Following is the description of M.Sc. Accounting & Finance program:
Overview
About the Course
Course Outline
Fees
Career Opportunities
Intl Exchange
Degree awarded: M.Sc. Accounting & Finance
Programme Recognition: HEC (Higher Education Commission of Pakistan)
Eligibility : Any Bachelor degree of 2 years
Duration: 2 years
Total Semester: 5 Semesters Duration of a Semester: 4 Months
Number of courses per semester: 5 Courses
Credits Hours: 75 Cr Hrs
A student must achieve minimum 2.25 CGPA to qualify for the degree
Credit Hours Allocation
M.Sc. Accounting & Finance
25 courses of 3 Cr. Hrs each = 75 Cr Hrs Total = 75 Cr Hrs
Academic department: HU Business School Contact email: admission@hup.edu.pk Contact telephone: +92-42-111-777-007
This degree gives you an understanding of accounting and finance that will be useful throughout your career. This means that we don not simply teach accounting techniques and focus on computational skills with the aim of immediate application, but to enable you to evaluate their usefulness in different contexts. We encourage you to adopt a critical and flexible viewpoint and to look at the subject from a variety of perspectives, including the international dimension.
PROGRAMME SPECIFICS
Where Can it lead? Accounting professions - Investment Banking - Management Consultancy - Financial Management - Investment Analysis and Management – Further Academic Study. FEATURES OF THE DEGREE
A thorough grounding in accounting and finance within a strong social science framework.
The degree has been designed by HU academics in the Department of Accounting and the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance enjoys a pre-eminent reputation for the excellence of its teaching and research. The Department of Accounting enjoys a reputation as one of the leading groups in the world for teaching and research in the economic, institutional, and organizational aspects of accounting and financial management.
Per Semester Fee from 2nd year onward = Rs.35,000/-
Internships:
Internships are considered as very important part of the program, therefore 10 weeks internship has been made mandatory of every student enrolled in M.Sc. Accounting & Finance. HU students have the chance to do internships in leading national and international companies, providing them with a combination of theoretical and practical knowledge of their field’s professional world and thus increasing their appeal from a recruitment perspective. Most of the HU students are also able to secure a job in the company during their internships. Internship programs are designed for first year to last year students, including formula like mentoring to strengthen their academic training with work experience and real world professional practicing. Internships involve helping out in the development of quality projects and knowing every department in a company, which also gives the student a managerial focus and know how that will help them project their careers. HU students are easily identified by their managerial, entrepreneurial and out of the box approach during their internship programs. During your time at HU our qualified professionals will teach you how to deal with the employment process, write an attractive CV or deal with a job interview. Communication skills including non-verbal communication is also very important and cannot be left behind. In a nutshell, we will put in your hands every tool necessary to improve and groom your natural skills and help you have a kick start in the job market. Students first apply for the placement and then they are assessed by their school or faculty before they can undertake an internship. Students are supervised by their university professors and by a representative from the firm offering the internship, which is responsible for their progress. Placements are normally scheduled both during the program and the summer vacation.
Personal and Professional Skills
Nowadays, companies require certain personal and professional skills and abilities of their employees with which they can successfully accomplish their work. At HU Business School we encourage our students to learn how to work as part of a team, to practice negotiation skills, to develop their writing and speaking skills and to know how to lead people and projects. The development of these skills is integrated as part of the curriculum.
Studying at HU Business School is an international experience. Students from all over Pakistan and few other international countries come together on our Euro and Main campuses, resulting in an active and global community for sharing unique ideas and viewpoints. Our students are able to learn more languages during their studies and get involved in exchange programs and internships in foreign countries, as well as studying at partner universities.
Most of our M.Sc. Accounting & Finance graduates are easily absorbed and have been working in companies like:
• Procter and Gamble • Unilever Pakistan • Indus Motors • Honda Atlas • Mitchells • Walls Ice cream • Engro Foods • National Food • Mobilink • Warid • Ufone • Telenor • Jang Group • DAWN • The Nation
• Geo Tv Network • Hum Tv • Pakistan Television (PTV) • Radio Pakistan • Wapda • PTCL • TCS • FedEx • DHL • LUMS • Nestle • Ary Digital • Pearl-Continental Hotels • Avari hotel
• MCB Bank • Standard Chartered Bank • Royal Bank of Scotland • Bank Alfalah Limited • Citi Bank • PIA • Etihad Airways • Emirates Airways • Qatar Airways
Hajvery University is the only university of Pakistan to have such a diverse range of international agreements and partnerships. Our students and faculty members have been greatly benefiting from these bilateral agreements, to enhance their international qualification and exposure. The international exchange experience is matchless and unforgettable for our students. It helps them broaden their personal and business horizons and enjoy unique cultural and academic experiences. At HU Business School we promote international exchanges with other universities. We currently have agreements with over 20 of the world’s top universities. Our students have been attaining full benefit from these agreements and have been frequently going abroad under these programs.
Corporations affect every corner of the world. No matter where you go in life, business will be there. At HU Business School you will learn much more than business administration. You will study abroad, select another degree or set the foundation toward a postgraduate degree. When you graduate, you will be prepared to make an impact in any field, not just business.
