Overview

It has been designed to empower our graduates with the competences and attributes needed for the development of the profession and communities in Bahrain, the region and global with emphasis on technology agility.

The Accounting and Finance programme from Gulf University represents a basis for professional qualifications like ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with exemption of 9 papers in foundation level certification. Programme rationale is derived from national priorities, needs of labor market and feedback from stakeholders.

Key Facts

Placed on Bahrain National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 8.

Obtained full confidence in Academic Programme Review conducted by The Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA).

Accredited by international professional bodies such as ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and ICMA (Institute of Management Accountant).

Engaging into relevant ‘real practice in accounting and finance’ tasks that will be experienced during the study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

In the first year of the study plan, courses provide opportunity to develop generalized knowledge and understanding of the business, management, economics, mathematics, accounting, and finance domain with the ability to apply the principles in given context, obtain, organize and use information, and draw conclusion.

Courses in second year expose the students to Accounting and Finance domain at basic level and the remaining Accounting and finance domains which provide detailed knowledge and understanding of the subjects with application to real life tasks using basic and some advanced skills.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-12 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-24 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

May (Summer) intake for transferred students.

Language

English

Credits

130 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ar Rifa‘, Bahrain

Disciplines

Finance Accounting

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The applicant must have a high school certificate or equivalent according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Applicants with a high school certificate or an equivalent from the Arts stream are required to take all the placement tests for the programme except the “Mathematics for Business” placement test and are directed to enroll in the preparatory course “MTH 014 Basic Mathematics for Business.”

Applicants must score 60% and above in secondary school.

Applicants with a GPA equal to or greater than 60% must sit and pass the placement tests, and if they fail, they must enroll in relevant preparatory courses.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

3250 BHD / year

≈ 3250 BHD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

3250 BHD / year

≈ 3250 BHD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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