Accounting University of Macau

Overview

The Accounting course from University of Macau graduates who have completed the required degree courses can obtain the maximum exemptions of papers from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Association of International Accountants (AIA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) of Australia, and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)*. The professional accreditations reinforce the high quality and international perspectives integrated within the degree programme and provides our graduates a head start on professional qualifications which can enhance their employability and competitiveness in the job market.

Students at Accounting from University of Macau will:

• Acquire discipline knowledge in financial accounting, management accounting, auditing and tax and be well-prepared for obtaining professional accounting qualifications.
• Obtain multidisciplinary business knowledge and skills from general education and develop a capacity to understand business issues and develop business solutions from multiple perspectives.
• Analyse, synthesise, interpret, and critically assess financial statements and non-financial information for better decision support and decision-making.
• Be equipped with IT knowledge and skills and use them for accounting, auditing and tax-related data analytics.
• Develop a sound awareness of accounting, auditing and taxation practices and be able to apply their discipline knowledge and international financial reporting standards to practices.
• Develop communication skills of different sorts (such as verbal and written, computer-mediated, personal or inter-personal and effectively communicate accounting, auditing and tax information to different users.
• Acquire critical thinking and analytical skills that support accounting, auditing and tax estimation, accounting choice, professional skepticism, risk assessment, and assurance of accounting information.
• Acquire knowledge of business and professional ethics, corporate governance, and social responsibilities and be able to develop solutions to ethical, corporate governance and social responsibility issues.