TAR UMT - (R2/0415/6/0205A)(10/28)(MQA/FA 3918)
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Undergraduate
- Duration: 3 years
A three-year degree with exemptions awarded by professional accounting bodies such as ACCA and CIMA.
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Course Overview
This programme provides students with a thorough understanding of financial accounting & reporting, sustainability reporting, management accounting & control, taxation, audit & assurance, IT applications in accounting, professional values and ethics, and corporate governance and their applications in the context of business organisations.
International and professional accreditation
Students are eligible to receive exam exemptions from the following professional accounting bodies:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
TAR UMT is the only institution in the world approved by ACCA to conduct the internally assessed ACCA Fundamentals programme. Upon successful completion of the first and second year of the programme, students can apply for nine exemptions from ACCA Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills level papers. In Year Three, you will be prepared to sit for the ACCA Strategic Professional level papers.
Career paths
Graduates can take on in-demand roles in a broad scope of industries:
- Accounting
- Public Practice
- Commerce and Industry
- Public sector and statutory organisations
- Corporate Finance
- Assurance Services
- Corporate Advisory
- Corporate Reporting
- Taxation
- Risk Management
Key Facts
November, 2024
Course Structure
The course consists of 26 subjects including specialist electives.
- Principles of Accounting
- Economics
- Quantitative Studies
- Organisation & Management
- IT Fundamentals and Applications
- Financial Accounting (ACCA-FA)
- Management Accounting (ACCA-MA)
- Principles of Taxation
- Business & Corporate Law (ACCA-LW)
- Principles of Auditing
- Taxation (ACCA-TX)
- Financial Reporting (ACCA-FR)
- Enterprise Resource Planning
- Services Marketing
- Audit & Assurance (ACCA-AA)
- Financial Management (ACCA-FM)
- Entrepreneurship
- Information and IT Security
- Industrial Training
Entry Requirements
Academic Qualification
To apply for this course, you must meet either one of the criteria below:
- STPM: Minimum Grade C+ in two relevant subjects.
- A-Level: Minimum Grade D in two relevant subjects.
- UEC: Minimum Grade B in five relevant subjects.
- Relevant foundation/diploma that is accredited by MQA from other institutions of higher learning.
- Foundation in Business or relevant diploma from TAR UMT.
SPM / O-Level / UEC Requirements
For their secondary school final examination results, students are required to meet either one of the criteria below:
- SPM: A Credit in Mathematics and a Pass in English.
- O-Level: Grade C in Mathematics and Grade E (Pass) in English.
- UEC: Grade B in one Mathematics subject and Grade C in English.
English Requirements
- MUET Band 2.0 / IELT Band Score 3.0 / Equivalent.
- Exemption from English language requirements if the full medium of instruction during the student's previous studies was in English.