Overview
The Bachelor of Finance (Honours) at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman aims to prepare students with specialist skills in finance and the ability to design financial management strategies as well as provide top-level financial advice to governments, companies and individuals. It allows for in-depth study of critical concepts in finance, economics and accounting while focusing on issues of business finance in both domestic and international settings. There is an emphasis on quantiative techniques and will require skills in key qualitative and quantitative research methods.
UTAR is one of the few universities in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) University Programme that included significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Kowledge (CBOK) - including the Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct into its curricula. Hence, UTAR Bachelor of Finance (Hons) will be provided with a solid foundation to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Programme.Graduates of the Bachelor of Finance (Hons) are also eligible for certain professional paper exemptions from other prestigous professional bodies such as ACCA, ICSA and FPAM.
Career Prospects
- Research Analyst & Investment Analyst
- Audit Manager
- Cost Estimator
- Insurance & Reinsurance Advisor
- International Trade Consultant
- Treasury & Risk Manager
- Financial Analyst Investment Performance Specialist
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Co-Curriculum
- Corporate and Business Law
- English for Business
- Financial Accounting Framework I
- Financial Accounting Framework II
- Financial Information for Management
- Financial Management
- Management Principles
- Managing Information
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Malaysian Stu: You are advised to apply for admission as early as possible
- International Stu: You are advised to apply for admission 3 months in advance
Language
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Disciplines
Finance View 68 other Bachelors in Finance in MalaysiaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission to UTAR is on purely meritocratic basis. You are expected to satisfy the academic qualification and English Language requirement set by the University. Some programmes may have additional requirements such as the submission of a drawing portfolio, and an interview before the University decides on the admission.
- For admission into undergraduate programmes, the University will accept the applications from students with the standard list of foreign qualifications.
- For your information that the University has its minimum entry requirement (MER) for each qualification and each programme. Should you do not fulfill the MER, you will be required to undertake a one-year Foundation studies.
Tuition Fee
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International
4215 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12646 USD for the full programme during 36 months. -
National
3107 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9322 USD for the full programme during 36 months.
- RM39,400 (Malaysian);
- RM53,450 (International)
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.