APU  Degree / APU-DMU Dual Degree

This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:

• Relevant knowledge and skills to become a professional internal auditor meeting the current and future market demand of talent.
• The necessary skills, key competencies and required knowledge 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.

ACCA Accelerate Programme also available

Upon completion of BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance (with specialism in Internal Audit), students are eligible for exemptions in the below Professional Accounting Bodies. Students who articulate from the APU Diploma Programme will be granted exemptions based on the prevalent policy of the relevant professional bodies.

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. We will also expose them towards business & communication skills, mathematical skill and entrepreneurial skills.

Common Modules

• Quantitative Skills
• Introduction to Management
• Business and Communication Skills
• Financial Accounting 1
• Accounting Information System
• Business Economics
• Financial Accounting 2
• Business Law
• Marketing
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Essential of FinTech

DEGREE LEVEL 2

A broader range of skills will be learnt, in which the students will gain a better understanding of the practices of forensic accounting and the relationship to auditing in setting characteristics by reliance on Information Technology. They will also familiarise themselves with business processes through the SAP, the world-leading enterprise software. Students will have the hands-on training with the system. We will further nurture their independent learning to prepare them for the workplace and for further researches.

Common Modules

• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Introduction to Taxation
• Financial Management
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Auditing and Assurance
• Integrated Business Processes with SAP ERP System
• Corporate Reporting
• Business Research Methods
• Management Accounting Techniques
• Company Law

Specialised Modules

• Advanced Auditing
• Financial Statement Analysis

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 make use of their previous studies and industrial experience to have a comprehensive study of internal audit principals and issues related to audit activities, with aims to groom them as a leader in internal audit. They will also expand their knowledge in the internal audit world by learning to plan and apply advanced internal audit principles in business practices. 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

• Ethics and Corporate Governance
• Corporate Finance
• Advanced Taxation
• Strategic Management Accounting
• Business Analysis

Specialised Modules

• Internal Audit
• IT Audit
• Forensic Accounting
• Essential Business Skills for Audit Professionals
• Investigations in Internal Audit
• Internal Audit Project
• Islamic Finance

Note: The specialism will only appear in the academic transcript.

MQA Compulsory Subjects*

• Ethnic Relations (M’sian Students)
• Islamic & Asian Civilisation (M’sian Students)
• Malaysian Studies (Int’l Students)
• Malay Communication Language (Int’l Students)
• Workplace Professional Communication Skills
• Employee & Employment Trends
• Co-Curriculum

(*All students are required to successfully complete these modules as stipulated by the Malaysian Qualification Agency)

DIRECT ENTRY TO LEVEL 1 OF THE DEGREE:

STPM         

•  2 Passes in STPM with a minimum Grade C+ (GP 2.33) and a Credit in Mathematics at SPM Level or its equivalent. (MUET Band 2 is required for all Malaysian Students)

A-LEVEL

• 2 Passes in A-Level in any 2 subjects, and a Credit in Mathematics at SPM/O-Level/IGCSE or its equivalent.

UEC

• 5 Grade B’s in UEC including Mathematics. (MUET Band 2 is required for all Malaysian Students)

FOUNDATION/ MATRICULATION

• Passed Foundation programme (minimum CGPA of 2.5) with a Credit in Mathematics at SPM/O-Level/IGCSE or equivalent.

March, June, Sept, Nov

• Risk Manager
• Corporate Governance Executive
• Audit Executive
• Audit Advisors
• Internal Auditor
• Internal Audit Specialist
• Internal Audit Manager
• Chief Audit Executives (CAE)