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Accounting Program

Introduction

Accountants play a key role in all organizations: public and private, national and international, profit and non-profit making organizations. Globalization has made international accounting and audit standards highly important and consequently emphasized the need for a strong accounting education that builds a strong academic base for those seeking to pursue a career in accounting.

 

The accounting course aspires to graduate qualified accountants ready to help corporations, governments and individuals to make reasonable financial/managerial decisions. The course wishes not only to teach students how to apply accounting rules, regulations and techniques in a responsible way but also to be able to question and to contribute to the discipline.

 

The course develops in students the independent critical thinking and moral reasoning to be able to deal with contemporary issues facing the accounting discipline in the 21st century. The course develops key graduate skills such as; team work, critical thinking, technology, literacy, research skills, communication and collaboration, initiative and self-direction by embedding these employability skills within its units as well as through work experience.

 

Also students are engaged in extracurricular activities such as tax, and audit competition organized by the faculty in collaboration with the big four accounting firms: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, and KPMG. The student in their last year of studies, as part of the exit velocity, present graduation projects which usually include empirical researches on various industries and organizations of Egypt to provide students with transferable skills required to make diagnostic studies, defining research problem, setting the objectives and carrying out field work of data collection and analysing the results using the appropriate techniques in order to provide solid recommendations for problems facing the local industries and organizations.

 

The students learn the importance of performing their duties according to ethical values such as accountability, integrity and reliability. The students of the accounting course should pursue to gain required knowledge and skills to work in areas such as taxation, cost, auditing, and accounting systems. The course also seeks to develop the students’ skills in a number of other areas such as economics, finance, and statistics.

Coordinator’s Welcome

On behalf of our instructors and teaching assistants we would like to welcome you to the Accounting course. We trust you will find your course of study enjoyable; and that the knowledge and skills that you will gain at the Faculty of Management Sciences (MSA) will be both satisfying and rewarding. This course awards the degree of BA (Hons) in Accounting.

 

The course provides you with a solid foundation in different theories and skills associated with Accounting. This will enable you to work in different fields of accounting. It can also prepare you for postgraduate studies and for major professional Accounting qualifications. This handbook provides you with necessary information that you will need about your university life. You will find a list of the units you need to complete in order to fulfil the requirements of the accounting course, as well as the objectives of the course and the skills you need to acquire.

 

It is recommended that you read your handbook carefully.

 

You will find in the Faculty of Management Sciences a whole team of dedicated instructors, teaching assistants and administrators who will give you all the support, advice and guidance you need. So do not hesitate to come to us with any queries you have.

 

Wishing you the best of luck in your academic and future life.

 

Course Coordinator:

 

Hala El Marsafy

 

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Content

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Careers

The accounting course aims to provide students with a solid theoretical background in accounting as well as the application and analyses of concepts on different business situations.

 

The program aims to develop the students’ knowledge and skills to be able to prepare and analyze financial statements to recommend accounting decisions regarding profitability, stability and wealth and justify the reasons for the decision. The course has an amount of finance to enable students to make investment and financing decisions for a business.

 

Graduates of this program will be prepared for a career in the accounting field with job positions such as: Accountant, Auditor, Credit/Loan Administrator, Budget Analyst, Public Accountant, Corporate Controller, Forensic Accountant, Investment Banker, or Tax Accountant.

 

The course also prepares the students to be lifelong learners and to pursue further studies either for an academic or a professional degree.

Minors

MSA University is always keen to offer its students a competitive edge to complement their Bachelor degrees. And because many students are interested to acquire a strong foundation in many areas of study, MSA University decided to introduce minors that will be of interest to MSAians with high academic achievement, in many exciting areas.

 

Earning a minor allows students to address their diverse academic interests and develop extra skills, which for a future employer is very important to show that they have a second area of expertise. The student can chose a minor that goes in handy with the student’s major or a minor that is in a totally different field to add excitement to their studying experience at MSA. For example, if you’re an Engineering student, how about taking up a Management minor? You sure would like to open up your own business one day, and you’ll certainly need to learn more about organizational management and how to become a great leader.

 

It's a very flexible way to plan ahead and combine their areas of interest and save time and money in their years of university study; it only consists of 5 courses. The only requirement is a minimum of CGPA 2.00 in the first year in university.

 

It’s worthy to mention that taking a minor will extend the student’s regular graduation time by one semester. Chose a minor and stand out!

 

Accounting major can choose one of the following minors:

 

Except the units you completed in your courses as core or elective or optional.

1. Minor in Economics; Any five modules from the following list:

 

  • Macroeconomic Theory I - ECO 301I
  • Macroeconomic Theory II – ECO_301II
  • Microeconomic Theory I - ECO_302I
  • Microeconomics Theory II – ECO302II
  • Money and Banking – ECO303
  • Economic Development - ECO_305
  • Public Finance – ECO306
  • Agriculture Economics – ECO309
  • Economics of Energy – ECO310
  • Econometrics I - ECO 316
  • International Trade - ECO 403
  • Development of Economic Thought I – ECO405 I
  • Development of Economic Thought II – ECO405 II
  • Economics of Egypt I – ECO407 I
  • Economics of Egypt II – ECO_407 II
  • Labour Economics - ECO 408
  • Feasibility Study – ECO409N
  • Contemporary Economic Issues – ECO_411
  • Environmental Economics - ECO 412
  • Middle East Economics – ECO415
  • Econometrics II – ECO416

 

2. Minor in Finance and Investment Management; Any five modules from the following list:

 

  • Financial Institutions, Markets and Investment – FIN203
  • Investments Management – FIN302
  • Corporate Finance – FIN303
  • Credit and Financial Analysis – FIN305
  • Portfolio Management – FIN306
  • Special Topics in Finance – FIN401
  • Financial Feasibility Studies – FIN403
  • International Finance – FIN406
  • Risk Management – FIN407
  • Behavioural Finance – FIN408
 

3. Minor in Human Resource Management; Any five modules from the following list:

 

  • Man Power Planning - HRM 301
  • Training and Development – HRM302
  • Compensation Management – HRM 303
  • Employee Relation and Labour Law – HRM 401
  • Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management - HRM 402
  • Performance Management – HRM 403
  • Human Resources Management – MGT300N
  • Organizational Behaviour – MGT301
  • Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility – MGT302
  • Human Resources Management II – MGT400
  • Organizational Development – MGT403
 

4. Minor in Management Information Systems; Any five modules from the following list:

 

  • Database Management Systems – MIS 314
  • Business Systems Analysis and Design - MIS 341
  • Business Process Modelling – MIS 373
  • E-Commerce and E-Marketing - MIS 381
  • Management Decision Support Systems – MIS 461
  • Advanced Topics in Management Information Systems – MIS 475
  • Web Applications – MIS481N
  • Fundamentals of Programming – SYS_201
  • Introduction to Computer Networks – SYS 221
  • Information Systems Security Management – SYS321
 

5. Minor in Marketing; Any five modules from the following list:

 

  • Marketing Analysis and Planning – MKT_202
  • Sales Management - MKT 203
  • Buyer Behaviour - MKT 302
  • Integrated Marketing Communication - MKT305N
  • Managing Distribution Channels - MKT 306
  • Retail Management – MKT307
  • Global Marketing - MKT_401
  • Advertising and Media Campaign - MKT 402
  • Strategic Marketing - MKT 404N
  • New Product Development - MKT 405
  • Service Marketing - MKT408
You must successfully pass prerequisite units to be able to register in any unit.