Across industries and regions, the demand for qualified accountants continues to grow. After all, accounting is the language of business. Accountants play a critical role in the business world – they are responsible for analyzing, collecting, compiling, preparing, reporting and evaluating financial data and records. From monitoring budgets and spending to financial analysis and forecasting, accountants provide a breadth of knowledge and expertise to help businesses succeed. Here at University of Hargeisa, College of Business and Public Administration offers you the best place to not only study accounting but to grow as a professional accountant.

In this 4-years Bachelor of Accounting, the students will be provided a strong business education foundation and a path for success in today’s data-driven business world. The program’s rigorous curriculum allows students to develop interpersonal, teamwork and problem-solving skills, while also teaching them how to successfully apply technology and data analytics in the field of accounting.

Career Outcomes

• Graduates are equipped to use their critical and reflective thinking skills as well as financial expertise to contribute to a range of organizational outcomes.
• You will graduate as a qualified accountant able to pursue a career as a as a financial accountant, auditor, business advisor, CFO, management accountant, forensic accountant, tax advisor. These careers can be found in a wide range of organizations and industries such as public and private practice, financial institutions, and government.

Our Bachelor of Management prepares graduates for a variety of management positions in businesses, institutions, government, and other organizations. The program provides future managers with the tools to plan, organize, lead, and evaluate an organization’s activities, as well manage resources, identify and solve problems, work with others, understand markets and advertising, and collect and analyze data.

This 4-years degree in management prepares you for the changing business world of today. Graduates of this bachelor program will have the critical thinking, communications, and management skills needed to excel in a variety of work environments.

Career Opportunities

A degree in management can open doors in virtually any industry and workplace. You can establish a successful career in:

• Retail management
• Small business ownership
• Human resources
• Operations management
• Market research
• Advertising
• Sales management
• Purchasing
• Product development
• E-business

Our Bachelor of Marketing is a hands-on program that teaches you the skills and strategies to help identify customers’ needs and wants, study the challenges facing marketers in the global business environment, and develop the critical thinking skills needed to be successful. Courses cover personal selling, advertising, sales promotions, consumer behavior, marketing research, internet marketing, ethics, strategic marketing, and more.

The core courses in this program will teach you how to create value through brand management, service and relationship management, and digital and market research strategy. You’ll also gain insight into how advertising management operates in the context of artificial intelligence, ethics and micro-targeting.

Studying this major will prepare you to work in a huge range of marketing teams in industries including tourism, arts and entertainment, sales and retail, and not-for-profit agencies.

Career Opportunities

Marketing graduates can find careers in advertising, branding, communications, event planning, public relations, direct marketing, sales, and retailing, such as:

• Account or promotions manager
• Advertising sales agent
• Sales representative
• Marketing manager
• Market research analyst
• Public relations manager
• Wholesale and manufacturing sales representative
• Copywriter
• Marketing director or coordinator
• Marketing communications manager/director
• Product or brand manager
• Event planner
• Consumer representative

Our public administration degree can qualify you to pursue a wide range of professional roles and responsibilities at the local, state, and regional levels. Public administration is an important and respected career path ripe with opportunities for advancement, and our curriculum is designed to prepare you with the industry-current qualifications to pursue them.

This program equips the students to function effectively and efficiently in public service organizations. It also examines local systems of government. This includes an understanding of the different types of local government and their constitutional relations with intermediate and central government. It also examines public policy issues and priorities.

Also, our public administration students gain practical skills in budget analysis, public policy analysis, and public planning. The coursework and assignments also emphasize soft skills such as communication and collaboration. These skills serve public administrators in several roles. Successful completion of UoH’s BPA program can prepare you for good-level positions in government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Career Opportunities

The public sector is always in need of professionals with the rigorous training to meet the complexities of the management of public programs and assets. Your career path could include teaching or training assignments, research, or a variety of roles within government and nonprofit organizations including business administrators, government relations managers, budget specialist, policy analyst, and many others.

On completion of the program, graduates can aspire to the following positions:

• Public Manager
• Immigration Administrator
• Local Government Manager
• State Government Administrations
• City Government Administrations
• Non-profit Social Assistance Organizations
• Local Government Services Providers
• Management Consulting Companies