ACCRA INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance)

Program Synopsis

The objectives of the Business Administration program — which is in-line with the mission of AIT, is to produce high calibre Business Administration graduates in a number of concentration areas using internationally benchmarked curriculum. The program is designed to provide students with a firm grounding in core business subject areas including: accounting, business law and public policy, business supply chain management, customer service and operations management, ethics and social responsibility, finance, human resource management and labor relations, international business, strategic and entrepreneurial management, organizational behavior, marketing and sales, and quantitative techniques including mathematics and statistical analysis. Students on this program will also acquire extensive computing skills require for working in a modern business environment. Apart from hands-on computing skills, students are taught how to apply and use information technology tools and systems to analyze problems and issues, and as well as develop business systems and applications.
The program is designed to provide our students with the knowledge and associated skills in the broad field of Business Administration while emphasizing on some specific areas of concentrations. Over the four year program a range of skills-based, generic subjects will be sustained in order to develop the student as a versatile graduate and as a 'life-long learner'. Students on this program will acquire systems design, and communication skills and be prepared for employment in a broad spectrum of computing, or for continued study at the postgraduate level.

Program Structure

Course Title Course Code Prerequisite Credit Hour
Information Technology Foundation I IT101 - 3
Intermediate Algebra MATH101 - 3
Microeconomics ECON101 - 3
Principles of Accounting I ACCT101 - 3
Principles of Management MGT101 - 3
English Composition, Writing & Communication Skills I ENGL101 - 3
Information Systems IT103 IT101 3
Business Mathematics and Statistics I MATH107 MATH101 3
Introduction to Entrepreneurship MGT201 MGT101 3
Macroeconomics ECON102 ECON101 3
Principles of Accounting II ACCT201 ACCT101 3
French I FRN101 - 3
Business Mathematics and Statistics II MATH203 MATH107 3
Business, Government and Society MGT204 - 3
Principles of Marketing MKT201 - 3
Introduction to Human Resource Management HRM201 MGT101 3
Information Technology Practice IT206 IT103 1
French II FRN102 FRN101 3
Group Dynamics & Communications NT201 - 2
Fundamentals of Management Science MS101 MATH203 3
Principles of Finance FIN201 - 3
Business Law MGT203 MGT101 3
Introduction to Public Administration MGT209 MGT204 3
Data Communications & Computer Networks I CS208 IT201 3
Business and Professional Ethics BNT201 - 3
Business Finance FIN301 FIN201 3
Intermediate Accounting I ACCT501 ACCT201 3
Company Law MGT302 - 3
Production and Operations Management MGT303 - 3
Organizational Behavior MGT304 MGT101 3
Principles of Business Problem Solving BNT301 - 2
Intermediate Accounting II ACCT502 ACCT501 3
Cost Accounting ACCT503 ACCT501 3
Investment Management BAFN501 FIN301 3
International Business Management MGT305 - 3
Research Methods MGT306 - 3
Exploring the Future of Business BNT302 - 2
Money and Capital Markets BAFN503 FIN301 3
Auditing Principles and Practice ACCT505 ACCT201 3
Risk Management & Insurance BAFN506 ACC201 / MATH203 3
Fundamentals of Building Wealth BAFN508 FIN301 3
Project Management MGT403 MATH 203 / MS101 3
Capstone Project I MGT405 - 3
Principles of Taxation ACCT506 ACCT201 3
Management of Financial Institutions BAFN510 BAFN503 3
Computerized Accounting Systems ACCT513 ACCT201 3
Business Policy MGT404 - 3
Procurement Management MGT407 MGT303 3
Capstone Project II MGT406 MGT405 3