Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Ajman, United Arab Emirates
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
AED 1,392 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total CRHs: 126
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Key Summary
About: Ajman University's Bachelor of Science in Accounting teaches accounting concepts and techniques for reporting an entity’s financial status and performance. The programme emphasizes financial reporting, managerial accounting, accounting information technology, ethical reasoning, critical thinking, problem-solving, and research skills. Its mission is to provide rigorous education and professional practice to enhance employability. Ajman University has Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) accreditation.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as accountant, auditor, management accountant, financial analyst, or tax consultant, and in diverse roles in financial reporting, bookkeeping, internal audit, compliance, and corporate finance. Skills support employment in public practice, industry, government, and non-profit sectors.
Accounting, described as “The Language of Business”, is the study of the concepts and techniques used in reporting on matters related to an entity’s financial status and performance. Entities compete in both input and product markets which is why accounting information is essential for managers to plan and control business activities. Information generated through the accounting process helps in the communication and analysis of financial reports that are required for business decision-making.
Mission
Provides rigorous accounting education and professional practice based on different skills, values, and competencies to enhance employability.
Program Goals
- Provide students with adequate accounting knowledge that qualifies them for employment in accounting practice and the profession
- Enable students to prepare, analyze and communicate accounting information using information technology to facilitate the decision-making process
- Develop skills of ethical reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving
- Prepare students to conduct research in accounting and related areas
Graduation Requirements
Students will be awarded the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree upon fulfilment of the following requirements:
- Successful completion of 126 credit hours, which normally takes eight semesters
- 16 weeks of industrial internship (after the completion of 90 credit hours including seven Accounting core courses), which is equivalent to three credit hours
- A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0
Semester 1
- ISL 114 Islamic Culture
- MGT 200 Introduction to Management
- ARB 113 Arabic Written Expression
- ENG 104 Advanced English Writing
- UEL1 University Elective 1
Semester 2
- STA 113 Introduction to Data Analysis
- MTH 111 Principles of Mathematics
- ACC 205 Principles of Accounting
- EMS 112 Emiratis Studies
- ECO 200 Microeconomics
Semester 3
- BUS 212 Data Analysis for Business
- MKT 200 Principles of Marketing
- ACC 210 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
- FIN 210 Fundamentals of Finance
- BUS 209 Business English
- UEL2 University Elective 2
Semester 4
- ECO 210 Macroeconomics
- MGT 300 Organizational Behavior
- BUS 316 Legal Environment and Ethics
- BUS 315 Business Analytics
- BUS 311 Business Communication
- UEL3 University Elective 3
Semester 5
- INN 311 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- BUS 214 Business Research Method
- INT 300 Database Management Systems
- ACC 310 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 311 Computerized Accounting Information Systems
- COE1 College Elective 1
Semester 6
- BUS 300 Management Information Systems
- ACC 321 Cost Accounting
- ACC 320 Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 412 Taxation Accounting
- COE2 College Elective 2
Semester 7
- ACC 410 Advanced Accounting
- ACC 330 Advanced Managerial Accounting
- MEL1 Accounting Major Elective 1
- BUS 470 Business Internship
- COE3 College Elective 3
Semester 8
- ACC 408 Auditing
- ACC 425 Financial Reporting and Analysis
- MEL2 Accounting Major Elective 2
- ACC 422 Graduation Project
- Provide students with adequate accounting knowledge that qualifies them for employment in accounting practice and the profession
- Enable students to prepare, analyze and communicate accounting information using information technology to facilitate the decision-making process
- Develop skills in ethical reasoning, critical thinking and problem-solving
- Prepare students to conduct research in accounting and related areas
Program Learning Outcomes
- Perform the steps of the accounting cycle, including preparing financial statements by international standards.
- Acquire substantive accounting knowledge, and/or demonstrate competencies required by employers to ethically practice auditing and accounting in different functional areas.
- Develop cost and managerial accounting information and use it to make decisions for internal company purposes and problem-solving.
- Prepare and communicate financial information for profit and not-for-profit organizations.
- Apply and critically analyze accounting models to solve accounting problems through case analysis and writing research reports.
- Utilize information technology in making business decisions.