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Faculty Of Business and Accounting

Bachelor of Commerce in
Accounting

Programme details: • B5 - LAB - 20: Legal Aspects of Business

The programme consists of core (required) and (10)
elective modules as follows. Some modules may • A5 - FBF - 20: Fundamentals of Business &
have pre-requisites (i.e. may require the student Finance (10)
to pass another module or set of modules first). • B5 - BM1 - 20: Business Management 1 (10)
Some modules may be co-requisite (i.e. such • B5 - PMK-20: Principles of Marketing (10)
modules are required to be taken together). The
• B6 -BS2-17: Business Mathematics &
Statistics 2 (10)
number at the end of the module in parenthesis • B6-AWB-20: Academic Writing for Business
indicates the credit load of the module. 1 credit (10)
is equal to 10 hours of learning (guided, in- • B6 - BEA-20: Business Ethics and Assurance
class and independent combined); therefore a (10)
10-credit module requires on average 100 hours • B5-MIE-17: Micro- economics (10)
of learning from the student.
• B6 - MAE-17: Macro Economics (10)
• B7 - RMB-20: Research Methods in Business
(10)
Core modules:
• A6 -IFA-20: Introduction to Financial • B7-CGV-20: Corporate Governance (10)
Accounting (10)
• C5 - IMO - 20: Introduction to MS Office (10)
• A6 - CP1-20: Computerised Accounting 1 • B5-BM2-20 Business Management 2
(10) Elective Modules
• A6 - TA1-20: Taxation 1 (10)
• A6 - COA-20: Cost Accounting (10) • A7-CUA-20: Computerised Auditing (10)
• A6 - CP2-20: Computerised Accounting 2 • A7-RMI-20: Risk Management & Insurance
(10) (10)
• A6 - CA1-20: Corporate Administration 1 (10) • A7-TA3-20: Advanced Taxation 3 (10)
• A6 - FA1-17: Financial Accounting 1 (10) • A7-AS2-20: Audit & Assurance 2(10)
• A6 - ASS-20: Audit and Assurance (20) • A7-CS2-20: Corporate Secretaryship (10)
• A6 - FM1-20: Financial Management 1 (10) • B8-SOE-21: Social Entrepreneurship(20)
• A6 - CSC-20: Corporate Secretaryship (10) • E8-ISD-17: Innovation for Sustainable
• A7 - FA2-20: Financial Accounting 2 (10) Development (20)
• A7 - TA2-20: Taxation 2 (10) • B8 - ENI-20: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• A7 - MAC-20: Management Accounting (10) (20)
• A7 - FIR-20: Financial Reporting (20)
• A7 - FM2-20: Financial Management 2(10) Semester 1
• A7 - COL-20: Company Law (20) • C5-IMO-20,D5-AWB-20,B5-BS1-17,B5-
• A7 - BAV-20: Business Analysis and LAB-20, A5- FBF-20 B5-BM1- 20,
Valuation Using Financial Statements (10) Semester 2
• A7-CA2-20: Corporate Administration 2 (10) • B5-PMK-20,B5-BS2-17,A5-IFA-20,B6-BEA-20,
• A7 - PSR-20: Public Sector Financial B6-BM2-17, A6-CP1-20
Reporting (20) Semester 3
• A7 - RP1-20: Research Project 1: Proposal • A6- TA1-20, B5-MIE-17, A6-COA-20, A6- CP2-
Writing (20) 20, A6 - CA1-20, A6- FA1-17
• A7 - PRA-20: Professional Practice in Semester 4
Accounting (40) • B6-MAE-17, A6-ASS-20, A6 - FM1-20, A6-
• A7 - RP2- 20: Research Project 2: CSC-20, A7- FA2-20
Dissertation Semester 5
• B5 - BS1 - 17: Business Mathematics & A7-TA2-20 A7-MAC-20, A7-FIR-20
Statistics 1 (10) Semester 6

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Faculty Of Business and Accounting
(Continued)

