Degree Type:
Bachelor of EducationDepartment:
Department of AccountingModes of Study:
RegularAbout Programme:
Apart from taking up jobs as teachers and lecturers of accountancy and mathematics in schools, graduates from the programme are similarly equipped to competently take up jobs as accountants, auditors and financial analysts with consultancy firms and other business entities. The in depth nature of the programme also makes it possible for learners to easily veer into other career areas such as taxation, financial analysis with stock trading, among others. Being the trainers of accountants, graduates from the programme are the preferred choice when consultancy firms in particular go hunting for professionals to run their operations. You could find jobs as: Accounting teacher Auditor Accountant Government tax official Financial analyst
Entry Requirements:
Applicants must have passes in Financial Accounting and any two (2) of the following subjects: Business Management, Economics, Principles of Costing and Elective Mathematics.
Career Opportunities:
The programme trains learners in the latest accounting procedures, accountancy based computer software, electronic methods of account books balancing, among others. Because accounting deals with money, a lot of diligence and caution is required in undertaking the duty of an accountant. Learners are trained to pay attention to detail, be attentive, and mathematically savvy.
Programme Structure
Level 100
First Semester
CMS 107: Communicative Skills I
Engaging in academic work at the university is challenging. This course is aimed at equipping fresh students to make the transition from pre-university level to the university level. It assists them in engaging and succeeding in complex academic tasks in speaking, listening, reading and writing. It also provides an introduction to university studies by equipping students with skills that will help them to engage in academic discourse with confidence and fluency.
ILT 101: Information Literacy
The rationale of the course is to equip students with skills that will enable them access and retrieve information in the traditional, hybrid and digital libraries. Students will be able to use ICT efficiently and effectively when they have basic knowledge of computers. The course content include: Types of libraries, library resources and their uses, the role the library plays in the academic community, introduction to computers, the internet.
Second Semester
CMS 108: Communicative Skills II
This is a follow-up course on the first semester one. It takes students through writing correct sentences, devoid of ambiguity, through the paragraph and its appropriate development to the fully-developed essay. The course also emphasizes the importance and the processes of editing written work.