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

Program Overview

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

Course Details

• Full Time
• Duration: 3 years
• Intake Date: 17 July 2025, 29 September 2025, 25 November 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Malaysia

Why choose APU?

• Malaysia’s Premier Digital Tech University
• 5-Star Excellence Rating (SETARA)
• 100% Employability Rate
• Ranked No.16 for International Students in the World
• More than 80,000 Graduates & Alumni

Dual Degree

• APU-DMU Dual Degree Programme
• 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.

Programme Outline

• This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:
  • Knowledge and skills in the application of technologies and data analytics that relevant to accounting and finance 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.

Degree Level 1

• Students will learn fundamental skills required by every accounting and finance professional, and the basic understanding of the legal, business and social environment in which accounting operates.
• They will familiarise themselves with business processes through the accounting software and the world leading enterprise resource planning software, SAP.
• Students will have the hands-on training with the system.

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

Degree Level 2

• A broader range of skills will be learnt, in which students will gain a better understanding of traditional areas of Accounting and Finance, such as Management Accounting, Taxation, Financial Management, Advanced Corporate Reporting etc.
• Technology savviness is the soft skills that important to nurture the students for independent learning and to prepare them for the workplace and for further research.
• We will expose them through modules such as Emerging Technologies for Accounting and Finance, Data Analytics in Accounting and Finance and Application of AI in Finance.

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

• Application of AI in Finance

Internship (16 Weeks)

• Students will undertake an Internship/Industrial Training for a minimum period of 16 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment.

Degree Level 3

• Students will expand their knowledge in the application of technologies and data analytics in accounting and finance.
• This area of application of accounting technologies will be supported by Big Data and Visual Analytics in Accounting and Finance, Cybersecurity and Robo Auditing and Analytics through hands-on trainings.
• To expand the problem-solving skills, modules such as Reflective Practice in Accounting & Finance will be exposed to students by having capstone.
• Students will expose to the effects of a decision or activity on the environment, society, and governance (ESG) modules such as Strategy, Sustainability and Leadership and Seminar in Accounting & Finance.
• A final year project requires them to explore a topic individually – they will demonstrate their academic and practical aspects of their ability in the chosen area of study.

Common Modules

• Advanced Auditing
• Research Methodology in Accounting and Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Advanced Taxation
• Strategy, Sustainability & Leadership
• Advanced Performance Management
• Reflective Practice in Accounting & Finance
• Seminar in Accounting & Finance
• Specialised Accounting
• Accounting & Finance Research Project

Specialised Modules

• Big Data and Visual Analytical in Accounting & Finance
• Cybersecurity
• Robo Auditing & Analytics

MQA Compulsory Subjects

• Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation (M’sian Students)
• Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
• Philosophy and Current Issues
• Workplace Professional Skills
• Integrity and Anti-corruption
• Co-Curriculum

Professional Recognitions

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) (9 papers exemptions out of 13 papers)
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Australia (6 papers exemptions out of 12 papers)
• MICPA Professional Stage Examination
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (8 papers exemptions out of 15 papers)
• Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (5 papers exemptions out of 8 papers)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Book Prize

• As a reward for their excellence, ACCA, TraTax and CPA will be awarding the best students of Accounting and Finance programmes with a Book Prize.

Facilities

• The APU Centre Point & Atrium serves as a melting pot of cultures from all over the world.
• Here, cultural activities are organised regularly at the campus, fostering long-lasting intercultural relationships among APU students, who come from over 130 countries.

Career Path

• RPA Manager
• Data Analyst
• Business Analyst
• System Analyst
• Accounting Analytics Analyst
• IT Auditor
• Budget Analyst
• Credit Analyst
• Treasury Analyst

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM32,200 (Year 1), RM33,300 (Year 2), RM34,300 (Year 3), RM99,800 (Total)
• International: RM33,600 (Year 1), RM34,800 (Year 2), RM36,200 (Year 3), RM104,600 (Total)
• MQA Cert: Programme code: (R3/0411/6/0011)(07/30)(A6227)