BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance (3+0)

  Institution: KBU International College

BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance (3+0)

The three-year degree provides students with technical ability and knowledge specific to finance and accounting. Students will acquire the technical language and practices of accounting and the application of information technology, communication and analytical skills. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate skills in preparing financial statements, performing analysis and delivering financial projections which are much sought after by industry and commerce.

Career opportunities

Graduates can opt for a career as a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Certified Accountant, Chartered Public Finance Accountant or a Chartered Management Accountant. However, this programme will also provide an excellent foundation for entry into the fields of commerce, business management or banking and finance.
Duration:3 years at KBU International College
Entry requirements: Foundation in Business Administration/ STPM/ GCE A-Levels/ UEC with good credits or equivalent qualifications
Intakes: January, July and August (Year 1); January and September (Year 2)

Programme structure

Year 1
Semester 1 and 2

• Economics for Business Development
• Personal Development and Careers
• International Business Law
• Introduction to Accounting & Finance
• Analysis of Business
• International Business in Focus
• Introduction to People Organisations & Management

Year 2

Semester 1 and 2

• International Business
• Financial Tools for Planning & Decision Making
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Management
• Accounting for Control and Performance Management
• Financial Reporting
• Auditing
• Effective Team and Performance Management

Year 3
Semester 1 and 2

• Undergraduate Major Project 1
• Undergraduate Major Project 2
• Advanced Financial Reporting
• Malaysian Taxation
• Financial Management
• Sustainable Management Futures
• Strategic Management Analysis
• Organisational Transformation in Practice

MQA Compulsory subjects

• Bahasa Kebangsaan A/B
• Pengajian Islam/ Pendidikan Moral
• Pengajian Malaysia

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has granted the maximum exemption of 9 papers for KBU’s BSc Accounting & Finance degree; thus, graduates need to sit for the remaining 5 papers only.
The exempted papers are:-

• Accountant in Business
• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Corporate and Business Law
• Performance Management
• Taxation
• Financial Reporting
• Audit and Assurance
• Financial Management”

*All local students are required to take 3 MQA Compulsory Subjects that include Bahasa Kebangsaan A, Malaysian Studies, and Islamic Studies (for Muslims) or Moral education (for non-Muslims). Malaysian students are required by MQA to pass all these 3 subjects to qualify for their awards. MQA Compulsory Subjects are optional for all International Students

Source KBU International College