APU University Master of Accounting

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APU Master of Accounting provides students key part of business operations, which is why the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts steady 7 percent job growth for accountants and equivalent professions over the next decade. Working in accounting frequently necessitates analytical skills, an awareness of business principles, and familiarity with technology. A master’s degree in accounting is a graduate degree that improves your accounting and finance understanding. With a master’s degree in accounting, you can develop in your current profession or start a new career. This article will go over the many accounting degrees available, what you’ll learn in each one, and what you can do with them.

The Advantages of Program

Student’s Skills After completing this program successfully :

• Demonstrate a coherent and advanced understanding of accounting ideas, principles, applications, and financial workings, as well as the application of such understanding to the real world of business and investing.
• Describe and remark on advanced accounting and finance scholarship, as well as critically examine arguments and assumptions in order to draw conclusions.
• Demonstrate the capacity to identify and respond to ethical issues in accounting practice by adopting applicable professional codes of conduct and social responsibility.
• To elicit information, explain, discuss, and convey complicated arguments, knowledge, and rationale to various audiences and circumstances, use oral, written, and internet communication.
• Gather, interpret, evaluate, analyze, and apply useful professional standards to complicated accounting-related situations, and reach good results.
• Reading and critically evaluating management theory demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Who Would Benefit from Attending?

APU Master of Accounting has been specifically developed to build up the provide set of skills for accounting graduates or practitioners who may need to advance, increase their fundamental learn of the accounting profession and market needs from a learning perspective. It is a process of preparation as well as skill development.

Program Outline

The program aims to teach students:

• Accounting exposure to both financial and managerial elements.
• Accounting knowledge of current and future accounting methods and concepts.
• Accounting concepts and standard processes must be thoroughly understood.
• Professionalism and ethical standards must be revealed in order to carry out accountabilities and responsibilities in evaluation and decision making.
• Accounting and finance-related FinTech knowledge and technical skills.

Courses

This program consists of 13 academic units (including 1 on research methodology) and a project. This program’s courses will teach the knowledge and analytical abilities needed to investigate and explain accounting concepts and practices.

Project

Students should do extensive research through a critical assessment of published accounting material. A thorough assessment of both empirical and theoretical research is conducted in order to create a conceptual or theoretical framework. Academic papers, business case histories, and consultancy reports will be used as sources of literature. They use current ideas and research findings to develop solutions or possibilities to address difficulties in today’s global business environment.

Identifying such possibilities or difficulties will be critical components of current corporate strategy and planning. They use business case history to explore and analyze an organization’s strategy or the application of specific concepts, theories, or techniques, as well as the effectiveness and outcomes. The consultation reports will be used to assess current difficulties came across by one or more organizations and to identify strategies and actions that the organization(s) should adopt. The case study would be the primary focus of information delivery for this course.

APU-DMU Dual Degree

Students enrolled in the Masters Degree Program will have the option to participate in the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Students will receive two Degree Certificates and Transcripts upon graduation under this Scheme: one from Asia Pacific University (APU) in Malaysia and one from De Montfort University (DMU) in the United Kingdom.

Duration	Intakes
Full time (1+ years)	Full Time: 05 Feb 2024 | 04 Jun 2024 17 Sep 2024

Admission Requirements

General Requirement

Bachelor’s degree with minimum CGPA of 2.75 out of 4.00, or its equivalent qualification as acceptable by the Senate.

Bachelor’s degree with CGPA below 2.50 out of 4.00, or its equivalent qualification can be accepted with minimum 5 years relevant working experience in related field.

Relevant professional accounting qualifications equivalent to a bachelor’s degree as accepted by the Senate.

English Requirements for International Students

•  IELTS : 5.5

Career Options

• Accounts Manager
• Inventory Manager
• Credit Controller
• Audit Manager
• Financial Analyst
• Tax Consultant
• Payroll Manager
• Compliance Manager
• Budget Analyst
• Senior Risk Analyst
• Audit Consultant
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Courses Fees

Malaysian Students	International Students
RM 32,600	RM 36,800 (USD 9,390)