ALHOSN University’s four-year Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (BBA - Accounting) is an integrated, multidisciplinary degree program with an emphasis in the accounting area. Compared to other undergraduate business accounting programs which emphasize a high level of specialization in accounting specific courses, this program is unique in that its principal strength is its combination of business, liberal arts and social science courses. As such the focus of this program is to develop business leaders and managers having well-balanced personality, strong business acumen and comprehensive knowledge of accounting theory and practice, sensitive to diverse cultural values, amidst the challenges and advancement in the global business.
Curriculum
The BBA-Accounting curriculum requires a minimum total of 126 credit hours. Out of these 126 hours, 33 credit hours are for courses under the University General Education in which 27 are compulsory and 6 are electives. The compulsory courses are: FAS 100, FAS 101, FAS 102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 130, FAS 230, FBA 103, FBA 104 and FES 150. The other six hours could be completed by completing any two of FAS 300, FAS 310 and FAS 320. Sixty-nine (69) credit hours are for courses under the Faculty Requirements (63 compulsory and 6 electives), and another 24 hours are for courses under the Program Requirements (18 compulsory and 6 electives).
The following table shows the courses according to the semesters they are offered.
|
Course Code
|
Course Title
|
Prerequisite
|
Credits
|
Freshman Year (I) |
First Semester (Fall) |
FAS 102/FAS 109 |
Communication Skills (Arabic), or Human Rights in Law and Shari’a |
|
3 |
ECN 101 |
Intro to Microeconomics |
|
3 |
FBA 103 |
Algebra |
|
3 |
FAS 101 |
Communication Skills (English) |
|
3 |
FES 150 |
Natural Sciences |
|
3 |
Total |
15 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
MGT 101 |
Introduction to Business Management |
|
3 |
MGT 102 |
Management Communications |
FAS 101 |
3 |
FBA 104 |
Calculus |
|
3 |
MIS 100 |
Info Technology Applications in Business |
|
3 |
FAS 130 |
Intro to Sociology |
|
3 |
Total |
15 |
Sophomore Year (II) |
First Semester (Fall) |
ACT 201 |
Financial Accounting |
MGT 101 |
3 |
MKT 201 |
Principles of Marketing |
MGT 101 |
3 |
QNT 201 |
Statistics I |
FBA 103 or FBA 104 |
3 |
FAS 230 |
Intro to Psychology |
|
3 |
ECN 102 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics |
|
3 |
Total |
15 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
FIN 201 |
Principles of Finance |
ACT 201 |
3 |
ACT 202 |
Business Analysis and Management Accounting |
ACT 201 |
3 |
ACT 203 |
Corporate Financial Reporting |
ACT 201 |
3 |
MGT 201 |
Organizational Behaviour |
MGT 101 |
3 |
FAS 100 |
Creative Thinking |
FAS 101 |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Junior Year (III) |
First Semester (Fall) |
QNT 301 |
Statistics II |
QNT 201 |
3 |
FIN 301 |
Corporate Finance |
FIN 201 |
3 |
ACT 301 |
Management Accounting I |
ACT 201 |
3 |
|
Choose one from Arts and Social Sciences Electives |
|
3 |
MGT 303 |
International Business |
FIN 201, MKT 201 |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
MGT 301 |
Business Law |
MGT 101 |
3 |
ACT 302 |
Management Accounting II |
ACT 301 |
3 |
ACT 303 |
Corporate Accounts |
ACT 203 |
3 |
MGT 302 |
Business Ethics |
MGT 101 |
3 |
MGT 304 |
Human Resource Management |
MGT 101 |
3 |
Total |
15 |
Summer Junior Year |
ACT 499 |
Industrial Training/Internship |
Senior Standing |
6 |
Senior Year (IV) |
First Semester (Fall) |
QNT 401 |
Operations Management |
QNT 301, FIN 201, MKT 201 |
3 |
MGT 401 |
Strategic Management |
FIN 201 & MKT 201 |
3 |
ACT 401 |
Business Information and Accounting System |
MIS 100 & ACT 201 |
3 |
|
Arts and Social Sciences Elective |
|
3 |
|
Business Elective |
|
3 |
Total |
15 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
FAS 103 |
Islamic Culture |
FAS 101 |
3 |
ACT 402 |
Auditing |
ACT 303 |
3 |
ACT 403 |
Taxation |
ACT 303 |
3 |
QNT 402 |
Research Methodology |
QNT 301 |
3 |
|
Business Elective |
|
3 |
Total |
15 |
|
Business Elective Courses
|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Prerequisite |
ECN 453 |
Public Finance |
ECN 101& ECN 102 |
ECN 454 |
International Trade |
ECN 101& ECN 102 |
FIN 452 |
International Finance |
MGT303 |
MIS 406 |
Introduction to E-Commerce |
MIS100 & MKT 201 |
MGT 451 |
Entrepreneuship |
FIN201 & MKT 201 |
FIN 451 |
Portfolio Theory & Invest Analysis |
FIN201 |
Social Sciences Electives |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Prerequisite |
FAS 300 |
Industrial Psychology |
FAS 230 |
FAS 310 |
Human Behaviour in Cross Cultural Context |
FAS 230 |
FAS 320 |
Sociology of Work |
FAS 130 |
Course Descriptions (PDF) files
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