BA (HONS) Accounting & Financial Management Studies (UK)

(R2/344/6/0090)(02/28)(MQA/FA1326)

BA (HONS) Accounting & Financial Management Studies (UK)​

(R2/344/6/0090)(02/28)(MQA/FA1326)

About BA (HONS) Accounting & Financial Management Studies (UK)

This highly regarded degree paves the way for a successful career in accounting and finance. With a future-focused curriculum and practical industry exposure, it equips you with expertise in areas such as Financial Reporting, Auditing, Taxation, Finance, Data Analytics, Forensic Accounting, Wealth Management, and Social and Environmental Reporting. Embedded industry simulations with leading companies ensure you gain real-world experience, preparing you to excel in today’s competitive global financial environment.

Full-time (2-3 years) / Part-time (2-5 years)

The Lighthouse Campus, Shah Alam

May, September

Approx. RM 37,680

  • Foundation (min CGPA 2.50 & credit in Maths & a pass in Eng at SPM / O-Level)
  • A-Level (min of Grade C in any 2 subjects & credit in Maths & a pass in Eng at SPM / O-Level)
  • STPM (min of Grade C+ (GP 2.33) in any 2 subjects & credit in Maths & a pass in Eng at SPM / O-Level)
  • UEC (min 5B6s including Maths & a pass in Eng)
  • Diploma in related field (min CGPA 2.50 & credit in Maths & a pass in Eng at SPM / O-Level)
  • Chief Financial Officer, Chartered Accountant, Financial Reporting Specialist
  • Management Accountant, Strategy Consultant, Corporate Planning
  • Tax Consultant, Auditor, Risk Management Specialist
  • Financial Analyst, Fund Manager, Bank Manager, investment Banker
  • Management consultant, Compliance and Ethics Manager, Corporate Secretary
  • Sustainability Consultant, Entrepreneur, Business Development Manager
  • ACCA Exemption up to 9 papers
  • Exemptions of ICAEW
  • Exemptions of CIMA (CGMA)
  • Microsoft Excel

Programme Structure

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

  • Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance
  • Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
  • Fundamentals of Management Accounting
  • Quantitative Techniques and Data Management
  • Introduction to Law
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Business, Finance and Sustainability
  • Academic, Personal and Professional Development
  • Financial Accounting
  • Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers
  • Taxation
  • Financial Markets
  • Management Accounting
  • Audit in Context
  • Professional Development
  • English for Academic Purpose 2
  • Entrepreneur / Bahasa Kebangsaan A
  • Falsafah & Isu Semasa
  • Community Service 2
  • Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban*
  • Kursus Integriti & Anti-Rasuah*
  • Social and Environmental Accounting
  • Advanced Financial Reporting
  • Advanced Taxation
  • Strategy in Action
  • Advanced Audit
  • Strategic Management Accounting
  • Strategic Financial Management
  • Corporate Accountability
  • Industrial Training

Year 2

  • Financial Accounting
  • Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers
  • Taxation
  • Financial Markets
  • Management Accounting
  • Audit in Context
  • Professional Development
  • English for Academic Purpose 2
  • Entrepreneur / Bahasa Kebangsaan A
  • Falsafah & Isu Semasa
  • Community Service 2
  • Penghayatan Etika & Peradaban*
  • Kursus Integriti & Anti-Rasuah*

Year 3

  • Social and Environmental Accounting
  • Advanced Financial Reporting
  • Advanced Taxation
  • Strategy in Action
  • Advanced Audit
  • Strategic Management Accounting
  • Strategic Financial Management
  • Corporate Accountability
  • Industrial Training

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.