Admission requirements 

Admission to MSC Program will be based on an entrance exam and it requires that prospective students have a certain minimum GPA, which will be determined by the department every entrance semester, on their undergraduate degrees, a personal statement, and two recommendation letters from employees or faculty members regarding the student’s academic performance, specifically: 

Entry to the MSC Programme requires a good first degree in a relevant subject, such as Accounting, Finance, Management, Economics or business education, form a university, or a similar qualification from any other institution. Moreover, the entrant’s student copy should show as he/she took basic courses in Accounting and Finance, such as Cost and Management Accounting, Financial management, advanced accounting, Accounting Information System, Financial Institutions and Capital Market and Auditing; or the entrant is expected to prove as he/she took courses equivalent to the above listed courses, which is to be decided by the department. These requirements are for this curriculum, and it is subject to change as the curriculum is changed/ revised. 

Alternatively, possession of suitable professional qualification and relevant practical experience may also be accepted. In general, however, applications are judged on their individual merits and age, work experience and other factors also considered. 

Foreign students, if their native language is not English, must provide satisfactory evidence that they have an adequate knowledge and understanding of written and spoken English. ILETS and TOEFL test scores of not less than 6.0 or 560, respectively will be acceptable.

Duration of the study:

The duration of the study for post graduate degree in regular program will be four academic semesters, out of which the last semester will be exclusively allotted to the Thesis work. In the regular program, the Master Program in Accounting and Finance equals 39 credit hours (120 ECTS credits); this corresponds to program duration of four semesters (a full two academic year period). It consists of 33 credit hours (80 ECTS credits) of course work and 6 credit hours (40 ECTS credits) of thesis work. With the same credit hours for course work and thesis, completion of the program in extension and summer schemes requires two and half and three solid years of study, respectively.

Graduate requirements: 

To qualify for the award of an MSc. degree in Accounting and Finance, the candidate must meet the all the requirements set in the senate legislation. 

Degree nomenclature: 

A degree will be awarded for a student after successfully completing the course work and score pass on the project work. The name of the degree will be: 

In English 

“THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE” 

In Amharic 

”የሣይንስ ማስተርስ ዲግሪ በአካውንቲንግና ፋይናንስ”

Course breakdown