M2121 | AcFn2121 | Semester Based |
| Research Methods in Accounting & Finance | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M2131 | AcFn2131 | Semester Based |
| Entrepreneurship | 2 | 3 | Mgmt –M2142 | Mgmt 2141 | Semi-Block |
| 19 | 30 |
Year III Courses
| Course Title | Cr. Hrs | EtCTS | Module Code | Course Code | Mode Delivery |
| YEAR III SEM I | |||||
| Advanced Financial Accounting | 4 | 6 | AcFn-M3151 | AcFn3151 | Semester Based |
| Auditing Principles and Practices I | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M3161 | AcFn3161 | Semester Based |
| Ethiopian Government Accounting | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M2121 | AcFn3122 | Semester Based |
| Accounting Information Systems | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M3181 | AcFn3181 | Semester Based |
| Strategic Management | 3 | 5 | Mgmt-M2141
|
Mgmt3142 | Semester Based |
| Senior Research Project I | 1 | 2 | AcFn-M3221 | AcFn3221 | Semester Based |
| Public Finance & Taxation | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M3171 | AcFn3171 | Semester Based |
| 19 | 31 | ||||
| YEAR III SEM II | |||||
| Operations Management | 3 | 5 | Mgmt-M3192 | Mgmt3191 | Semester Based |
| Business Law | 3 | 5 | Law-M3202 | Law3201 | Semi-Block |
| Auditing Principles and Practices II | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M3161 | AcFn3162 | Semi-Block |
| Project Analysis & Evaluation | 3 | 5 | AcFn-M3201 | AcFn3202 | Semester Based |
| Senior Research Project II | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M3221 | AcFn3222 | Semester Based |
| Accounting Software Application | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M3181 | AcFn3182 | Semester Based |
| Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | 2 | 3 | AcFn-M3201 | AcFn3201 | Semester Based |
| 18 | 29 |
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