Accountancy is the systematic recording, reporting and analysis of financial transactions. It can be done on a large scale for international corporations, or for individuals, or for any sized business in-between. Accountancy allows a company to analyse its financial performance and report important statistics such as profit and loss to managers and shareholders.
The major includes units that concentrate attention on the preparation and audit of financial reports for managers, owners and other interested parties. Validated and effective financial reports enable performance measurement and control of individuals, teams, corporations, non-government organisations, governments and other entities.
Outcomes
In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major will be able to:
- integrate and critically apply, theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to solve routine accounting problems.
Availability
Accountancy is listed in B2007 Bachelor of Business Administration at Peninsula as a major and minor, and B2026 Bachelor of Business and Commerce at Malaysia as a major.
Major requirements (48 points)
No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to a major and at least 18 points must be credited to the major at level 3.
Students complete:
- The following four units (24 points):
- ACB2020 Cost information for decision making or ACW2391 Introduction to management accounting
- ACB2491 Company reporting or ACW2491 Financial accounting
- ACB3021 Performance measurement and control or ACW3431 Management accounting
- ACB3050 Advanced financial accounting theory and issues or ACW3491 Advanced financial accounting
- Four units (24 points) as specified below.
Malaysia campus
The following two units (12 points):
Peninsula campus
The following four units (24 points):
- ACB2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
- ACB3041 Auditing and assurance
- BTB2220 Corporations law
- BTB3221 Taxation law and practice
Minor requirements (24 points)
Peninsula campus
Students complete:
- The following two units (12 points):
- ACB1100 Introduction to financial accounting
- ACB2020 Cost information for decision making
- Two units (12 points) from the following:
- ACB2491 Company reporting
- ACB2851 Accounting information systems and financial modelling
- ACB3021 Performance measurement and control
- ACB3050 Advanced financial accounting theory and issues
- ACB3041 Auditing and assurance
Bachelors
Single degrees
Successful completion of the major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degrees:
- B2007 Bachelor of Business Administration
- B2026 Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the major or minor by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives.
Double degrees
Successful completion of the major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Business and Commerce component in the following double degree:
- B2027 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
