万达大学学院

Overview

The honours degree programme provides students with technical abilities and knowledge specific to finance and accounting. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate skills in preparing financial statements, performing financial analysis and delivering financial projections.

Students of this degree programme who wish to obtain the CIMA Professional Qualification have the following advantages:

a) Students will be exempted from 7 subjects out of 16 for the CIMA Professional Qualification.

b) Year 2 students can concurrently sit for 1 CIMA exam only to obtain the CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting (CIMA Dip MA). First City UC will conduct lectures for this without any extra charge.

c) With our degree and the CIMA Dip MA, students need to sit for 8 CIMA exams only to obtain the CIMA Professional Qualification which accords the recognition as a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Students can apply to be CIM (Student) Affiliate at discounted membership fee.

Learning outcome

Upon completion of the programme, students are expected to be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the contexts within which accountants operate

• Evaluate knowledge and understanding of some of the alternative technical languages and practices of accounting

• Demonstrate the skills in recording and summarizing transactions and other economic events; preparation of financial statements; analysis of the operation of business; financial analysis and projections

• Critically analyses contemporary theories and empirical evidence concerning accounting in at least one of its contexts, and the ability to critically evaluate such theories and evidence

• Use inductive, deductive and other analytical approaches to identify potential linkages between variables and generate testable hypotheses

• Evaluate the contribution of various qualitative and quantitative techniques to the solution of problems identified

• Critically analyses the existing literature on accounting and finance approaches

Career outcome

This programme which integrates accounting, finance and business modules is an excellent platform to prepare graduates for jobs in various sectors such as the following:

• Insurance

• Accountancy

• Banking

• Corporate Treasury

• Fund Management

• Financial Consultancy

• Audit & Assurance

Career opportunities available to graduates are as follows:

• Chief Financial Officer

• Chief Accountant

• Corporation President

• Budget Director

• Financial Vice President

• Accounting Manager