Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) Objective: The course structure is designed and developed to meet the challenging needs of accounting

to develop students as Professional Accountants of high standards with integrity, dedication and devotion to duty. Program outcomes PO1 Ability to apply fundamental skills and techniques of accounting in various economic events. PO2 Ability to demonstrate knowledge and competency in the specialised areas of accounting relevant to economic situations. PO3 Ability to apply multimedia and ICT tools to solve accounting problems and to support eservices. PO4 Ability to communicate effectively. PO5 Ability to carry out professional and ethical responsibilities. PO6 Ability to understand strategic dimension of accounting & auditing and provide recommendations to various accounting and business issues. PO7 Ability to integrate knowledge in other business-related areas in order to meet professional needs and to develop entrepreneurial skills. PO8 Ability to work independently as well as others in a team. PO9 Ability to develop a healthy mind and enthusiasm towards lifelong learning. PO10 Ability to demonstrate social, cultural, global and environmental awareness. Selected subjects Subjects Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 1 Management Accounting 1 Financial Accounting and Reporting 1 Financial Accounting and Reporting 2 Business Law Accounting Information System 1 Public Sector Accounting Auditing Taxation 1 Short Descriptions An introductory to financial accounting course, which covers basic accounting concepts, processes, applications and principles of financial accounting etc. The fundamental concepts of management accounting Accounting for partnerships, the function and primary focus of financial accounting and roles of policy-setting and standard-setting bodies etc. Reinforcement of the basic accounting knowledge and exposures to issues regarding revenue recognition, preparation of cash flow statements, accounting policies etc. The basic concepts of business law and the laws that govern this area. An overview of accounting information systems and business processes and accounting information systems applications. Three main aspects of public sector accounting, namely accounting, budgeting, and auditing. Exposures to different procedures adopted while doing the audit work. Information about taxation in Malaysia for individuals, sole proprietorships and partnerships.

Management Accounting 2 Advanced Auditing Taxation 2 Corporate Accounting 1 Accounting Information Systems 2

Flexible budgets, variances and management control, pricing decisions, accounting for joint and by-products etc. Auditing Standards, Companies Act and relevant rules and regulations in the course of the audit. Company taxation in various areas which is inclusive of the advanced tax issues in respect of compliance with the relevant acts and regulations. The preparation, analysis and consolidation of group accounts in Malaysia context. Topics related to technologies in accounting information systems, internal controls, and computer fraud and security.

Company Law and The basic legal framework within company laws. Secretarial Practice Accounting Theory Advanced Management Accounting Practical Training Advanced Taxation Advanced Accounting Information Systems Corporate Accounting 2 Critical understanding of the principal and emerging issues and ideas surrounding financial accounting. The application of management accounting to complex business situations.

Exposures to the actual working environment outside the university. Advanced issues on taxation such as taxation for specialized industries, indirect taxation, tax planning etc. System development life cycle.

Different financial reporting information by different specialised industries, including interim and voluntary dissemination of financial and non financial information

Job prospects

Graduates have full potential in areas of: Public Practice Accountant Auditor Company Secretary Tax Practitioner Corporate Services e.g. Listing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructuring etc Corporate Practice Accountant System Analyst Management Accountant Corporate Strategy Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Banking and Insurance Investment companies Professional body accreditation MIA- CA after 3 years of accounting/ auditing experience MICPA-4 final papers ACCA-5 final papers out of 16 papers CIMA- 6 final papers out of 15 papers ICAEW- 8 final papers out of 15 papers CPA Australia- 6 final papers MQA(LAN) & JPA enable the graduates to enter public/government sectors.