Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman UTAR

Overview of Bachelor of Accounting Hons in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman UTAR Malaysia

Accounting is the systematic recording, categorising, analysing, reporting and preparation of financial statements by following a set of rules and regulations that governs financial reporting. Accountants analyse the performance and financial health of a business. They provide businesses with meaningful information to make sound decisions and allow businesses to strategise and achieve its business objectives. The Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) is a prestigious accounting degree that is recognised by the Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA). With 3 years of relevant working experience after graduation, a graduate can apply to become a Chartered Accountant with MIA.Moreover, graduates of the Bachelor of Accounting (Honours) are eligible for certain exemptions from the professional examinations of ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, CPA, MICPA, ICSA and CTIM.

CAREER PROSPECTS

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
• Accountant
• Financial Planner/Advisor
• Auditor
• Corporate Planning Manager 
• Investment Advisor 
• Pricing Manager
• Banker

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Year 1

• Business Law
• English for Business
• English for Management
• Financial Accounting Framework I
• Financial Accounting Framework II
• Management Accounting I
• Management Principles
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Principles of Marketing
• Quantitative Techniques I
• Quantitative Techniques II

Year 2

• Accounting Information Systems I
• Auditing and Assurance Services I
• Co-Curriculum
• Company Law
• Elective I
• Elective II
• Financial Management Fundamentals 
• Financial Reporting
• Introduction to Information Technology
• Management Accounting II
• Elective Group
• Organisation Behaviour
• Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies
• Taxation I
• Taxation II

Year 3

• Accounting Information Systems II
• Auditing and Assurance Services II
• Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Corporate Reporting
• Elective III
• Industrial Training
• MPU I

Year 4

• Accounting Theory and Practice
• Advanced Corporate Reporting
• Business and Society
• Corporate Finance
• Elective IV
• Integrated Case Study
• International Business
• Management Accounting
• National Language/Other Languages
• Public Sector Accounting
• Strategic Management 
• Taxation III

Elective I (Choose 1 course)

• Leadership and Team Building
• Organisational Psychology

Elective II (Choose 1 course)

• E-Commerce
• Entrepreneurship

Elective III (Choose 1 course)

• Comtemporary Issues in Management Accounting
• Financial Markets and Regulations
• Stragetic Financial Management

Elective IV (Choose 1 course)

• Islamic Finance
• Personal Financial Planning and Management
• Project Management

Elective Group (Choose 1 course)

• Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2
• Tamadun Islam dan Tamadum Asia (TITAS)

MPU 1 (Choose 1 course)

• Hubungan Etnik - for Local Students
• Malaysian Studies 3 - for International Students

National Language/Other Language (Choose 1 course)

• Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - for Malaysian only, without SPM-BM Credit
• Bahasa Kebangsaan (B) - for Non-Malaysian only
• Introduction to French
• Introduction to Japanese
• Introduction to Korean
• Introduction to Thai Language

Co-Curriculum (Choose 1 course)

• Arts and Cultural Performance
• Community Project
• Language, Culture and Social Study Abroad
• Social Entrepreneurship Project
• Study Soft Skills and/or Life Skill Abroad
• Team Work and Collaborative Project