Program Overview

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Bachelor of Accounting Program

The Bachelor of Accounting program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in accounting, preparing them for careers in various fields, including financial functions, specialized administrative or personnel positions, warehousing, catering, purchasing, sales, and marketing.

Program Overview

Accounting is often referred to as the universal language of business and is essential for the dissemination of financial data between organizations and individuals. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare financial statements, analyze them, and communicate relevant information to make business decisions.

Educational Goals

The program has the following educational goals:

1. Emphasizing and ensuring the quality of accounting education in the various programs offered by the department.
2. Raising the quality of graduates by qualifying them scientifically and professionally in the fields of accounting to ensure their competitiveness.
3. Excellence in scientific research in various accounting fields and directing it to serve sustainable development issues.
4. Promoting partnerships and knowledge exchange in the fields of accounting nationally and internationally.
5. Openness to the local environment and working to strengthen partnerships with various stakeholders to serve community issues.
6. Governance of the educational process and performance evaluation to enhance job satisfaction and loyalty by faculty members and administrative staff in the department.

Learning Outcomes

The program aims to produce graduates who demonstrate:

• Knowledge and understanding of the basic theories, principles, and concepts in different areas of accounting.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the processes, procedures, techniques, and practices in the field of accounting and auditing.
• Effective written and oral communication skills in various areas of accounting.
• The ability to employ critical thinking skills and develop creative solutions to complex and diverse issues in various fields of accounting.
• A commitment to social responsibility, ethical and professional values, and standards in various fields of accounting.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Accounting program can pursue careers in:

• Financial functions: accountant, auditor, pension auditor, financial inspector, controller, and revenue specialist.
• Specialized administrative or personnel positions: investment specialist, researcher, and budget specialist.
• Warehousing, catering, purchasing, sales, and marketing: inventory controller, procurement officer, and sales representative.
• Trade functions: trade controller and researcher.
• Associate judicial functions: functions of money houses.

Program Details

• Program name: Accounting
• Symbol: 5ACCT
• Issue number: 231
• Total hours: 129
• Compulsory hours: 129
• Optional hours: 0
• Years of study: 4
• Study period: Morning
• Tuition fees: Free
• Preference mechanism for admission: Secondary school (30%), General Aptitude Test (30%), and Achievement test (40%).

Compulsory Courses

The program consists of the following compulsory courses:

First Level

• BUS 111: Principles of management and organization
• ECON110: Principles of Microeconomics
• MATH111: Mathematics in the Social Sciences (1)
• MIS 110: Introduction to Technology
• IC 101: Introduction to Islamic Culture
• ARAB101: Language skills

Second Level

• ACCT120: Financial Accounting Principles
• ECON120: Macroeconomic Principles
• MKTG120: Marketing principles
• STAT124: Statistics in Economics and Management (1)
• MATH122: Mathematics in the Social Sciences (2)

Third Level

• BUS 231: Administrative communications
• MIS 231: Introduction to Computer Applications
• STAT235: Statistics in Economics and Management (2)
• FIN 230: Principles of finance
• IC 102: Islam and Community Building
• ACCT231: Principles of Managerial Accounting

Fourth Level

• ACCT240: Intermediate Accounting (1)
• ACCT241: Cost accounting
• BUS 240: Organizational behavior
• MIS 242: Introduction to Management Information Systems
• POM 241: Process management
• ARAB103: Arab Liberation

Fifth Level

• ACCT350: Intermediate Accounting (2)
• ACCT353: Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT354: Government Accounting and Non-Profit Organizations
• ACCT355: Zakat and Tax Accounting
• ISPM356: Saudi Commercial Law

Sixth Level

• ACCT360: Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACCT361: Advanced Managerial Accounting
• ACCT362: Internal audit
• ACCT363: Computer Applications in Accounting
• ACCT474: Accounting Seminar
• IC 103: Economic System in Islam

Seventh Level

• ACCT365: Analyze financial reports
• ACCT471: Specialized Topics in Accounting
• BUS 488: Strategic management
• FIN 360: Enterprise financing
• IC 104: Foundations of the political system in Islam
• ENG 101: English (1)

Eighth Level

• ACCT481: International accounting
• ECON484: Project feasibility analysis
• ACCT482: External review
• ACCT484: Accounting Fellowship Qualification
• ACCT485: Accounting theory

Admission Requirements

• Eligible applicants: Students who have completed their secondary education.
• Method of study: University study.
• Place of study: Buraydah - Qassim Region - Headquarters (for both male and female students).
• Required specialization: None.