Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance
Financial and management accounting, auditing, taxation and corporate finance.
- Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Duration
- 4 years
- Campus
- Juba
Overview
This degree prepares accountants and finance professionals for public institutions, banks, businesses and NGOs, from the foundations of bookkeeping to auditing, taxation and financial management.
Ethics runs through the programme, reflecting the University’s commitment to integrity in public life.
Like every CUofSS student, you begin with the common introductory year in study skills, logic, English, mathematics, computing, accounting, social analysis and ethics.
Entry requirements
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) or Sudan School Certificate with at least 60%; Uganda: Advanced Certificate with two principal passes; Kenya, Ethiopia and other countries: C+ or equivalent.
- Foreign certificates certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South Sudan embassy in that country
- Two reference letters: a senior teacher and a community figure such as your parish priest
- To continue into Year 2 you must pass Introductory Year Mathematics with at least a grade C.
Curriculum
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 111 | Basic Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 112 | Introduction to Economics I | 3 |
| CAF 113 | Computer literacy I | 3 |
| CAF 116 | Introduction to philosophy | 3 |
| CAF 114 | Introduction to Mathematics I | 3 |
| CAF 115 | Social analysis and Catholic Social thought | 3 |
| CAF 117 | Language and Communication Skills I | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 121 | Basic Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 122 | Introduction to Economics II | 3 |
| CAF 123 | Introduction to Bible | 3 |
| CAF 126 | Computer Literacy II | 3 |
| CAF 124 | Introduction to Mathematics II | 3 |
| CAF 125 | Study skills | 3 |
| CAF 127 | Language and Communication Skills II | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 211 | Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 212 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| CAF 213 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| CAF 214 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| CAF 215 | Public Sector Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 216 | Basic Law | 3 |
| CAF 217 | Principles of Management | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 221 | Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 222 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| CAF 223 | Principles of Insurance | 3 |
| CAF 224 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CAF 225 | Public Sector Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 226 | Company Accounting | 3 |
| CAF 227 | Theology | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 311 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 312 | Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 313 | Financial Institutions & Markets | 3 |
| CAF 314 | International Economics | 3 |
| CAF 315 | Money and Banking | 3 |
| CAF 316 | Financial Mathematics | 3 |
| CAF 311 | Taxation Accounting | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 321 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 322 | Cost Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 323 | Principles of Taxation | 3 |
| CAF 324 | Analytical Decision Making | 3 |
| CAF 325 | Business Law and Theory | 3 |
| CAF 326 | Research Method | 3 |
| CAF 327 | Social Ethics | 3 |
Semester 121 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 411 | Advanced Accounting Practice I | 3 |
| CAF 412 | Financial Management I | 3 |
| CAF 413 | Managerial Accounting I | 3 |
| CAF 414 | Auditing and Assurance | 3 |
| CAF 415 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| CAF 416 | Accounting and Information System | 3 |
| CAF 412 | Business Ethics | 3 |
Semester 221 credits
| Code | Course | Cr. |
|---|---|---|
| CAF 421 | Advanced Accounting Practice II | 3 |
| CAF 422 | Financial Management II | 3 |
| CAF 423 | Managerial Accounting II | 3 |
| CAF 424 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| CAF 425 | Operations Research II | 3 |
| CAF 421 | Research Project and SPSS Analysis | 3 |
| CAF 426 | Interfaith and Inter- Religious Dialogue | 3 |
56 courses, 168 credits as listed in the Students’ Handbook. A 3-credit course is 45 contact hours.
Where it can take you
- Accountant or auditor
- Finance officer with NGOs and government
- Tax and revenue officer
- Banking and microfinance
- Professional accountancy qualifications
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