SZABIST Islamabad offers a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance degree to students nationwide. It provides a phenomenal opportunity to all ambitious students who want to develop an extensive corporate skillset focusing on the application of theory to real business situations. BS Accounting & Finance program enables students to introduce and practice innovative business thoughts to serve in the corporate sector.
BS ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE PROGRAM AT SZABIST ISLAMABAD
SZABIST Islamabad offers a bachelor’s degree program in Accounting and Finance to students. The corporate sector considers accounting and finance as the key components for its successful functioning as the economic health of all the organizations depend on these two financial management areas. An efficient financial management system enables organizations to achieve their desired goals and objectives. Highly unpredictable economies, unstable market conditions, unforeseen threats, and competition to acquire financial resources have raised the demand for proficient finance managers in the industry. This program is designed in a manner to develop quantitative and diagnostic skills to produce knowledgeable and competent financial managers to serve the corporate industry. At the successful completion of the course requirements, students are awarded a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance degree. BS (A&F) is a successful program in Islamabad and will continue to facilitate its students with the best combination of teaching facility and learning environment.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BS (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) AND BBA
The core difference between these two business programs is the focus on accounting and financial management. BBA focuses on a wide range of business-related subjects whereas accounts and finance are the core subjects of the program BS Accounting and Finance. This eventually leads to the difference in the career path.
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BS (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) AND BBA
Both degrees provide knowledge and skills to the students to serve the corporate sector. However, the Career path is the main idea behind deciding which degree to choose between these two. If you are more focused on accounting and finance then BS accounting and finance helps you to acquire the specific accounting and finance-related position in the organization whereas as a graduate of business administration, a wide range of career opportunities are available in the corporate sector.
CAREER SCOPE OF BS (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE)
The BS (Accounting and Finance) program has a great scope in the industry. There are a variety of fields where graduates of Accounting and Finance can serve through their knowledge and skills as auditor, budgeting specialist, data analyst, economist, accountant, finance manager, and tax specialist. The e-commerce business has also increased the demand for accounting and online audit specialists.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
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BS (A&F) is a four years (eight semesters) program and consists of 144 credit hours of teaching. Students are required to complete 46 courses and a 6 credit hours of final year project (to be offered over last two semester) along with six weeks of internship to graduate. The maximum duration to complete this degree program is six years. Graduates of BS (A & F) will get exemptions in nine papers of both Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK.
SZABIST also offers 2.5-year Bachelor of Science (Accounting & Finance) program exclusively for CAF qualified students of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). CAF qualified students are exempted 60 credit hours (20 course) of course work and have to complete 78 credit hours (26 courses) of course work and a 6 credit hours Research Project (to be offered over last two semester).
Those who complete BS (A&F) from SZABIST will get an exemption in ACCA papers F1 through F9 (except F6).
The Maximum Duration to complete this degree is Six Year
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FALL SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 1101 | Business Mathematics |
| 2 | AF 1102 | Computer Concepts and Applications |
| 3 | AF 1104 | Introduction to Financial Accounting |
| 4 | AF 1105 | Pakistan Studies |
| 5 | AF 1203 | Communication Skills |
| 6 | AF 1205 | Islamic Studies/Humanities |
Spring SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 1103 | English Comprehension |
| 2 | AF 1201 | Advanced Financial Accounting |
| 3 | AF 1207 | Business Management and Ethics |
| 4 | AF 2303 | Introduction to Psychology |
| 5 | AF 2304 | Introduction to Sociology |
| 6 | AF 2405 | Principles of Microeconomics |
FALL SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 1202 | Calculus for Business Studies |
| 2 | AF 1206 | Principles of Marketing |
| 3 | AF 2302 | Cost Accounting |
| 4 | AF 2305 | Organizational Behavior |
| 5 | AF 3505 | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| 6 | AF 4703 | Introduction to Business Finance |
Spring SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 2301 | Business and Technical English Writing |
| 2 | AF 2401 | Management Accounting |
| 3 | AF 2402 | Management Information Systems |
| 4 | AF 2404 | Money and Banking |
| 5 | AF 2406 | Statistics and Porbability |
| 6 | AF 3501 | Accounting and Financial Information Systems |
FALL SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 3511 | Auditing-I |
| 2 | AF 3506 | Statistical Inference |
| 3 | AF 3507 | Financial Institutes and Markets |
| 4 | AF 3606 | Taxation |
| 5 | AF 3607 | Corporate Accounting |
| 6 | AF 3608 | Islamic Banking and Finance |
Spring SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 2403 | Marketing Management |
| 2 | AF 3605 | Financial Reporting |
| 3 | AF 3609 | Business Research Methodologies |
| 4 | AF 3611 | Auditing-II |
| 5 | AF 4701 | Business and Labor Law |
| 6 | AF 4702 | Financial Management |
FALL SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 1204 | Introduction to Human Resource Management |
| 2 | AF 3603 | e-Commerce |
| 3 | AF 4707 | Company Law |
| 4 | AF 4801 | Corporate Finance |
| 5 | AF xxxx | Finance Elective-I |
| 6 | AF xxxx | Accounting Elective-I |
Spring SEMESTER
| Sr. No | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF 2306 | Pakistan Economic Policy |
| 2 | AF 3504 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management |
| 3 | AF 4808 | Final Project |
| 4 | AF xxxx | Accounting Elective-II |
| 5 | AF xxxx | Finance Elective-II |
All courses may not be offered in every semester. Elective courses may vary from time to time. Alternative courses may be substituted as and when required. Full-time academic load is 18 credit hours. All students are required to register for full load in the first semester.
INTERNSHIP
The internship is scheduled for summer at the end of third year. Aftercompletionof the 6-week internship,all studentsarerequiredto submita comprehensive report, giving details of their experience and learning
Accounting
AF 4721 Advance Audit and Assurance
AF 4722 Advance Performance Management
AF 4723 Forensic Accounting
AF 4821 Public Sector Accounting
AF 4822 Strategic Business Reporting
Finance
AF 4724 Advanced Financial Management
AF 4725 Analysis of Investment and Management of Portfolios
AF 4726 Behavioral Finance
AF 4727 Dynamics of Banking
AF 4728 Financial Modeling
AF 4823 Financial Risk Analysis
AF 4824 Financing of SME
AF 4825 International Finance
AF 4826 Quantitative Data Analysis