Academics

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

The Accounting & Finance programme has been designed for those contemplating employment within the accountancy field. It is also suitable for those already in employment who seek to develop their business, accounting and finance skills for career progression purposes.

Course objectives
The Accounting & Finance programme has been designed for those contemplating employment within the accountancy field. It is also suitable for those already in employment who seek to develop their business, accounting and finance skills for career progression purposes. This programme is also meant to provide employees and prospective accounting and finance students with a body of knowledge which will increase their employment opportunities, prepare them for careers in the field of accountancy and provide them with a qualification which will enable them to progress to supervisory and managerial positions at a later stage in their career. Upon completion of the curriculum for Business Administration with concentration in Accounting and Finance, a student must be able to:
  • Understand the nature and role of accounting in providing useful and reliable information that is helpful in making decisions about deployment and use of resources in business and non-business entities in the economy;
  • Comprehend and apply generally accepted accounting principles, concepts and methodologies;
  • Understand the use of accounting information for managerial decision making with a planning and control focus;
  • Pursue further studies in preparation for the ACCA, CIMA, CPA examinations and practice in the field of public accounting; and Pursue graduate level studies and/or a career in private accounting.
Career Progression
This course will enable you to develop skills so that you can think and act strategically and exert influence in the workplace, enabling you to succeed in the business world. It will help you to gain a competitive edge and drive your career forward, and may also assist a career change, achieve a salary increase, improve promotion prospects or simply broaden horizons and increase marketability.
Employment opportunities
Graduates of this Accounting & Finance programme are expected to take up middle as well as higher level management positions in the following areas: Accounting, Banking & Finance, Auditing, Tax Management, Credit Control, Business Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investment Consulting, Brokerage, Grant Monitoring, etc.
Structure
This is a 4-year [8-semester] Bachelor of Business Administration degree with specialization in Human Resource Management, Accounting & Finance, Marketing, and Management. Each year has two semesters. The BBA programme covers course work and a long essay/project work. Courses have three minimum credits. The long essay/project work has 6 credits. Each semester’s load will range between 15 and 21 credits. The total minimum number of credits for graduation is 120 and a maximum of 141.
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Business Administration prepares graduates for a wide range of managerial positions in business, government and non-profit organizations. Business administration students acquire fundamental as well as practical and professional skills in all phases of business including decision-making and problem-solving capabilities. The BBA programme offers area of concentrations that enable students to tailor their degrees to their career and educational goals. Specializations are available in Accounting & Finance, Management, Human Resource Management and Marketing. All students seeking the BBA degree must complete all courses required for graduation including final project work.

Duration

3 Year + 6 Months

Certificate

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INSCRIPTIONS

200 000 Fcfa


From July to December every year

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Subjects of the Program

Semester 1

Code

Course

ENGL197

Reading Comprehension

ENGL193

Academic and Business Writing

ENGL186

Listening and Speaking Skills

ENGL181

Western Civilisation

FREN192

Techniques d Expression

MATH189

College Algebra

Semester 2

Code

Course

ECON241

Microeconomics

ACCT221

Comptabilite Generale I

COSC271

Information Technology

CMOU235

Communication d Entreprise

ENGL211

English for Business

MGNT234

Principles of Management

MATH209

Quantitative Techniques

Semester 3

Code

Course

MKTG211

Principles of Marketing

MGNT221

Organisational Behaviour

ECON242

Macroeconomics

COMP222

Comptabilite Generale II

COMP231

Comptabilite de Gestion I

COSC272

Spreadsheet and Dbase

ENGL212

English for Academic Purposes

Semester 4

Code

Course

BKFN360

Financial Management

ACCT358

Intermediate Accounting I

HRMN333

Human Resource Management

COMP341

Droit des Affaires I

ENGL313

English for Critical Thinking

COMP332

Comptabilite de gestion II

Semester 5

Code

Course

BSAD399

Project Management

BSAD352

Business Ethics

COSC374

Management Information System (MIS)

BKFN305

Principles of Banking

ACCT358

Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT330

Taxation

BKFN423

Corporate Finance

Semester 6

Code

Course

ADMN465

Methodologie de Recherche et Redaction de Memoire

BSAD425

Corporate Strategy and Policy

BSAD449

Total Quality Management

COSC422

Computer Application to Business and Finance

ACCT461

Auditing I

ACCT451

Financial Reporting I

Semester 7

Code

Course

BSAD415

The Business Case Study

ECON454

International Trade and Policy

BSAD450

Entrepreneurship Development

ACCT452

Financial Reporting 2

ACCT462

Auditing 2

Semester 8

Code

Course

BSAD498

Redaction de Memoire de Recherche

BSAD489

Leadership and Innovation Seminars

ADMN499

Soutenance

BSAD490

Business Practicum

BSAD488

SAGE Software

Grading & Class of degree

Grades shall be given as symbols with quality points per symbol as shown below

MARKS

GRADE

EXPLANATION

QUALITY POINT

91-100

A+

OUTSTANDING

4.00

86-90

A

EXCELLENT

3.60

81-85

A-

REMARKABLE

3.40

76-80

B+

VERY GOOD

3.20

71-75

B

RELATIVELY GOOD

3.00

65-70

B-

GOOD

2.80

56-64

C+

PASS

2.56

51-55

C

Marginal PASS

2.00

0-50

F

FAIL

0