Master of Scince in Accounting
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Master of Scince in Accounting
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Program overview
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Over the last two decades, accounting topics has been progressed and changed rapidly. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has experienced significant developments and changes at the macroeconomic level. The most important development is the encouragement of the private sector to grow and participate effectively in the comprehensive economic growth.
The 5-year strategic plan of the college of Business Administration is geared towards the effective participation in this growth by providing the community of business administration with specialists and expertise in the different business and economic areas. Accordingly, the master program of accounting had to be reviewed in order to cope with this development and to enable it to produce the qualifications required for the development strategy.
The present Master program of accounting has started at the beginning of the academic year 1405-1406 h., thus, needs to be revised to incorporate new developments in accounting courses and to fulfill needs of labor markets in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The specific reasons for adjusting the program are as , the need to be convergent with accredited accounting programs, recent and rapid economic developments in the kingdom, providing scientific oriented courses instead of professional courses and, providing a scientific accounting program qualifying for admission to doctoral program in accounting.
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Program Description
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The master of accounting program aims at effective participation in economic development in the Kingdom through the following:
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Providing academic institutions with qualified persons in the different areas of specialization in accounting and auditing
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Providing the public and private sectors with qualified persons in solving practical problems using scientific methodology.
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Developing the accounting professional skills of candidates by emphasizing the theoretical and practical foundations in the fields of accounting and auditing.
Study Plan
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Program Requirement
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In addition to requirements provided in higher education legislation , admission to program requires the following.
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The applicants must possess a bachelor degree in accounting or similar degree.
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The submission of a score of at least 500 in the TOEFL or at least 5.5 of IELTS.
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Passing General Aptitude Test.
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The passing of an oral exam. conducted by a Department Committee, with preferences given to those with work experience.
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Career Options
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Staff Accountants
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Internal Auditors
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External Auditors
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Financial Analysts
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Tax and ZAKAT Specialists
