Accounting Department

The Department of Accounting at the University of Dar Es salaam Business School is ranked among the top Departments of Accounting in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. We pride ourselves on our reputation for academic and teaching excellence. We offer a range of high quality undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

The Department of Accounting is one of the largest departments at the University of Dar es Salaam. It is responsible for delivering courses to a wide range of students across a variety of disciplines and for the undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce degree and the postgraduate Master of Business Administration degree programme.

Our reputation has been further enhanced through our research in the areas of Financial Reporting, Accountability and Governance, Taxation, Public Assets Management, Pension Funds Management, Auditing in the Public Sector, Auditor Liability in Emerging Economies, Accounting in Small and Medium Scale Businesses and Corporate Social Responsibility.

I hope that the information on this web site will answer most of the questions you may have about the Department of Accounting. If you however would like further information then please do not hesitate to contact us at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School Building.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
WELCOME FROM THE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
The opportunity to study for a degree will, for most, only occur once in a lifetime. Choosing the right programme is probably one of the most important decisions that you will ever make. It will directly shape the next few years of your life, and thereafter will have a considerable influence on your entire professional career. Our graduates find this their time with us among the most valuable and beneficial period of their lives and there are a number of reasons for selecting the Department of Accounting at the Faculty of Commerce and Management for your studies.
The foremost reason is your career. With more competition for jobs it is increasingly important to be in a position that maximises your employability and the Department of Accounting continues to maintain its position of having one of the best graduate recruitment records among Accounting Colleges in Tanzania.
Secondly, a consistently good reputation. The rating for our teaching is excellent with all areas of teaching and learning, student progression and educational resources is commended by employers of our graduates. The best performers in the passing role of professional examinations conducted by the National Board of Accountants and Auditors for award of the Certified Public Accountant professional certificate has consistently come from the Department of Accounting for over five years running. This is testimony to the quality of programmes and the competency and work ethic of our graduates.

BASIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME
Gaining your degree from the Department of Accounting at the University of Dar es Salaam Business School will put you in a strong position among Tanzanian and regional business graduates. The high standards of our education are recognised by employers who value the quality of our programmes and recognise the skills of our graduates.
The Department of Accounting offers one basic 3-year full-time undergraduate degree programme. To this soon the Department will add one programme in Forensic Accounting and another programme in Public Sector Accounting.
The aim of our basic degree programme is to provide you with a thorough working knowledge of Accounting theory and methods. In this programme you are also provided with a broad introduction to the principles and practices of management in order to develop an understanding of key management functions, together with the opportunity to develop and apply key management skills. Some flexibility is built into the programme by offering a range of options to choose from in the second and third years of the programme.
The Department of Accounting has a formidable reputation and a strong heritage. It is a top quality academic establishment at the cutting edge of teaching, research and consultancy. We have some of the most highly trained accounting academics around the region.
As a mark of the quality of our undergraduate programme it is recognised by the National Board of Accountants and Auditors as a programme that exempts its graduates from all NBAA professional examinations with the exception of Levels E and F – the final qualifying examinations.
The Department has consistently maintained its position of having one of the best graduate recruitment records in the country. Our graduates are partners in multinational audit firms, senior executives in the banking industry, mining and in government

COURSES OFFERED
AC100 Principles of Accounting I
AC101 Principles of Accounting II
AC200 Management Accounting I
AC201 Intermediate Accounting
AC203 Computerised Accounting Applications
AC202 Management Accounting II
AC207 Taxation Theory and Practice
AC205 Introduction to Auditing and Assurance Services
AC206 Public Sector Accounting and Reporting
AC304 Advanced Financial Accounting
AC311 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
AC306 Advanced Auditing and Assurance Services
AC313 Advanced Cost and Management Accounting
AC307 Advanced Taxation
AC308 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations
AC309 Public Sector Auditing and Investigation