Welcome Message from The Head of Department- Accounting
Welcome and thank you for visiting the website of the Department of Accounting at the University of Calabar, Calabar- the home of Africa’s largest street party. We strongly hope that the information that you will find on our site will inspire you to develop an interest in any of our programmes. Our Department continues to sustain our hard-earned reputation as the prime center for the provision of excellent accounting education, accounting training, research and accounting professionals in sub–Saharan Africa. We have continued to maintain our full accreditation status and relationship with accounting regulatory bodies like the National Universities Commission, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and many others.
The B. Sc. Accounting programme started as a specialty area in the then Department of Management Studies where degrees were awarded according to the specialty areas of Accounting, Banking and Finance, Management and Marketing in 1977. Based on the Senate’s approval of the recommendations of the National Universities Commission’s Accreditation Team, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, the Departments of Accounting and Banking and Finance were created. Our Department offers programmes that lead to the award of B.Sc. degree in Accounting. We have a team of highly qualified professionals who teach and inspire students to learn and acquire experience in the field of Accounting in a very serene environment that promotes learning. We also have postgraduate programmes comprising M.Sc. and PhD programmes in Accounting.
Our undergraduate programme remains is one of the most over-subscribed accounting programmes in Nigeria. Our teaching-learning procedure includes exposing the students to a wide range of global business scenarios which enable them to develop experience in adapting to changing management conditions. The employment records of our dear Alumni, who are not only found all over the world but also, occupying leadership positions in the account sections in many organisations including banks, industries, government, financial services industries and so on, are very inspiring. We will continue to appreciate them for their contributions to the growth and sustenance of the academic programmes in the Department.
We appreciate your visit to our website and hope that we will meet you soon. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions and feedback, you can send them to us using any of our contact outlets.
Thank you.
Dr Aniefiok Udoh Akpan
Head of Department
| Course Codes | Course Titles | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GES 111: y | Introduction to Physical Geograph | |
| GES 112 | : Introduction to Environmental Science I | |
| GES 113: | Practical Geography and Elementary Surveying | |
| GES 114 | Local Field Studies I | |
| GES 121: | Introduction to Human Geography | |
| GES 122 | : Introduction to Environmental Science II | |
| GES 123: | Spatial Organization of Society | |
| GES 124: | Introduction to Environmental Cartography | |
| GES 125: | Local Field Studies II | |
| GES 211: | Introduction to Geomorphology | |
| GES 211: | Introduction to Geomorphology | |
| GES 212: | Introduction to Population Geography | |
| GES 213: | Introduction to Climatology | |
| GES 214: | Geographic thought: theory and method | |
| GES 215: | Introduction to Environmental Statistics I | |
| GES 216: | Rural Habitat Studies | |
| GES 221: | Introduction to Biogeography and Soils | |
| GES 222: | Geographical Information System (GIS) | |
| GES 223: | Environmental Pollution Studies | |
| GES 224: | Environmental Statistics II | |
| GES 225: | Urban Habitat Studies | |
| GES 311: | Advanced Quantitative Techniques | |
| GES 312: | Field Methods | |
| GES 313: | Environmental Change | |
| GES 314: | Techniques of Regional Analysis | |
| GES 316 | : Population Geography | |
| GES 317: | Settlement Geography I | |
| GES 318: | Biogeography | |
| GES 319: | Soil Geography | |
| GES 331 | Geo-tourism | |
| GES 332: | Land Evaluation | |
| GES 314: | Research Method in Geography and Environmental Science | |
| GES 321: | The Philosophy of Environmental Science | |
| GES 322: | Remote Sensing Technique | |
| GES 323: | Systematic Geography of Nigeria | |
| GES 324: | Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| GES 325: | The Developed World | |
| GES 326: | Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Science | |
| GES 327: | Ecosystem Geography | |
| GES 328: | Tropical Geomorphology | |
| GES 329: | Climatology | |
| GES 341: | Public Policy, Politics and Environment | |
