Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

Program Overview

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Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

Overview

The Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting degree at Amity University Dubai will help develop your numerical abilities and skills. It gives our students strong exposure to the best accounting and auditing practices, while being supported from leading accrediting professional bodies.

Duration and Fees

• Duration: 4 Years
• Total Credit Hours: 123
• Class Commencement: September 2025
• Fee Per Credit (AED/USD): AED 2,100 / USD 580

Degree Summary

The programme consists of 123 credit hours spread over four years; although, a student can complete these hours in less than four years subject to registering for 6 credit hours during the summer terms.

Career Outcomes

A graduate can join an organisation in the financial services sector, such as investment banking, lending, insurance, asset management, research, trading, etc.

Degree Structure

Year 1

• ISYS 110 Computer Software for Business
• QMET 110 Business Mathematics
• ACCT 110 Financial Accounting I
• ENGL 102 English for Academic Writing
• GENE 120 Islamic Culture
• ACCT 120 Financial Accounting II
• MRKT 120 Principles of Marketing
• MGMT 120 Principles of Management
• COMM 105 Public Speaking
• ARAB 102 Arabic Language

Year 2

• ACCT 220 Managerial Accounting
• QMET 210 Statistics for Business
• BUSN 220 Business Law
• FINE 220 Managerial Finance
• GENE 210 UAE Studies
• ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory
• ACCT 230 Audit and Assurance
• BUSN 230 Business Communication
• FINE 230 Corporate Finance

Year 3

• ECON 310 Macroeconomic Theory
• FINE 310 Financial statement Analysis
• ACCT 320 Forensic Accounting Analytics
• ACCT 330 Taxation I
• GENE 340 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
• ACCT 340 Taxation II
• BUSN 340 Business Research Methods
• ACCT 345 Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 360 Intermediate Financial Accounting
• MGMT 350 Strategic Management
• BUSN 360 Internship

Year 4

• BUSN 450 Business Simulation
• GENE 440 Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• FINE 430 Financial Risk Management
• BUSN 440 Business Case Analysis & Writing

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

• The minimum academic entry requirements and admission criteria for Amity University Dubai depends upon the type of high school curriculum you have followed.
• Entry to Amity Business School Dubai undergraduate programs (Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, Bachelor of Finance, and Bachelor of Hotel Management and Tourism) requires students to have attained the General Education Secondary School Certificate (G 12) or equivalent.
• In addition to achieving a minimum high school average of 60%.
• All applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English Language as well as in Mathematics as detailed below:
  • English Language Proficiency Requirements:
    • Students from non-MoE curricula that are taught in English are exempt from providing English Language proficiency evidence.
    • Students from non-MoE curricula taught in a language other than English must demonstrate proficiency through international standardized tests (IELTS 5 and above or its established equivalent).
    • Students from the MoE Curriculum must prove their proficiency through High School English grades, which should not be less than 80%.
  • Evidence of Mathematics proficiency in the form of:
    • ‘EmSAT Achieve’ minimum score of 600 in Mathematics, or
    • Grade 12 subject score in Mathematics that is equivalent to 60% and attained at a school system with centralized examination structure such as – but not limited to – the British system, the International Baccalaureate system, or the Emirati school system, or
    • A score of 60% on Mathematics on placement tests conducted by Amity University Dubai and approved by the UAE MoHESR, or
    • Equivalent scores on other internationally recognized tests that are approved by the UAE MoHESR.

Conditional Admission

• Conditional admission can be allowed for not achieving the Mathematics proficiency scores.
• Along these lines, students shall register for the University’s non-transferrable remedial Mathematics course.
• Conditionally accepted applicants are permitted to take a maximum of 12 credits (including remedial) combining General Education courses as well as introductory courses which do not require Mathematics as pre-requisites.
• Conditional admission can be allowed for not achieving the English proficiency scores for students from both non-MoE curricula taught in any other language other than English as well as those from MoE curricula.

Accreditation

All our business degrees are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of UAE’s Ministry of Education, licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

Faculty

• Dr. Ganga Bhavani - Associate Professor
• Dr. Mukund Jakhiya - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Shahzia Khan - Associate Professor
• Dr. Ruhi Sethi - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Adel Ahmed - Professor
• Dr. Bhawna Gaur - Associate Professor
• Dr. Nancy Bouchra Hanna - Assistant Professor
• Mr. Anupam Mehrotra - Assistant Professor
• Ms. Nisha Nagesh Pai - Lecturer
• Dr. Swamynathan Ramakrishnan - Assistant Professor
• Mr. Satish Menon - Assistant Professor
• Mr. Gary Smith - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Kamaladevi Baskaran - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Shaista Alvi - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Ziaurrahman Azmi - Assistant Professor
• Dr. Nawal Mohamed - Lecturer

Contact Us

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HELPLINE: 800 AMITY (26489)/ +971

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Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

The Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting degree at Amity University Dubai is designed to develop students' numerical abilities and skills. It provides strong exposure to the best accounting and auditing practices, supported by leading accrediting professional bodies. Graduates are lifelong learners who can use digital tools to make informed ethical business decisions across a wide range of business activities.

