Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance: BS(AF)

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (BSAF) is designed to shape the financial leaders. This program aims to develop financial leaders who are proficient in data-driven decision making for efficient accounting and finance practices. The program provides a comprehensive foundation preparing the students to pursue career as Financial Analyst, Auditor, Tax Consultant and Entrepreneur.

Program Objective
The Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance (BSAF) is designed to shape the financial leaders. This program aims to develop financial leaders who are proficient in data-driven decision making for efficient accounting and finance practices. The program provides a comprehensive foundation preparing the students to pursue career as Financial Analyst, Auditor, Tax Consultant and Entrepreneur.

Nomenclature: Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance

Minimum Duration:

4 Years

Minimum Semesters:

Minimum Credit Hours Required:

132

The Semester wise course plan is provided as follows:

Sr. #	Sem	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Category of Course
Semester 1
1	1	MGT161	Quantitative Analysis for Management I	3	General Education
2	1	HUM104	Functional English	3	General Education
3	1	CSC101	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies	3(2, 1)	General Education
4	1	MGT101	Introduction to Management	3	Major Discipline
5	1	HUM112	Islamic Studies	2	General Education
6	1	MGT132	Principles of Accounting	3	Major Discipline
Semester 2
7	2	MGT191	Financial Accounting	3	Major Discipline
8	2	MGT162	Quantitative Analysis for Management II	3	General Education
9	2	MGT210	Fundamentals of Marketing	3	Major Discipline
10	2	CSC210	Professional Practices	2	General Education
11	2	HUM120	Expository Writing	3	Major Discipline
12	2	HUM113	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2	General Education
Semester 3
13	3	ACC201	Cost and Management Accounting	3	Major Discipline
14	3	FIN300	Financial Institutions and Markets	3	Major Discipline
15	3	HUM122	Fundamentals of Psychology	2	General Education
16	3	MGT232	Business Finance	3	Major Discipline
17	3	ACC300	Contemporary Taxation	3	Major Discipline
18	3	MGT300	Organizational Behavior	3	Major Discipline
Semester 4
19	4	ACC301	Intermediate Financial Accounting	3	Major Discipline
20	4	FSN246	Contemporary Nutrition	3	General Education
21	4	MGT330	Financial Management	3	Major Discipline
22	4	MGT250	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	2	General Education
23	4	HUM208	Civics and Community Engagement	2	General Education
24	4	MGT370	Auditing	3	Major Discipline
25	4	MGT497	Internship	3	Major Discipline
Semester 5
26	5	MGT173	Programming language for Business Analytics	3	Allied Course
27	5	MGT315	Financial Reporting	3	Major Discipline
28	5	MGT301	Research Tools and Techniques	3	Major Discipline
29	5	ECO400	Business Economics	3	Allied Course
30	5	LAW300	Corporate Law	3	Discipline Course
31	5	ECO410	Econometric Methods and Applications	3	Allied Course
Semester 6
32	6	MGT387	Databases for Business	3(2, 1)	Major Discipline
33	6	FIN450	Investment and Portfolio Management	3	Major Discipline
34	6	MGT401	Corporate Governance	3	Major Discipline
35	6		Major Specialization 1	3	Major Specialization
36	6		Major Specialization 2	3	Major Specialization
Semester 7
37	7	ACC402	Accounting Information System	3(2,1)	Major Discipline
38	7	FIN460	Corporate Finance	3	Major Discipline
39	7		Specialization 3	3	Major Specialization
40	7		Specialization 4	3	Major Specialization
41	7		Specialization 5	3	Major Specialization
Semester 8
42	8	MGT497	Capstone Project	3	Major Discipline
43	8	ACC469	Business Performance Management Control	3	Major Discipline
44	8		Specialization 6	3	Major Specialization
45	8		Specialization 7	3	Major Specialization
46	8		Specialization 8	3	Major Specialization

List of Major Electives Courses
Note: Students will be required to study 4 courses from Accounting Electives and 4 courses from Finance Electives to complete the Major requirements of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance Degree Program.

Accounting Electives

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
ACC459	Business Taxation	3(3, 0)
ACC460	Issues in Financial Accounting	3(3, 0)	MGT191
ACC462	Issues in Management Accounting	3(3, 0)	ACC201
ACC465	Seminar in Accounting	3(3, 0)	ACC201
ACC466	Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation	3(3, 0)	MGT191
ACC467	Strategic Management Accounting	3(3, 0)	ACC201
MGT469	Advanced Auditing	3(3, 0)	MGT370
ACC471	Advanced Management Accounting	3(3, 0)	ACC201

Finance Electives

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
FIN471	Islamic Banking and Finance	3(3, 0)
FIN472	Derivatives and Financial Risk Management	3(3, 0)	MGT330
FIN473	Financial Econometrics	3(3, 0)
FIN474	Advanced Financial Markets and Institutions	3(3, 0)
FIN475	Marketing of Financial Services	3(3, 0)
FIN476	International Finance	3(3, 0)	MGT330
FIN477	Credit Management	3(3, 0)
FIN478	Seminar in Finance	3(3, 0)	MGT330
FIN479	Financial Innovation and Technology	3(3, 0)
FIN480	Behavioral Finance	3(3, 0)	MGT330
MGT482	International Financial Management	3(3,0)	MGT330

In addition to the major specialization, the students can study minor as a specialization from diverse disciplines such as

Business Data Analytics
Data Science
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Media and Communication

and many more minor options, the detail can be found by clicking on the following link:
http://cuonline.comsats.edu.pk/publicaccess/SearchSchemeofStudiesTentativePrintable.aspx?ProgramID=162&SessionID=46&DepartmentID=4