Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance (BS-AF) – (4 Years)
Semesters: 08 Total Credit Hours: 136 Cr. Hours
The BS Finance and Accounting program is designed to prepare students with the specialized knowledge and skills required to meet the new market challenges posed by the complex financial situations emerging in today’s business enterprises. It is widely accepted that practical financial management could mean the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful venture. Therefore, BS Finance and Accounting are tailored to impart financial management education and skills with fundamentals and advanced knowledge of finance and accounting with a global perspective. As investment marketplaces, asset classes, processes, mechanics, underlying investment, and numerical skills to understand and enable the practice of investment-related mathematics. The primary objective of BS Finance and Accounting is to assess the profit and loss of the financial transactions and provide an impartial view of the business. Consequently, to safeguard the financial interests of various internal and external corporate stakeholders connected to the industry. Program Outcomes
By the end of this program, students will exhibit an ability to:
Understand and apply finance and accounting theory
Explain and apply international accounting standards
Comprehensively evaluate the financial statement information
Estimate and compare different investments
Identify, define, and review pertinent research questions, relevant literature, and an appropriate methodology
Analyze by solving valuation and investment problems
Communicate financial information effectively in corporate settings.
Design solutions for business problems by keeping business standards, cultural, societal, environmental, and ethical values under consideration.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES The program is designed to offer students a well-diversified business background which is important to the finance and accounting professional in today’s technology-driven, and dynamic, global business environment. This degree prepares you for a rewarding career in any sector of the economy. Graduates can work as financial accountants, forensic accountants, management accountants, auditors, chief financial officers, financial advisors, and tax specialists. There are also a number of pathways to choose from including audit, taxation, budget analysis, financial accounting, and management accounting CURRICULUM The curriculum for BS Finance and Accounting is made up of a minimum of 135 credit hours. For this purpose, the students are required to complete 43 courses, and a 6 credit hours project/ thesis. It covers all major functional areas of accounting and finance. These 135 credit hours are divided into five (5) parts: (1) General education courses – 18 credit hours; (2) Basic Business Core Courses- 48 credit hours; (3) Accounting and Finance Core Courses and Labs -51 credit hours; (4) Accounting and Finance specialization – 12 credit hours (5) Final project- 6 credit hours.
Accounting Specialization
Legal and Regulatory Environment
Tax Management and Optimization
Accounting for Actuarial Science
Treasury and Funds Management
Merger and Acquisition Accounting
Positive Accounting Theory
Data Mining for Business Accounting
Issues in Financial Reporting
Advance auditing
Accounting for multinationals
Finance Specialization
Corporate Governance
Financial Derivatives
Treasury and Funds Management
Business Analysis and Financial Decision Making
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Advance Corporate Finance
Financial Econometrics
Public Finance
International Banking
Behavioral Finance
Mergers and Acquisitions
International Financial
Branch Banking
Marketing of Financial Services
Strategic Financial Management
Contemporary Issues in finance
Regulations and Financial Markets
Sharia Compliant Financial Markets and Institutions
Financial technology
Green Finance
Note: The Program Coordinator can offer courses from a variety of electives in an area of specialization depending upon the availability of faculty and changing market trends. The list of elective courses is not exhaustive and new courses can be added once approved from the Academic Committee of the Institute. INTERNSHIP It is mandatory for students to do a 9-Week corporate internship (0 credit hours) after completion of their fourth semester. The University has a policy of full compliance to the guidelines/requirements prescribed by HEC and/or concerned accreditation council for the degree program.