| GES 411: | Regional Geography of Africa | |
| GES 412: | Contemporary Philosophy and Methodology of Geography | |
| GES 413: | Research Project I | |
| GES 414: | The Developing World | |
| GES 415: | Agricultural Geography | |
| GES 416: | Hydrology and Water Resources | |
| GES 417: | Tropical Vegetation Resources Analysis | |
| GES 418 | Geomorphology of the Humid Tropics | |
| GES 419 | Unique Ecosystem Management | |
| GES 431 | Natural Hazards and Disaster Management | |
| GES 432 | Tourism Impact Assessment | |
| GES 433 | Conservation Planning | |
| GES 434 | Regional Development Planning in Petroleum Producing Environment | |
| GES 435 | Population and Resource Analysis | |
| GES 436 | Urban Development Planning | |
| GES 436 | Industrial Geography | |
| GES 437 | Political Geography | |
| GES 438 | Rural Development Planning | |
| GES 439 | Development of Transport System | |
| GES 441 | Regional Planning: Theory, Policy and Practice | |
| GES 442 | Diseases and Environment | |
| GES 443 | Spatial Health Facility Planning | |
| GES 421 | Globalization | |
| GES 422 | Human Ecology | |
| GES 423 | Research Project II | |
| GES 424 | Climate Change and Society | |
| GES 424 | Global Energy Systems | |
| GES 425 | Biodiversity conservation | |
| GES 426 | Agricultural systems | |
| GES 427 | Sustainable Forest Management | |
| GES 428 | Waste and Pollution Control | |
| GES 429 | Wildlife Conservation and Management | |
| GES 451 | Environmental Hazards | |
| GES 452 | Water Resources Problems, Prevention, Control and Treatment | |
| GES 453 | Environmental Perception Behavioural Geography | |
| GES 454 | Medical Geography | |
| GES 455 | Population, Resources and Environment | |
| GES 456 | Recreation and Tourism | |
| GES 457 | Occupational Health and Safety |
Mission / Vision / Philosophy / Objective
Mission
i. To design courses and offer instructions that develop the mind, elevate professional horizon, shape mental and analytical capabilities and prepare the mind for balanced judgments in solving business, financial and environmental problems.
- To train high level manpower with state-of-the-art competences to cope with current financial and economic challenges in keeping with current global requirements.
Vision
To be an outstanding department noted for professional and academic excellence with versatile and dynamic academics within an acceptable corporate outlook serving as a centre for the training of accounting professionals and academics for National and International opportunities.
Philosophy
The phenomenal growth in industries and expansion of commerce within the last three decades has accentuated the demand for skilled manpower in the field of accounting and book keeping. The academic programme of the Department of Accounting is tailored to provide adequate opportunities for training and development of middle and high level manpower in accounting to meet the growing demands of the labour market for professional in the discipline. The Department of Accounting therefore aims to train and develop middle and high level manpower that will be able to apply fundamental academic and professional principles to situations, analyze them and enable effective decision making.
Objective
i. To offer quality instructions designed to develop knowledge, educational horizons, background analytical ability and balanced judgment in the solution of business and related problems.
ii. To make the student better appreciate the role of accounting discipline in industry and promoting economic growth and development.
iii. To prepare and encourage students to pursue advanced study in Accounting and related discipline.
iv. To be a model academic unit in the University of Calabar in terms of quality and quantum of instruction deliveries.
History
The B. Sc. Accounting programme started as a specialty area in the then Department of Management Studies where degrees were awarded according to the specialty areas of Accounting, Banking and Finance, Management and Marketing in 1977. Based on the Senate’s approval of the recommendations of the National Universities Commission’s Accreditation Team, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, the Departments of Accounting and Banking and Finance were created. Our Department offers programmes that lead to the award of B.Sc. degree in Accounting. We have a team of highly qualified professionals who teach and inspire students to learn and acquire experience in the field of Accounting in a very serene environment that promotes learning. We also have postgraduate programmes comprising M.Sc. and PhD programmes in Accounting.
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