B.A. (Hons) Accounting & Finance

Course Overview

The programme gives you an understanding of the legal, business and social environments in which accountancy operates and enables you to be conversant in the technical languages and practices of the accounting sector in a market economy.  Programme is designed to provide knowledge and skills required for a student to become a professional accountant with high values in leadership, integrity, ethics and dynamic.

Programme Description

The Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting & Finance is specifically designed to produce qualified professionals in the area of accounting and finance. Graduates are trained with the knowledge and expertise in business administration and other related services/professions. It emphasizes on the development of students’ working, interpersonal and professional skills, making them all-rounders who can perform independently.

Curriculum

Key Subjects

• Advanced Business Communication Skills
• Advanced Academic Reading & Writing
• Business Mathematics
• Micro & Macroeconomics
• Principles of Moral & Ethics
• Contemporary Business
• Introduction to Financial Accounting
• Intermediate Financial Accounting
• Information Services Within Organisation
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Business, Society and Ethics
• Fundamentals of Financial Management
• Technical Writing
• Auditing 1 & 2
• Corporate Finance
• Taxation 1 & 2
• Management Accounting
• Financial Markets & Institutions
• Commercial Law
• Public Sector Accounting
• Information Processing & Computer
• Applications
• International Finance
• Personal Finance & Wealth Management
• Accounting Information System
• Corporate Accounting 1 & 2
• Advanced Management Accounting
• Accounting Theories & Practice
• Portfolio Fund Management
• Financial Derivatives
• Organisational Behaviour
• Partnership & Company Law
• Risk Management
• Practicum

Entry Requirements

- STPM (2 principal passes) or Diploma or A-Level
- MUET (Band 1) with PNGK 2.0
- Other equivalent qualifications recognized by Government of Malaysia

Career Prospects

Accounting and financial managers oversee the preparation of financial statements and financing planning activities. A graduate can work as an accountant, auditor and a financial specialist in the government or commercial sectors. He/she can also enroll in professional accounting and financial programmes or postgraduate studies.