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Accounting and Finance

College/Institution: CBE

Department/School/Center: Department of Accounting and Finance

Program title: BA in Accounting and Finance

Program duration (in years): Three for regular, Four for extension and Four for Distance

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS:     ECTS – 185

Mode of delivery: Regular and Extension

Program Objective

General Objective – The program 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.

Specific Objectives of the program

  • To produce graduates in its regular degree program to satisfy a portion of 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 experiences
  • To establish linkage programs with different stakeholders from which the program will be able to tap resources and share experiences

Admission requirements: anyone who wishes to join the BA program is required to meet the entry requirements of higher institutions stated by Ministry of Education and the University.

Graduation requirement: to graduate from the program the student should take all courses offered in the program, a total of 185 ECTS and earn a CGPA and MGPA of 2.00 or better by the end of the program, and earn no ‘F’ grade in any course.

List of Modules and Courses

Modules No Module Title Module code Course Title Course Code Cr

Hr

 ECTS Total work load(1ECTS = 27 hr)
M3 Basics of Accounting and Reporting AcFn-M1031 Principles of Accounting I AcFn1031 4 6 162
Principles of Accounting II AcFn1032 4 6 162
  8 12 324
M8 Financial Accounting and Reporting AcFn-M2081 Financial Accounting I AcFn2081 4 6 162
Financial Accounting II AcFn2082 4 6 162
    8 12 324
M9 Cost and Managerial Accounting AcFn-M2091 Cost and Management Accounting I AcFn2091 3 5 135
Cost and Management Accounting II AcFn2092 3 5 135
    6 10 270
M10 Corporate Finance AcFn-M2101 Financial management I AcFn2101 3 5 135
Financial management II AcFn2102 3 5 135
    6 10 270
M20 Project and Investment Analysis AcFn-M3201 Project Analysis and Evaluation AcFn3202 3 5 135
Investment analysis and portfolio management AcFn3201 2 3 81
    5 8 216
M16 Auditing and Assurance Services AcFn-M3161 Auditing Principles and Practices I AcFn3161 3 5 135
Auditing Principles and Practices II AcFn3162 3 5 135
    6 10 270
M12 Non-Profit Sector Accounting AcFn-M2121 Government and Non-profit Accounting AcFn2121 2 3 81
Ethiopian Government Accounting AcFn3122 2 3 81
          4 6 162

 
M11 Financial Institutions AcFn-M2111

 

 Financial Markets and Institutions AcFn2112 2 3 81
Banking Principles and Practices AcFn2113 2 3 81
Risk Management and Insurance AcFn2111 3 5 135
    7 11 297
M17 Public Finance and Taxation AcFn-M3171 Public Finance and Taxation AcFn3171 3 5 135
      3 5 135
M15 Advanced Financial Accounting AcFn-M3151 Advanced Financial Accounting AcFn3151 4 6 162
  4 6 162
M13 Research in Accounting and Finance AcFn-M2131 Research methods in Accounting & Finance AcFn2131 3 5 135
      3 5 135
M22 Senior Research   Senior Research Project I AcFn3221 1 2 54
Senior Research Project II AcFn3222 2 3 81
      3 5 135
M18 Accounting Information Systems AcFn-M3181 Accounting Information Systems   AcFn3181 3 5 135
Accounting Software Application AcFn3182 2 3 81
      5 8 236
M4 Quantitative and Computing Methods for Finance AcFn-M1041 Mathematics for Finance AcFn1041 4 6 162
Statistics for Finance AcFn1043 4 6 162
Fundamentals of Information Systems AcFn1042 2 3 81
      10 15 405
  SUB TOTAL FOR MAJOR COURSES 78 123 191

  • Supportive Modules and Courses
Modules No Module Title Module code Course Title Course Code Cr

Hr

 ECTS Total work load(1ECTS = 27 hr)
M5 Basic Management Concepts Mgmt-M1052

 

 Introduction to Management  Mgmt1051 3 5 135
Principles of Marketing  Mgmt1052 2 3 81
      5 8 216
M20 Business Law Law-M3202

 

 Business Law Law3201 3 5 135
  3 5 135
M14 Entrepreneurship and Strategy Mgmt-M2142 Entrepreneurship Mgmt2141 3 5 135
Strategic Management Mgmt2142 2 3 81
  5 8 216
M19 Operations Management Mgmt-M3192 Operation Management

 

  Mgmt3191

 

 3 5 135
      3 5 135
M7 Economics Econ-M1072 Microeconomics Econ1071 4 6 162
Macroeconomics Econ2072 3 5 135
M23 Introduction to Econometrics Econ- M2041 Introduction to Econometrics Econ-3044 3 5 135
  SUB TOTAL FOR SUPPORTIVE COURSES 26 42  

 

  • Foundation Modules and Courses

 

Modules

No

 Module Title Module code Course Title Course Code Cr

Hr

 ECTS Total work load(1ECTS = 27 hr)
M1 Basic English

Skills

 EnLa-M1013 Communicative

English Skills

   EnLa1011 3 5 135
      Basic Writing Skills EnLa1012 3 5 135
      6 10 270
M2 Civics and Ethics CESt-M1023 Civics and Ethics CESt1023 3 5 135
      3 5 135
M6 Psychology Psyc-M1063 Introduction

to Psychology

   Psyc1061 3 5 135
      3 5 135
  SUB TOTAL FOR FOUNDATION COURSES 12 20