BCom Accounting

Bachelor of Commerce

The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) was designed as a transition from the old Bachelor of Commerce degree by the School of Business that did not have specializations. Bachelor of Commerce became the common stem for the School of Business’ bachelor’s programmes. Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) became the replacement for the School’s erstwhile Bachelor of Commerce programme. The new programme introduced, in response to stakeholder feedback, now include courses in public sector accounting, computer applications in accounting, and elements of finance beyond financial management. The programme has also strengthened the ethical training in the accounting curricula.

Duration(s)

Regular

Entry Mode	Entry Level	Duration
WASSCE/SSCE - Diploma Entry	300	2 years
WASSCE/SSCE - Degree Entry	100	4 years
Matured Entry	100	4 years

Semester-by-semester schedule

4 YEARS PROGRAMME FOR WASSCE/SSCE - DEGREE ENTRY

This shows the course structure, showing each course's credit value for each semester.

Level 100

First Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ASP101	Language And Ethnicity In Africa	3
CMS107	Communicative Skills	3
ECO101	Principles Of Economics I	3
ILT101	Information Literacy	1
SBU101	Fundamentals Of Business I	3
ACC101	Introduction To Financial Reporting I	3
SBU105	Introduction To Computing	3
Total		19

Level 100

Second Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
CMS108	Communicative Skills	3
ECO102	Principles Of Economics Ii	3
ITS101	Information Technology Skills	1
SBU102	Fundamentals Of Business Ii	3
ACC102	Introduction To Financial Reporting Ii	3
Total		13

Level 200

First Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC201	Financial Reporting I	3
SBU201	Quantitative Methods I	3
SBU203	Business Law I	3
SBU205	Principles Of Management	3
SBU207	Business Communication	3
SBU209	Human Resource Management	3
Total		18

Level 200

Second Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC202	Financial Reporting Ii	3
ACC204	Computer Applications In Accounting	3
PHL205	Critical Thinking And Practical Reasoning	2
SBU202	Quantitative Methods Ii	3
SBU204	Business Law Ii	3
SBU206	Principles Of Marketing	3
SBU208	Organisational Behaviour	3
Total		20

Level 300

First Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC301	Cost And Management Accounting I	3
ACC303	Public Sector Accounting I	3
ACC307	Management Accounting	3
SBU301	Operations Management	3
SBU303	Company And Partnership Law	3
SBU305	Managerial Economics	3
Total		18

Level 300

Second Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC302	Cost And Management Accounting Ii	3
ECO308	Economy Of Ghana	3
SBU302	Statistics For Business Decisions	3
SBU304	Business Research Methods	3
SBU306	Business Finance	3
Total		15

Level 400

First Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC401	Advanced Financial Reporting I	3
ACC403	Audit And Internal Review	3
SBU405	Project Management	3
FIN405	Corporate Financial Analysis	3
SBU408	Entrepreneurship	3
Total		15

Level 400

Second Semester

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ACC402	Advanced Financial Reporting Ii	3
ACC499	Project Work	3
ACC404	Audit And Assurance Practice	3
SBU402	Strategic Management	3
SBU406	Business Ethics And Corporate Governance	3
Total		15

Components of the programme

This is a four-year degree programme, made up of course work and a project work. The first year of the programme would focus on the University-wide mandatory courses. The subsequent years’ focus largely on core courses.

Mandatory Courses

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ASP101	Language And Ethnicity In Africa	3
CMS107	Communicative Skills	3
ILT101	Information Literacy	1
CMS108	Communicative Skills	3
ITS101	Information Technology Skills	1
PHL205	Critical Thinking And Practical Reasoning	2
Total		13

Core Courses

Code	Title	Credit(s)
ECO101	Principles Of Economics I	3
SBU101	Fundamentals Of Business I	3
ACC101	Introduction To Financial Reporting I	3
SBU105	Introduction To Computing	3
ECO102	Principles Of Economics Ii	3
SBU102	Fundamentals Of Business Ii	3
ACC102	Introduction To Financial Reporting Ii	3
ACC201	Financial Reporting I	3
SBU201	Quantitative Methods I	3
SBU203	Business Law I	3
SBU205	Principles Of Management	3
SBU207	Business Communication	3
SBU209	Human Resource Management	3
ACC202	Financial Reporting Ii	3
ACC204	Computer Applications In Accounting	3
SBU202	Quantitative Methods Ii	3
SBU204	Business Law Ii	3
SBU206	Principles Of Marketing	3
SBU208	Organisational Behaviour	3
ACC301	Cost And Management Accounting I	3
ACC303	Public Sector Accounting I	3
ACC307	Management Accounting	3
SBU301	Operations Management	3
SBU303	Company And Partnership Law	3
SBU305	Managerial Economics	3
ACC302	Cost And Management Accounting Ii	3
ECO308	Economy Of Ghana	3
SBU302	Statistics For Business Decisions	3
SBU304	Business Research Methods	3
SBU306	Business Finance	3
ACC401	Advanced Financial Reporting I	3
ACC403	Audit And Internal Review	3
SBU405	Project Management	3
ACC402	Advanced Financial Reporting Ii	3
ACC499	Project Work	3
ACC404	Audit And Assurance Practice	3
SBU402	Strategic Management	3
SBU406	Business Ethics And Corporate Governance	3
SBU408	Entrepreneurship	3
Total		117