Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

  Institution: Private: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

This programme aims to provide students with thorough and rigorous learning of financial accounting & reporting, management accounting & control, taxation, audit & assurance, IT applications in accounting, professional values and ethics, and corporate governance and their applications in the context of business organizations as well as the compliance framework required under the relevant authorities.
It is designed to:

• Produce graduates with the requisite technical knowledge, essential soft skills and computer literacy and attributes to pursue a career in the accountancy and finance profession.
• Equip graduates with managerial and entrepreneurial skills that will prepare them for both employment and self employment.
• Produce graduates who possess strong professional ethical values and positive attitudes expected of professionally qualified accountants particularly that of independence of thought and judgment.
• Provide students with holistic education that not only motivates them to pursue higher level of study and life long learning but also to be able to articulate ideas independently.

Minimum Entry Requirements:

• STPM with minimum 2 Principal Passes in the relevant subjects
• A-Levels with minimum 2 Passes in the relevant subjects
• South Australian Matriculation (SAM) with minimum Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) 70 and at least Grade B in 2 relevant subjects
• Canadian Pre-University (CPU) with minimum average of 70% for 6 relevant subjects
• Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) with minimum Grade B in 5 relevant subjects
• Foundation in Arts (Track A), TAR UC
• Foundation in Science, TAR UC
• Relevant Foundation from other Institutions of Higher Learning
• Relevant Matriculation Certificate, Ministry of Education
• Relevant Diploma, TARC/ TAR UC
• Relevant Diploma from other Institutions of Higher Learning recognized by the Malaysian Government
• Other equivalent qualifications accredited by MQA
• AND
  • At least a Credit in SPM Mathematics or equivalent.
  • At least a Credit in SPM English Language or equivalent OR Grade B in AELE0364 English Language (1119 Level)conducted by TAR UC

Career Prospects

Career prospects for graduates of Bachelor of Commerce (Professional Accounting) are wide and varied. There are excellent career opportunities awaiting graduates of this programme in public practice, commerce and industry, public sector and statutory organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses Offered

Principles of Accounting
Economics
Quantitative Studies
Organisation & Management
Information Systems
Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Principles of Taxation
Business & Corporate Law
Principles of Auditing
Taxation
Financial Reporting
Business Computing
Elective I
Audit & Assurance
Financial Management
Entrepreneurship
Advanced Business Computing
Elective II
Work-Based Learning / Industrial Training
Elective III
Governance, Risk & Ethics
Corporate Reporting
Business Analysis
** Advanced Financial Management
** Advanced Performance Management
**Advanced Taxation
**Advanced Audit & Assurance
Financial Decision Making

Compulsory Courses

English Language, Tamadun Islam dan Asia, English for Communication, English for Management, Critical Thinking/ Bahasa Kebangsaan A, Hubungan Etnik, Moral dan Etika/ Pengajian Islam and Co-Curricular.

** Specialist Electives- Options of 2 out of 4

Progression

Exemptions awarded by professional bodies:

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM)

Graduates of Bachelor of Commerce (Professional Accounting) (Hons.) are able to advance to postgraduate studies in the relevant field.

Source: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman