Diploma of Accountancy

(R3/0411/4/0141)(08/27)(MQA/A7992)

Diploma of Accountancy

(R3/0411/4/0141)(08/27)(MQA/A7992)

About Diploma of Accountancy

Unlock your potential with an exclusive programme offering full exemption from ACCA Applied Knowledge Level qualifications. Renowned for producing accomplished alumni, this programme paves the way for global recognition and entrepreneurial success in the accounting and finance industry.

Full-time (2 years) / Part-time (3-4 years)

The Lighthouse Campus, Shah Alam

January, May, September

Approx. RM 26,100

  • SPM (min 3 credits including Maths & a pass in Eng)
  • UEC (min 3B6s including Maths & a pass in Eng)
  • O-Level (min 3Cs including Maths & a pass in Eng)
  • STPM (min of Grade C (GP 2.0) in any subject & credit in Maths and a pass in Eng at SPM / O-Level)
  • Accounts Executive, Finance Assistant Junior Accountant
  • Audit / Tax Assistant, Compliance Support Officer, Junior Risk Analyst
  • Junior Business Analyst, Accounting Systems Support Assistant, IT Support for Accounting Software
  • Documentation Specialist , Company Secretary (Junior)
  • Management Trainee, Team Leader
  • Embedded Certification:
    CAS – AutoCount Software and Certification
  • ACCA Exemption up to 3 papers
  • Secured 2nd place in the Zodiac Race 2024, organised by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Vietnam
  • Industrial visit to Crowe Malaysia

Programme Structure

Year 1

Year 2

  • English Language Proficiency
  • Principles of Accounting
  • Digital Literacy Skills
  • Business Mathematics & Statistics
  • Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban
  • Public Speaking / Bahasa Kebangsaan A
  • Communication for Professionals
  • Practical Costing Techniques
  • Principles of Economics
  • Principles of Taxation
  • Financial Accounting
  • Principles of Finance
  • Accounting Information System
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Audit
  • Malaysian Taxation
  • Professional Ethics and Governance
  • Business Analytics
  • Managing People and Performance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Legal Principles in Business
  • Financial Reporting
  • Audit and Assurance
  • Community Service 1
  • Introduction to Fintech
  • Kursus Anti Rasuah & Integriti
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Management

Year 2

  • Malaysian Taxation
  • Professional Ethics and Governance
  • Business Analytics
  • Managing People and Performance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Legal Principles in Business
  • Financial Reporting
  • Audit and Assurance
  • Community Service 1
  • Introduction to Fintech
  • Kursus Anti Rasuah & Integriti
  • Management Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Strategic Management

Changes to the programme structure are at Peninsula College Shah Alam‘s discretion as approved by MQA

*Applicants must obtain a pass in BM & Sejarah in SPM.
*Our Diploma graduates progressing to Degree will be awarded direct entry to Degree Year 2 in the related fields.
*The applicants may be eligible to enrol for a programme, provided they meet the other equivalent qualifications as recognised by MQA.

Professor Dr Ian Pashby

Chairman
Advisor & Non-Executive Director
Peninsula Higher Education Group

Professor Ian Robert Pashby graduated from the University of Sheffield (UK) with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and then worked in research and development for Rolls-Royce (aero engines). He joined the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick (UK) as a lecturer, was awarded his PhD for research in the processing of materials and subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer.

In 2000, he became Professor of Manufacturing Processes at the University of Nottingham (UK).

Professor Pashby moved to the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus in 2007 to become Deputy Head. became Pro-Vice Chancellor and then CEO of the campus in 2008. Returning to the UK in 2013, he became Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Hull (UK). He moved back to Malaysia in 2017 to lead the Peninsula Higher Education Group as its Group President and in 2024 became the Advisor.