Department of Accounting

About the Department

Department of Accounting is currently admitting students at Bachelors, Masters, and PhD levels. Due to the urgent need for training specialised graduates in accounting, the Department has ever since its establishment tried to offer relevant degree programmes to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
To date, 14 full-time faculty members are teaching and researching at the Department. The faculty members are offering the latest advances in various areas of accounting. Of the 14 faculty members, 3 are full professors, five are associate professors, and the remaining six are assistant professors.
Moreover, there are currently 463 students studying in the Department, and, since 1991, more than 2405 students have graduated from the Accounting Department. In the 2019-2020 academic year, 119 newcomers were admitted into the Department, and 61 students were graduated.

 

Degree Programmes

The programmes offered in the Department of Accounting are introduced and specified below. Currently, five degree programmes are offered to students at different levels.

 

 

Bachelors Degree Programme

All Bachelors degree programmes in ATU last for four years, eight semesters.

✓ Accounting: This Bachelors degree programme was established in 1996.

 

 

Masters Degree Programmes

All Masters degree programmes in ATU last for two years, four semesters. Students have to write a Masters thesis and defend it to pass the course and receive their degree certificate.

✓ Accounting: This masters programme was established in 1988.
✓ Managerial Accounting: This masters programme was established in 2013.
✓ Public Sector Accounting: This masters programme was established in 2017.
✓ Auditing: This masters programme was established in 2011.

 

 

PhD Degree Programme

All PhD programmes are offered at Allameh Tabatabai University for four years, eight semesters. Students have to pass 18 taught credits, followed by another 18 dissertation credits, 36 credits in total. After passing the 18 taught credits, students have to sit a "comprehensive exam" and receive a minimum mark of 16 out of 20. After the Comprehensive Exam, the PhD candidates are allowed to choose their dissertation titles and prepare their proposals with the help of supervisors and advisors.

 

✓ Accounting. The PhD degree programme in Accounting started to admit students in 1994.

 

 

Department Head

 

Dr Ghasem Bolo Dr Ghassem Blue
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2007)
Faculty Member
Email Address: blue@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392827
Research Interests: Accounting; Corporate governance; Financial management.
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Faculty Members

To date, 14 full-time faculty members are employed and collaborating with the Department in providing educational and research services to the students and researchers. The faculty members of the Department are briefly introduced below. The names are sorted alphabetically.
For more detailed information about the faculty members, you can refer to ATU's SIMAP Portal.

 

 

Dr Jafar Babajani Dr Jafar Babajani
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (1999)
Faculty Member
Email Address: babajani@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392833
Research Interests: Public-sector accounting; Public-sector auditing: Performance auditing; Budget and budgetary control.
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Dr Farrokh Barzideh Dr Farrokh Barzideh
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2003)
Faculty Member
Email Address: barzideh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392937
Research Interests: Auditing; Financial management; Accounting courses; Financial theories.
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Dr Yahya Hassas yeganeh Dr Yahya Hassas Yeganeh
PhD in ............ from University of .......... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: hassasyeganeh@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392938
Research Interests: ... .
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Dr Mozaffar Jamalianpour Dr Mozaffar Jamalianpour
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2016)
Faculty Member
Email Address: m.jamalianpour@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: to be announced
Research Interests: Emerging technologies in accounting and auditing; Data science in accounting and auditing; Forensic accounting; Accounting information systems; Financial market research.
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Dr Mohammad Marfou Dr Mohammad Marfou
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2011)
Faculty Member
Email Address: marfou@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392827
Research Interests: Capital market; Financial accounting; Managerial accounting; International accounting standards; Valuations.
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Dr Mahdi Sadidi Dr Mahdi Sadidi
PhD in ............ from University of .......... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: sadidi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392890
Research Interests: to be announced
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Dr Ali Saghafi Dr Ali Saghafi
PhD in Accounting from University of Missouri, Columbia (1979)
Faculty Member
Email Address: saghafi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392831
Research Interests: Sustainable financial reporting for small and medium companies; Income management; Equity investment; Accounting theory; Management accounting.
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Dr Mohammad Javad Salimi Dr Mohammad Javad Salimi
PhD in ........... from University of ........... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: ...@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392958
Research Interests: Financial accounting; Capital market; Monetary market; Corporate governance.
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Dr Roohollah Seddighi Dr Roohollah Seddighi
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2011)
Faculty Member
Email Address: r.seddighi@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392842
Research Interests: Public-sector accounting; Tax accounting; Finance.
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Dr Valliollah Seif Dr Valiollah Seif
PhD in .......... from University of .......... (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: seif@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: to be announced
Research Interests: to be announced
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Dr Javad Shekarkhah Dr Javad Shekarkhah
PhD in Accounting, from Allameh Tabataba'i University (2011)
Faculty Member
Email Address: shekarkhah@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392826
Research Interests: Managerial accounting; Finance; Banking.
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Dr Saber Sheri Dr Saber Sheri
PhD in ........... from University of ............ (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: accountingsheri@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: +9821 48392883
Research Interests: to be announced
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Dr Mandana Taheri Dr Mandana Taheri
PhD in ............... from University of .............. (...)
Faculty Member
Email Address: mandanataheri@atu.ac.ir
Contact No.: to be announced
Research Interests: to be announced
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