• A7 - FM2-20, B7- RMB-20, A7-COL-20, Core Modules

A7-BAV-20 Elective Modules any one • C5-IMO-20: Introduction to MS Office (10)
(A7-CS2-20, A7- CUA-20, A7-RMI-20, • D5-AWB-20: Academic Writing for Business
(10)
A7-TA3-20,A7-AS2-20)
• B5-BS1-17: Business Mathematics &
Semester 7 Statistics 1 (10)
• A7-PSR- 20, A7-RP1-20,B7-CGV-20,A7- • B5-LAB-20: Legal Aspects of Business (10)
CA2-20 • A5-IFA-20: Introduction to Financial
Elective Modules any one (B8-ENI-20, B8- Accounting (10)
SOE-21, E8-ISD-17) • B5-BM1-20 - Business Management 1 (10)
Semester 8 • B5-PMK-20: Principles of Marketing (10)
• A7-PRA-20, A7-RP2-20 • B5-BS2-17: Business Mathematics &
Statistics 2(10)
• B6-MIE-17: Microeconomics(10)
Admission criteria • A6-FA1-17: Financial Accounting 1 (10)
1) SGCSE/equivalent with minimum Credit • B6-BM2 -20: Business Management 2 (10)
(C) in 5 subjects including English and • B7-CRM -20: Customer Relationship
Management (10)
Mathematics. • B6-MAE-17: Macroeconomics (10)
2) Applicants in possession of a Diploma • B6-SBM-21: Small Business Management
or Higher Diploma in related field may (10)
• B6-FFM-20: Fundamentals of Financial
be given exemptions based on the credit
Management (10)
point equivalency. • A6-FA2-17: Financial Accounting 2 (10)
3) For enquiries and more information • B6-OBE-20: Organizational Behaviour (10)
please visit our website: www. • B6-BIS-20: Business Information Systems
(10)
bothouniversity.com • B6-OPM-20: Operations Management (10)
• A6-CAF -17: Computerized Accounting (10)
• B6-COB-21: Consumer Behaviour (10)
• B6-MKT-20: Marketing Management (10)
Bachelor of Busines • A6-COA-20: Cost Accounting (10)
Administration in • B6-PMT-21: Purchasing Management (10)
• B7-QUM-20 - Quality Management ( 10)
Business Management • B7-CFI-21 - Corporate Finance (10)
• B7-PRM-20 - Project Management (10)
• B7-IEM-20 - Import and Export Management
Programme details: (10)
The programme consists of core (required) and • B7-EBS-20 - E – Business (10)
elective modules as follows. Some modules • B7-HRM-20-Human Resource Management
may have pre-requisites (i.e. may require (10)
the student to pass another module or set • B7-BRM-21- Research Methods in Business
of modules first). Some modules may be co- (10)
requisite (i.e. such modules are required to be • B7-TLM-21-Transport and Logistics
taken together). The number at the end of the Management (10)
module in parenthesis indicates the credit load • B7-KNM-21 - Knowledge Management (10)
• B7-STM-20 - Strategic Management (10)
of the module. 1 credit is equal to 10 hours
• B7-RP1-20 - Research Project 1: Proposal
of learning (guided, in-class and independent
Writing (10)
combined); therefore a 10-credit module • B7-PPB-20 - Professional Practice in
requires on average 100 hours of learning from Business(40)
the student. • B7-RP2-20 - Research Project 2: Dissertation
(20)

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Program Version Course List

Course Code Course Description Credits Elective List Pre-Requisite List Co-Requisite List PreElect ResourceList

Weeks :208.00
BCO-8BO-20 Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Credits :480.00

Core

A5-FBF-20 Fundamentals of Business & 10.00

Finance
A5-IFA-20 Introduction to Financial 10.00
Accounting
A6-BEA-20 Business Ethics and Assurance 10.00

