The Accounting Department is considered one of the important departments at the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences. It offers students many of the general and specialized university courses, which equip them with theoretical and technical knowledge, enabling him/her to practice the profession of accounting and auditing as professionals. The program is also designed to train students on conducting specialized scientific research in accounting and financial areas, which will contribute to the advancement of the administrative processes of the financial and banking institutions and organizations in the existing local, regional and international market.

The Accounting Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting upon the successful completion of 126 credit hours with an AGPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 points in a period of time not less than seven semesters or more than 10 semesters in the Accounting specialization.

Our vision is to assume a leadership position in education, scientific research, academic and professional accounting at the local and international level.

Promoting the accounting profession through the creation of an academic environment that encourages research in the field of accounting; the preparations of graduates who have acquire professional and academic knowledge and a high degree of efficiency, effectiveness and moral values to enable them to cope with contemporary challenges posed by the internal and external environment; and the establishment of effective partnership with the business institutions and accounting profession.

1. Preparation of qualified graduates who have the ability to carry the burden of responsibility of the profession according to the needs of the community.
2. Providing a promising and supportive learning environment in the field of accounting and financial sciences.
3. Promoting the level of teaching performance in line with the vision and mission of the department through the optimal selection of qualified teaching staff and the recruitment of distinguished professionals.
4. Contributing to the efforts to develop the profession of accounting and financial industry through cooperation with the relevant authorities of the profession to enhance the application of computers and modern technology.
5. The development of courses and educational programs in the department in line with technological advancement and the expansion of computer applications in the field of accounting.
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Skills and Capacity expected of graduate students

After a successful completion of all the requirements of the Accounting Program, the student is expected to be able to:

– apply accounting concepts and principles recognized by accounting systems and theories.

– understand and analyze accounting problems and find appropriate solutions.

– gain the skill of dealing with numbers and keeping accounting books.

– acquire the skill of accounting and auditing according to the latest methods in the field.

– understand the fundamentals and principles of the subject matter related to the field of specialization, such as: management, finance, economics, and marketing sciences, as these sciences have a close relationship with the science of accounting.

– apply scientific theories in writing accounting reports and submitting them at appropriate times.

– implement the latest technology methods in accounting systems.

– acquire the skill of preparing final accounts for institutions and organizations.

– build the accounting system and carry out the integrated accounting operations that are included in the accounting cycle in various public and private institutions with different activities and legal forms.

– analyze financial statements issued by institutions and companies.

The Department of Accounting grants students a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting after successfully completing 126 Credit Hours of courses according to the following Program Study Plan.

Distribution of Courses in the Accounting Program

    1. Faculty General Requirements

2. Departmental Compulsory Requirements

Departmental Compulsory Requirements

4. Departmental Elective Courses

Students select two courses (6 Credit Hours) from the following list:

5. Non-Departmental Elective Courses

Students select two courses (6 Credit Hours) from the following list: