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

1. Legal and Regulatory Environment
2. Tax Management and Optimization
3. Accounting for Actuarial Science
4. Treasury and Funds Management
5. Merger and Acquisition Accounting
6. Positive Accounting Theory
7. Data Mining for Business Accounting
8. Issues in Financial Reporting
9. Advance auditing
10. Accounting for multinationals

Finance Specialization

1. Corporate Governance
2. Financial Derivatives
3. Treasury and Funds Management
4. Business Analysis and Financial Decision Making
5. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
6. Advance Corporate Finance
7. Financial Econometrics
8. Public Finance
9. International Banking
10. Behavioral Finance
11. Mergers and Acquisitions
12. International Financial
13. Branch Banking
14. Marketing of Financial Services
15. Strategic Financial Management
16. Contemporary Issues in finance
17. Regulations and Financial Markets
18. Sharia Compliant Financial Markets and Institutions
19. Financial technology
20. 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.