Business Economics - Accountancy Ghent University

Overview

Within this Business Economics - Accountancy programme from Ghent University, there are three disciplines that allow you to tailor your curriculum, according to your own interests, and become an expert in one of the three functional fields.

Key facts:

You’ll learn how to prepare the annual report, in line with the International Financial Reporting Standards, which aims to inform investors, shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, the government and other stakeholders about the organisation’s performance. Based on (international) auditing standards, you’ll learn how to check the reliability of these financial statements. 

The organisation’s internal accounting system, as part of the information system, produces important accounting information (budgets, product costs, etc.). Managers use this information to make business decisions as well as to measure managerial performance which influences their behaviour. Management control will teach you how to deal with these different purposes of accounting information. 

The course programme also covers research methods within the field of accountancy with attention for important academic research questions that are also relevant for practice. Several courses use a problem-based methodology in which students analyse and work out specific case studies in small groups.

Career opportunities:

• Auditor
• Controller
• Account manager
• Digital marketeer
• Credit control officer
• Executive director
• Business advisor
• Marketing & communication officer

Accreditation

AACSB