Accounting (Distance Learning) 

Overview

This Accounting (Distance Learning) programme from University of Nicosia has been designed for students intending to pursue a career in accounting, or in any other area where financial accounting information and decisions are a central element. The students will have the opportunity to acquire a broad-based education which will provide a good starting point for the students’ later professional work and studies. In addition, students will receive an academic base to which problems arising in their later professional work can be referred, and a way of thinking which will help them to meet the challenges of new ideas and problems.

This course seeks to provide students with the skills employers in the field are looking for: detailed knowledge of financial accounting, financial reporting, auditing, taxation, cost and management accounting, financial statement analysis which, together with information technology skills, give you the confidence to use a wide range of accounting and business software. International developments in accounting are also emphasized.

Career Prospects

The BSc in Accounting gives the student the potential to pursue many career opportunities, and be employed in the following sectors of the economy:

• Accounting and Audit Firms
• Banking
• Government
• Investment Firms
• Stock Exchange
• Education
• Private Sector (Accounting and Finance Departments)