Introduction
With the development of modern business enterprises, the field of accounting and finance has become crucial for ensuring the smooth operations of the business. The BS Accounting & Finance program is designed to educate students on fundamentals and advanced concepts of the accounting and finance. The critical focus of this program will be on developing students’ skills for developing and analyzing the financial information for enabling businesses to compete in this age of globalization.
OBJECTIVES
- To develop student skills for understanding foundational concepts of accounting
- To introduce students with the fundamentals of financial management
- To enhance the students learning in the field of auditing, taxation and banking
- To enrich the analytical skills of students for understanding the role and working of the financial institutions
- To enable students to compete in the modern business environment across the world
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates having passed intermediate or equivalent qualification (twelve years of education) are eligible to apply for admission
Selection Process
Open Merit
Duration
Medium of Instruction
Teaching Methodology
Open Distance Learning
Total Credits Hours Required
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Functional English |
Functional English |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9382 |
|
2 |
Islamiat / Ethics (for Non-Muslim) |
Islamic Studies / Ethics |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9401 / 5437 |
|
3 |
Quantitative Reasoning-I |
Quantitative Reasoning |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9424 |
|
4 |
Principles of Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5401 |
|
5 |
Fundamentals of Business |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5402 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Expository Writing |
Expository Writing |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9381 |
|
2 |
Pakistan Studies |
Social Sciences |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9374 |
|
3 |
Introduction to Psychology |
Social Sciences |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
8411 |
|
4 |
Application of Information and Communication Technologies |
ICT |
General Education |
3(2+1) |
9384 |
|
5 |
Financial Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5418 |
|
6 |
Quantitative Reasoning-II |
Quantitative Reasoning |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9383 |
|
Semester Total |
18 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Basics of Environmental Sciences |
Natural Science |
General Education |
3(2+1) |
9389 |
|
2 |
Entrepreneurship |
Entrepreneurship |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
5026 |
|
3 |
Fundamentals of Money & Banking |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
8593 |
|
4 |
Advanced Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5419 |
|
5 |
Business Law |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5413 |
|
6 |
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan |
Social Sciences / Compulsory |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9378 |
|
Semester Total |
18 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Literature of Pakistani Languages |
Arts & Humanities |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9006 |
|
2 |
Civics and Community Engagement |
Social Sciences / Civic Studies |
General Education |
3(3+0) |
9385 |
|
3 |
Introduction to Business Finance |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
8594 |
|
4 |
Business Taxation |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5445 |
|
5 |
Cost Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5410 |
|
6 |
Auditing |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5417 |
|
Semester Total |
18 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Financial Management |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5040 |
|
2 |
Advanced Financial Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5059 |
|
3 |
Bank Operations Management |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5479 |
|
4 |
Economics |
Interdisciplinary (ID) |
Interdisciplinary |
3(3+0) |
9335 |
|
5 |
Money & Capital Markets |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5054 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Commercial Geography |
Interdisciplinary (ID) |
Interdisciplinary |
3(3+0) |
8595 |
|
2 |
Managerial Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5031 |
|
3 |
Islamic Banking |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5421 |
|
4 |
Taxation Management |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5055 |
|
5 |
Non-Banking Financial Institutions |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5478 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Financial Reporting-I |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5062 |
|
2 |
Public Sector Accounting |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5061 |
|
3 |
Internship |
Internship |
Field Experience |
3(3+0) |
8569 |
|
4 |
Corporate Law |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5480 |
|
5 |
Principles of Management |
Interdisciplinary (ID) |
Interdisciplinary |
3(3+0) |
5414 |
|
6 |
Fahm-e-Quran (Tajwid, Translation and Tafsir) |
Compulsory |
Non-Credit |
Non-Credit |
9487 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
|
Sr. No. |
Course Title |
Area / Subject Area |
Category |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Financial Reporting-II |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5063 |
|
2 |
Financial Statements Analysis |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
5589 |
|
3 |
Capstone Project |
Project |
Practical Project |
3(3+0) |
8597 |
|
4 |
Advanced Auditing |
Major Subject |
Major |
3(3+0) |
8533 |
|
5 |
E-Commerce |
Interdisciplinary (ID) |
Interdisciplinary |
3(3+0) |
5060 |
|
6 |
Seerat-e-Tayyaba |
Compulsory |
Non-Credit |
Non-Credit |
9488 |
|
Semester Total |
15 |
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2
3
4
5
6
Workshop
The online workshop for each course will comprise of 12 hours, with 2 hours daily for 6 days except for the teaching practice and project as per AIOU policy. Each semester will have a workshop for the courses offered in that particular semester. There will be an online quiz for every course at the end of the workshop.
Assessment Weightage
| Assignments (Weightage) | Workshop (Attendance & Quizzes) (Weightage) | Final Exam (Weightage) | Passing Marks |
| 20% | 30% Quiz | 50% | 50% (in aggregate). However, 40% marks in final exams is mandatory. |
Note: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) reserves the right to amend the fee structure policy, course offering and assessment of courses when required. The existing course(s) will be adopted/adapted as per requirement. The department may change the sequence of the course(s) offering as per availability of course(s).