B.Sc. Honors In Business Accounting
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2025
TUITION FEES
AED 61,450 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Our degree is flexible, enabling you to tailor your studies to support your career ambitions while developing a set of transferable skills to underpin career success. Set in the context of the contemporary business environment, you will explore key accounting and management topics and gain a solid grounding in accounting and financial management concepts and also learn how they should be applied.
Why Study BSc Honours Business Accounting?
The degree is tailored so that students receive a number of exemptions from the professional body examinations including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Internship opportunities are available through the Careers and Employability Service.
Option to transfer to London campus.*
* Subject to prevailing UK visa regulations
Mode of Study Options: It is expected that by September 2021 we will have In-person classes and these could be supported by an online element. It is too early to commit to a 100% Online at present as it will depend on the Health & Safety situation and KHDA permissions. We can say at present that if the Health & Safety situation warrants it there could be a 100% online along with in-person classes.
The Financial Modeling Institute
Middlesex University Dubai is an Academic Partner of The Financial Modeling Institute (FMI). FMI is dedicated to excellence in Financial Modeling and globally recognized certifications and conducts rigorous financial modeling exams that truly test the proficiency of a candidate’s financial modeling skills.
Students of Middlesex University Dubai can benefit from a 40% discount towards certification for Level 1: Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM). Students have the opportunity to attend networking and webinar events.
FMI certifications are a gateway to becoming a member of a global network of financial modeling leaders who have demonstrated mastery of real-world, applied financial modeling expertise. The FMI certifications are ideal for all finance, accounting, investment, insurance, and other business professionals.
Benefits
- Opportunity to interact with finance professionals in discourse sessions and guest lectures
- Information session with accounting and finance professional bodies on campus
- Get exemptions from ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW
- Opportunity to start ACCA while studying
- Opportunity to gain SAGE CIMA certification in Year 1
- We cover the cost for you to become CIMA Student Members
- Opportunity to learn accounting and finance software to enhance employability
Admissions
Curriculum
Program Content
What will you study on the BSc Business Accounting?
Middlesex was the first university in the UK to provide certificated CIMA Sage training and you will learn to use CIMA Sage accounting software and gain an official CIMA Sage user's certificate. From the second year onwards you will choose from an extensive range of modules that explore the broader business environment and gain an understanding of the pivotal role of accounting in the success of organizations across the globe.
What will you gain?
You will develop a set of transferable skills to support you on your career journeys, such as advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving. You will learn how to work effectively in teams as both a leader and collaborator and become a confident communicator both written and verbally, ensuring you can communicate effectively in a business environment.
Module and program information is indicative and may be subject to change.
Note: Both core and optional modules are constantly updated and under review. As with most academic programs, please remember that it is possible that a module may not be offered in any particular year, for instance, because too few students opt for it. Middlesex University reserves the right to vary or withdraw any course or module.
Year 1
- Financial Business Environment (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Accounting Information Systems (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Corporate Responsibility and Ethics (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Financial Data Analysis (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Management Accounting (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Financial Accounting (30 Credits) - Compulsory
Year 2
- Financial Project Management (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Applied Financial Accounting (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Applied Management Accounting (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Human Resource Management in Practice (30 Credits) - Optional
- Financial Mathematics (30 Credits) - Optional
- Personal Financial Behaviour (30 Credits) - Optional
- Business Law (30 Credits) - Optional
Year 3
- Advanced Financial Data Analysis (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Corporate Finance (30 Credits) - Compulsory
- Ethics and Sustainability (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Accounting Theory (15 Credits) - Compulsory
- Business Start-up (30 Credits) - Optional
- Investment Analysis (30 Credits) - Optional
- Taxation (30 Credits) - Optional
Teaching
Classes are held at our Dubai Knowledge Park campus Sunday to Thursday between 8:30 am and 6:30 pm. Additional sessions may be scheduled over the weekend or holiday periods and you should expect to receive notice of these in advance.
You will be actively involved in a range of learning, teaching, and assessment approaches as part of your program. These approaches ensure that you are involved and engaged by placing you at the center of your own learning. You will be required to actively participate in learning activities and engagement with your fellow students, both individually and collaboratively. Faculty increasingly use existing and emerging technologies and your program will be facilitated using a variety of media and online tools (My Learning on UniHub, podcasts, wikis, etc.) which will allow you access to a diverse range of online resources and learning materials. By engaging in e-learning you will also be developing skills of which are essential for your learning and highly valued by employers. Such skills including flexibility, communication, IT skills, and teamwork.
Career Opportunities
Future Careers and Employability
A Business Accounting degree opens the doors to a range of careers, many with excellent progression routes and competitive salaries. Our graduates progress into a wide range of public and private sector organizations, across areas such as audit and assurance, taxation, insolvency, and corporate finance; as well as working in other functional areas such as human resource management, sales and marketing, and operations, which require knowledge of accounting.