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Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (Honours) with a specialism in Forensic Accounting

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Course Overview

Qualification: Bachelor

Study Mode: Full Time

Intakes: March, July, September

Duration: 3 Years

Tuition Fee: RM 99,500

English Requirement: IELTS 5.5

Course Details

Overview:

APU's Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (Honours) degree is designed to provide you an edge with the latest technologies that are in line with the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:

  • Knowledge & skills in identifying investigating, and examining evidence, including the processes of how to identify financial statement misrepresentation, transaction reconstruction, tax evasion and other improper accounting activities.
  • The necessary skills, key competencies and required knowledge for today’s fast moving business world.
  • Maximum exemptions from the professional bodies.
  • Competency not only in preparing and analysing financial reports but also to successfully guide and lead their organisations.
  • Emerging technologies on accounting & finance knowledge and soft skills will be embedded in the programme as early as Level 1.

Fee Structure

Fee TypeAmount (MYR)
1st Year FeeRM 32,000
2nd Year FeeRM 33,100
3rd Year FeeRM 34,400
Deposit (Refundable)RM 1,500
International Student Admission FeeRM 5,800
Visa and Insurance FeeRM 2,550

Curriculum

Year 1:

Common Modules
  • Quantitative Skills
  • Introduction to Management
  • Business and Communication Skills
  • Financial Accounting 1
  • Accounting Information System
  • Business Economics
  • Financial Accounting 2
  • SAP ERP System in Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Marketing
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

Year 2:

Common Modules
  • Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting
  • Taxation
  • Management Accounting
  • Auditing and Assurance
  • Emerging Technologies for Accounting and Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Governance and Risk Management
  • Advanced Corporate Reporting
  • Data Analytics in Accounting and Finance
  • Company Law
  • Performance Management
Specialised Modules
  • Forensic Accounting

Year 3:

Common Modules
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Research Methodology in Accounting and Finance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Advanced Taxation
  • Strategy, Sustainability & Leadereship
  • ​Advanced Performance Management
  • Reflective Practice in Accounting & Finance
  • Seminar in Accounting & Finance
  • Specialised Accounting
  • Accounting & Finance Research Project
Specialised Modules
  • Fraud Investigation Techniques
  • Digital Forensic Analysis
  • Criminology