Bachelor of Science in Finance
About/history
The general reasons for establishing the program:
- Empower graduates with up-to –date, comprehensive, well-grounded and marketable set of theoretical and technical knowledge and skills that will be useful for a broad range of career options
- Provide an educational foundation that facilitates life-long learning that will enable graduates to overcome the challenges they encounter in their professional activities for sustained success in their chosen careers
- Equip graduates with inter-personal, communication, analytical/reasoning, and problem solving skills that are essential for success in their chosen careers, as well as in their ability to make efficient and effective contribution in collaborative settings.
The Bachelor of Science in Finance
The Bachelor of Science program in Finance offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance was approved and launched in 1991. The program was initiated in response to the strong student demand and exponential growth of the financial sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The curriculum structure of the program was developed after considerable deliberations and review of leading programs offered at reputable institutions. Continuing student interest in this major is a clear indication of the program’s relevance and vitality. With the vision of 2030 and the Kingdom’s transition to the new digitally economy, the importance of such program becomes more evident as it focuses on the structural changes currently underway in the Saudi economy with a greater focus on services sector supported by privatization, deregulation, diversification, and regional and global integration.
Mission
To produce graduates who will play leading roles in careers related to corporate financial management, commercial and investment banking, asset management and capital markets, and consultation.
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
About/history
The general reasons for establishing the program:
- Empower graduates with up–to–date, comprehensive, well-grounded and marketable set of theoretical and technical knowledge and skills that will be useful for a broad range of career options
- Provide an educational foundation that facilitates life-long learning that will enable graduates to overcome the challenges they encounter in their professional activities for sustained success in their chosen careers
- Equip graduates with inter-personal, communication, analytical/reasoning, and problem solving skills that are essential for success in their chosen careers, as well as in their ability to make efficient and effective contribution in collaborative settings.
The Bachelor of Science in Accounting
The Bachelor of Science program in Accounting offered by the Department of Accounting and Finance was approved and launched in 1991. It educates students to function effectively in a wide range of accounting careers in all types of economic organizations. The program is designed to prepare graduates for accounting careers in industry, public accounting, government, not-for-profit organizations or for an academic accounting career. The program stresses basic conceptual knowledge in all fields of business administration as an essential foundation for an effective accounting career. The program includes financial accounting, accounting information systems, cost accounting, managerial accounting, advanced accounting, auditing, as well as practical training in accounting. The focus of the program is on the principles, concepts, and procedures of measuring, analyzing, and communicating economic information for decision making.
Program Mission
To be a prominent provider of accounting education through high quality teaching reinforced by experiential learning for students who will play significant and productive roles in the development of the Saudi economy within the global business environment. To actively contribute to Saudi business, industry, and community through relevant high quality research, professional services, and dissemination of knowledge responsive to the evolving needs of stakeholders.
