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Accounting-Finance

Study accounting and finance in English, built around the firms, banks and institutions of a fast-growing region.

At a glance

Qualification

BSc Business Administration (Accounting-Finance)

Duration

4 years

Total credits

180

Intake

September and January

Overview

The Accounting-Finance option of the BSc in Business Administration trains you to record, report and analyse the finances of a business, and to use that analysis to fund and grow it. After a foundation year taken by every English Bachelor, years two and three share a Business Administration core with the Marketing Management option, taught entirely in English.

The option then turns to management accounting, corporate finance, taxation, audit and financial control, read against the markets and institutions of the UEMOA region.

Key features

A finance capital

Study beside the BRVM and the AfDB, both in Abidjan.

Two disciplines

Accounting, audit, tax and corporate finance in one degree.

A shared core

A foundation year, then two years of business administration before you specialise.

A career base

A base for accounting and finance careers and further study.

Course structure

Year one is the foundation year every English Bachelor takes; years two and three share a Business Administration core with the Marketing Management option; year four follows the Accounting-Finance option, from taxation and audit to corporate finance and cost accounting.

Year one

Foundation year

Every English Bachelor opens with the same foundation year. The first semester covers foundation mathematics, three strands of English, basic French, foundations of computer science, an introduction to management and digital literacy. The second carries each of those forward and adds college rhetoric and composition, academic writing and presentation skills, and health and wellness. The foundation year is a qualifying year: its 60 credits sit outside the 180 that make up the degree.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Foundation Mathematics I

MATH 0511

Use of English I

ENGL 0311

Communication, Study Skills and Knowledge Development I

ENGL 0313

English Language Practice and Communication

ENGL 0315

Basic Communication in French I

FREN 0311

Foundations of Computer Science I

COSC 0511

Introduction to Management I

MGMT 0511

Digital Literacy and Computer Applications I

GNST 0315

Semester 2

Foundation Mathematics II

MATH 0422

Use of English I

ENGL 0322

College Rhetoric and Composition

ENGL 0324

Academic Writing and Presentation Skills

ENGL 0326

Basic Communication in French II

FREN 0322

Foundations of Computer Science II

COSC 0422

Introduction to Management II

MGMT 0422

Health and Wellness

BIOL 0326

Digital Literacy and Computer Applications II

GNST 0326

Year two

Business Administration core

The second year lays the business base: management and teamwork, economics, accounting and finance, statistics and quantitative methods, business law and professional communication, with English and entrepreneurship throughout.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Developing English Language Skills I

GNST 1611

Dynamic and Collaborative Team

MGMT 1311

Principles of Management

MGMT 1611

Introduction to Business I

BUSI 1311

Introduction to Statistics

MATH 1411

Introduction to Computer II

COSC 1313

Introduction to Entrepreneurship I

GNST 1313

College Composition

ENGL 1211

Semester 2

Essentials of Management

MKTG 1422

Fundamentals of Economics

ECON 1322

Developing English Language Skills II

GNST 1322

Introduction to Finance

ACCT 1622

Introduction to Quantitative Methods

MATH 1424

Introduction to Business II

BUSI 1422

Business Law

BLAW 1322

Professional Communication

BUSI 1324

Year three

Business Administration core

The third year broadens into international business economics, agile organisations, innovation, marketing and consumer behaviour, human resource management and business mathematics, and includes a mini-internship.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Employability and Self-Development

MGMT 2611

Innovation and Business Performance

BUSI 2211

International Business Economics and Markets

ECON 2511

Managing Agile Organisations and People

MGMT 2613

Introduction to Entrepreneurship II

GNST 2313

Managing Stakeholders Relationships

MGMT 2215

Critical Thinking

GNST 2115

Comparative Labour Law

BLAW 2311

Developing Leadership Skills I

GNST 2213

Semester 2

Advanced Business Mathematics

MATH 2422

Business Economics

ECON 2522

Principles of Marketing

MKTG 2422

Understanding Consumer Behaviour

MKTG 2324

Introduction to Research Methodology in Business

GNST 2222

Human Resource Management

MGMT 2322

Developing Leadership Skills II

GNST 2324

Professional Language Mastery

GNST 2326

Personal Development

GNST 2328

Year four

Accounting-Finance option

The final year follows the Accounting-Finance option: corporate and management finance, risk management, taxation, audit and financial control and cost accounting, with research methodology and an internship or personal project.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Organisational Design, Development and Performance

MGMT 3311

Information Systems and Organisations

COSC 3311

Entrepreneurial Skills Development and Practice

GNST 3411

Business Policy and Strategy

BUSI 3213

Corporate Finance

FINA 3413

Management Accounting

ACCT 3311

Risk Management

MGMT 3313

Research Methodology

GNST 3313

English / French for Business Purposes

ENGL/FREN 3311

Semester 2

Management and Organisational Behaviour

MGMT 3322

Taxation

ACCT 3622

Audit and Financial Control

ACCT 3624

Cost Accounting

ACCT 3326

Applied Corporate Finance

FINA 3324

Research Methodology

GNST 3222

CV Writing, Job Search Mechanisms and Interview Sessions

GNST 3524

Internship, Final Year Project Writing and Defence

GNST 3226

Grading

A

16–20

80–100%

B

14–15.99

70–79.99%

C

12–13.99

60–69.99%

D

10–11.99

50–59.99%

F

Below 10

0–49%

Grade point average

Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with.

First Class

3.50 – 4.00

Second Class Upper

2.50 – 3.49

Second Class Lower

1.50 – 2.49

Third Class

1.00 – 1.49

Fail

Below 1.00

Entry requirements

Taught in English, with no IELTS or TOEFL for West African applicants.

You will also need five O-level credits, which must include Mathematics and English, and a satisfactory score in the university admission test. An English test is requested only where your secondary schooling did not include English.

Academic requirements

Baccalauréat

WAEC

NECO

NABTEB

Or equivalent

A qualification earned outside Côte d’Ivoire is assessed for equivalence at DECO, Plateau. Hold something not listed here? Contact admissions and we will assess it.