Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

ACCA is the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body with more than 227,000 fully qualified members and 544,000 students worldwide creating innovative, strategic thinking accountants that our fast-changing world needs.

Here at UOW Malaysia, we aim to develop students to meet global standards and groom students to harness growth in a broad spectrum of skills ranging from technical, ethical and interpersonal skills and competencies vital for future job placements.

Course Structure

The 13 ACCA exams are divided into 3 levels – Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE (3 PAPERS)
The Applied Knowledge exams provide students with a broad introduction to the world of finance and develop students’ essential understanding and techniques in accounting.

BT          Business and Technology
MA        Management Accounting
FA          Financial Accounting

APPLIED SKILLS (6 PAPERS)
The Applied Skills exams build on existing knowledge and understanding while developing strong, broad and practical
finance skills required for future strategic professional accountant in any sector or industry.

LW         Corporate & Business Law (MYS)
PM         Performance Management
TX          Taxation (MYS)
FR          Financial Reporting
AA         Audit & Assurance
FM         Financial Management

STRATEGIC PROFESSIONAL (4 PAPERS)
The Strategic Professional exams prepare students for future leadership positions. They develop the strategic vision using students’ unique blend of technical, ethical and professional skills. Students can specialize in areas that best suit their career ambitions. Students must complete both Essentials exams and choose two of the Options.

Essentials
SBL        Strategic Business Leader
SBR        Strategic Business Reporting

Options (Choose 2 only)
AFM       Advanced Financial Management
APM       Advanced Performance Management
ATX        Advanced Taxation (MYS)
AAA       Advanced Audit & Assurance

ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS MODULE

EPSM is an online learning module that tests students’ decision making and behavior in a number of real-world business scenarios. The module uses realistic business simulations to develop a number of professional skills such as leadership, communication and commercial awareness.

MPU

• Bahasa Kebangsaan A*
• Pengajian Malaysia 3 (International Students)
• English for Business
• Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 (International Students)
• Life in Malaysia
• Hubungan Etnik (Malaysian Student)
• Tamadun Islam & Tamadun Asia (Malaysian Students)
• Community Services & Co-Curricular Activities

*Notes:
Bahasa Kebangsaan A is compulsory for all Malaysian students:-

• Without a credit in SPM Bahasa Malaysia
• Without SPM Bahasa Malaysia (applicable to students from UEC, O Level, or other equivalent programs)