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Objectives:

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting, graduates will be able to:

• Knowledge: Demonstrate understanding of accounting and auditing standards and concepts as promulgated by leading accountancy bodies.
• Skills: Critically analyze and solve accounting and auditing problems and interpret the related results.
Propose data-driven business decisions that observe professional ethical standards. Communicate effectively orally and in writing using appropriate media.
• Competence:
• Autonomy and Responsibility:
Work independently as well as collaborate effectively in a team setting. Express personal views in a range of business contexts. Take responsibility for developing innovative entrepreneurial and sustainable management approaches to ethically overcome complex business challenges.
• Self-Development: Take responsibility for own learning and development needs.
• Role in Context: Take responsibility for achieving outcomes with little or no supervision.

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Outline:

The program consists of 123 credit hours spread over four years. Students can complete these hours in less than four years by registering for 6 credit hours during the summer terms.

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Year 1:

• ISYS 110 Computer Software for Business: Introduces students to popular office productivity application software, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, and business intelligence software.
• QMET 110 Business Mathematics: Introduces essential mathematical methods for understanding, analyzing, and solving business problems related to business and economics.
• ACCT 110 Financial Accounting I: Examines the accounting cycle and introduces techniques for recording business transactions and preparing basic financial statements.
• ENGL 102 English for Academic Writing: Develops persuasive writing skills, including summarizing, paraphrasing, reading, and writing critically.
• GENE 120 Islamic Culture: Explores key beliefs and practices of Islam, cultural and social diversity, and the contribution of Islamic civilization to human civilization.
• ACCT 120 Financial Accounting II: Introduces the characteristics of ownership structures and related accounting procedures, including partnership accounts, equity and debt financing of corporations.
• MRKT 120 Principles of Marketing: Explores the marketing environment and its influence on regional and international marketing strategies, including market segmentation, positioning, and target marketing strategies.
• MGMT 120 Principles of Management: Covers the main management functions, including planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
• COMM 105 Public Speaking: Emphasizes practical public speaking skills, including techniques to lessen speaker anxiety and the use of visual aids.

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Year 2:

• ACCT 220 Managerial Accounting: Covers cost accounting tools, techniques, and methods, as well as budgetary control skills and recent trends in cost and management accounting.
• BUSN 220 Business Law: Provides an understanding of the fundamentals of business law, including contract, tort, employment, labor, partnership, and agency laws.
• FINE 220 Managerial Finance: Introduces the founding concepts of the time value of money, returns and associated risks, valuation of securities, and short- and long-term investment decisions.
• GENE 210 UAE Studies: Explores the UAE identity, history, achievements, and values.
• ECON 210 Microeconomic Theory: Covers determinants of demand and supply, theories of consumer behavior, producer's equilibrium, profit maximization, and pricing of commodities and factors of production.
• ACCT 230 Audit and Assurance: Provides an in-depth understanding of auditing concepts and standards, the role and responsibility of auditors, regulation of the audit function, audit evidence, and a risk-based approach to auditing.
• BUSN 230 Business Communication: Introduces verbal, nonverbal, written, and oral forms of communication, including techniques for delivering presentations and writing reports.
• FINE 230 Corporate Finance: Covers investing, financing, and payout decisions as pillars of corporate finance.

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Year 3:

• ECON 310 Macroeconomic Theory: Defines, measures, and critically appraises fundamental macroeconomic variables, including national income, price stability, interest rates, employment of resources, aggregate demand and supply, and the overall level of economic activity.
• FINE 310 Financial Statement Analysis: Covers tools and techniques used to analyze financial statements, the quality of reported reporting, and credit and security analysis.
• ACCT 320 Forensic Accounting Analytics: Introduces computer-assisted analytics techniques used to detect frauds in large accounting data sets.
• ACCT 330 Taxation I: Covers the basic principles underlying direct tax laws and their application in various business situations.
• GENE 340 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability: Explores the relationship between creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
• ACCT 340 Taxation II: Introduces the scope of inheritance, corporation, and value-added taxes and their application in business contexts.
• BUSN 340 Business Research Methods: Covers the basic principles of defining research problems, literature review, data collection and analysis using statistical tools, and interpretation.
• ACCT 345 Accounting Information Systems: Assesses the role of Accounting Information Systems (AIS) in business contexts and how these systems contribute to data modeling and managing business processes.
• ACCT 360 Intermediate Financial Accounting: Provides a working knowledge of accounting standards—IFRS, GAAP—and their comparative characteristics.
• MGMT 350 Strategic Management: Explores how strategies are developed in firms by pertaining to the tools and principles of strategy formulation and competitive analysis.
• BUSN 360 Internship: Provides industry exposure for students to build corporate connections, apply theory into practice, and understand industry expectations.

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Year 4:

• BUSN 450 Business Simulation: Simulates real-life business situations and operational processes through technology-based pedagogy.
• GENE 440 Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Examines changing societal demands and expectations and elaborates on existing ethical norms and practice.
• FINE 430 Financial Risk Management: Provides an insight into the nature and management of financial risks that emanate from the markets, modes of financing, local and internal business operations, and evolving technology.

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Careers:

Graduates can join organizations in the financial services sector, such as investment banking, lending, insurance, asset management, research, trading, etc. They can also work as accountants, responsible for preparing financial statements, performing audits, finding cost savings, and assisting with capital raising and mergers and acquisitions.