A6-CA1-20 Corporate Administration 1 10.00

A6-CP1-20 Computerised Accounting 1 10.00

A6-CSC-20 Corporate Secretaryship 10.00

A6-FM1-20 Financial Management 1 10.00

A6-TA1-20 Taxation 1 10.00

A7-BAV-20 Business Analysis and Valuation 10.00

Using Financial Statements
B5-BM1-20 Business Management 1 10.00

B5-BS1-17 Business Mathematics and 10.00

Statistics 1
B5-LAB-20 Legal Aspects of Business 10.00

B5-MIE-17 Micro Economics 10.00

B5-PMK-20 Principles of Marketing 10.00

B7-RMB-20 Research Methods in Business 10.00

C5-IMO-20 Introduction to MS Office 10.00

D5-AWB-20 Academic Writing for Business 10.00

A6-FA1-17 Financial Accounting 1 10.00 A5-IFA-13 -

Introduction to
Financial
AccountingA6-IFA-17
- Introduction to
Financial
AccountingA5-IFA-20
- Introduction to
Financial Accounting
A6-COA-20 Cost Accounting 10.00 A5-IFA-20 -
Introduction to
Financial Accounting
B7-CGV-20 Corporate Governance 10.00 A6-ASS-20 - Audit
and AssuranceA7-
AAS-17 - Audit and
AssuranceA7-COL-20
- Company Law
A6-ASS-20 Audit and Assurance 20.00 A6-BEA-20 - Business
Ethics and
AssuranceB6-LCG-22
- Law and Corporate
Governance
A7-CA2-20 Corporate Administration 2 10.00 A6-CA1-20 -
Corporate
Administration 1
A7-MAC-17 Management Accounting 20.00 A6-COA-17 - Cost
AccountingA6-COA-
20 - Cost Accounting
A6-CP2-20 Computerised Accounting 2 10.00 A6-CP1-20 -
Computerised
Accounting 1
A7-PRA-20 Professional Practice in 40.00 A6-CP2-20 -
Accounting Computerised
Accounting 2A6-RGC-
20 - Risk,
Governance and
Culture
A6-FA2-17 Financial Accounting 2 10.00 A6-FA1-17 - Financial
Accounting 1
A7-FIR-13 Financial Reporting 20.00 A6-FA2-17 - Financial
Accounting 2
 Course Code Course Description Credits Elective List Pre-Requisite List Co-Requisite List PreElect ResourceList

A7-PSR-20 Public Sector Financial 10.00 A6-FA2-17 - Financial

Reporting Accounting 2
A7-FM2-20 Financial Management 2 10.00 A6-FM1-20 -
Financial
Management 1
A7-TA2-20 Taxation 2 20.00 A6-TA1-20 - Taxation
1
B6-BM2-20 Business Management 2 10.00 B5-BM1-20 -
Business
Management 1
B5-BS2-17 Business Mathematics and 10.00 B5-BS1-17 - Business
Statistics 2 Mathematics and
Statistics 1
A7-COL-20 Company Law 20.00 B5-LAB-20 - Legal
Aspects of Business
B6-MAE-17 Macro Economics 10.00 B5-MIE-17 - Micro
EconomicsB6-MIE-17
- Micro EconomicsB5
-MIE-21 -
MicroeconomicsB6-
MIE-21 -
Microeconomics
B7-RP1-20 Research Project 1: Proposal 10.00 B7-RMB-20 -
Writing Research Methods in
Business
B7-RP2-20 Research Project 2: Dissertation 20.00 B7-RP1-20 - Research
Project 1: Proposal
WritingB7-BRM-22 -
Business Research
Methods
Elective

*ELEC* Semester 6 Electives 10.00 A7-CA2-20 - Corporate A6-CA1-20 -

Administration 2, A7- Corporate
CUA-20 - Computerised Administration 1,
Auditing, A7-RMI-20 - A6-ASS-20 - Audit
Risk Management & and Assurance,
Insurance, A7-AS2-20 - B5-BS2-17 -
Advanced Audit and Business
Assurance, A7-TA3-20 - Mathematics and
Taxation 3 Statistics 2, A6-
ASS-20 - Audit
and Assurance,
A6-TA1-20 -
Taxation 1A7-TA2-
20 - Taxation 2
*ELEC* Semester 7 Electives 20.00 E8-ISD-18 - Innovation
for Sustainable
Development, B8-ENI-
20 - Entrepreneurship
and Innovation, B8-
SOE-21 - Social
Entrepreneurship
38 480.00

38 480.00
Program Version : Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

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