Program Overview

BSc Honours Business Accounting

The BSc Honours Business Accounting programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of accounting and financial management concepts, as well as the skills to apply them in a business environment. The programme is tailored to support career ambitions, while developing a set of transferable skills to underpin career success.

Programme Overview

The programme is taught over 3 years full-time, with classes held at the Dubai Knowledge Park campus. The course leader is Dr Pallavi Kishore FCCA UAECA SFHEA. The programme requires active involvement and collaboration with fellow students, including working and learning as part of small groups.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the programme include:

• Indian Secondary School Certificates / CBSE: minimum grade of 65% overall
• British A-Levels: minimum Two or Three with grades AA / BBC
• GCSE: students who have completed their GCSEs are eligible to join the International Foundation Programme
• International Baccalaureate: students must have passed the full IB Diploma with 24 28 Points
• American High School Diploma: minimum GPA of 2.8, with SAT scores of 1100 or an ACT composite score of 23
• Tawjihiyya (Secondary School Certificate): students who have completed the Tawjihiyya will be eligible to apply for the International Foundation Programme
• Pakistani National Curriculum: completion of Year 1 at a recognised post-secondary institution
• Iranian Pre-University Certificate: minimum overall grade of 12
• Nigerian Senior School Leaving Certificate: candidates are admitted to the International Foundation Programme
• National Curriculum of the countries of Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan: candidates are admitted to the International Foundation Programme
• West African GCE: candidates are admitted to the International Foundation Programme
• BTEC Level 3: BTEC Level 3 qualifications may be considered for direct entry into an undergraduate programme
• Middlesex University International Foundation Programme (IFP): successful completion of the Middlesex University International Foundation Programme
• NCUK Foundation Qualification: if you have a foundation qualification from NCUK, you can contact the admissions team directly to understand entry requirement eligibility for this programme

English Language Requirements

All programmes at Middlesex University Dubai are taught in English, and applicants with previous education outside of English-speaking countries must demonstrate English language proficiency as follows:

• IELTS Academic: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)
• TOEFL Internet-based: 72 (17 in listening & writing, 20 in speaking and 18 in reading)
• Pearson PTE Academic: 59 (with 59 in all components)
• Dubai Campus MDX Internal English Test: 6.0 (with 5.5 in each component)

Programme Modules

The programme modules include:

• Financial Accounting (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Management Accounting (30 Credits) Compulsory
• Corporate Responsibility and Ethics (15 Credits) Compulsory
• Financial Business Environment (15 Credits) Compulsory
• Financial Data Analysis (15 Credits) Compulsory
• Accounting Information Systems (15 Credits) Compulsory

Programme Content

The programme content includes:

• An introduction to bookkeeping and financial accounting
• The basic accounting tools that aid management with its core functions of planning, decision making and control
• The application of contemporary issues in business environments and how corporate practices are responding to the increasing demand on non-financial performance
• The economic context within which business decision-making occurs
• The analysis and presentation of accounting and economic data
• The significant role accounting information plays in each fundamental business transaction process

Benefits

The benefits of studying BSc Honours Business Accounting include:

1. Opportunity to interact with finance professionals in discourse sessions and guest lectures
2. Information session with accounting and finance professional bodies on campus
3. Get exemptions from ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW
4. Opportunity to start ACCA while studying
5. Opportunity to gain SAGE CIMA certification in Year 1
6. We cover the cost for you to become CIMA Student Members
7. Opportunity to learn accounting and finance software to enhance employability

Career Opportunities

A Business Accounting degree opens the doors to a range of careers, many with excellent progression routes and competitive salaries. Our graduates progress into a wide range of public and private sector organisations, across areas such as:

• Audit and assurance
• Taxation
• Insolvency and corporate finance
• Human resource management
• Sales and marketing
• Operations

Faculty

The faculty includes:

• Dr Pallavi Kishore SFHEA FCCA UAECA, Associate Professor, Head of Accounting and Finance
• Rashita Puthiya CA SFHEA, Senior Lecturer Accounting and Finance
• Dr Athanasia Kalaitzi FHEA, Associate Professor, Founder & Head of Empirics Lab
• Dr Vijaya Kumar, Senior Lecturer Accounting and Finance
• Mariam Aslam MSc FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Finance

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the programme are:

• Year 1: 62,982 (January intake), 64,557 (September intake)
• Year 2: 62,982 (January intake), 64,557 (September intake)
• Year 3: 62,982 (January intake), 64,557 (September intake) All tuition fees are inclusive of VAT, and scholarships and grants are available.