University of Malta
Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
Accountancy
(for courses commencing October 2020)
YEAR ONE
In addition to the compulsory study-units (56ECTS), students are required to choose 4 ECTS from the elective study-units, to a total of 60 ECTS.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ECN1011 |
Introductory Micro-Economics |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| EMA1008 |
Quantitative Analysis for Business 1 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| EMA1100 |
Business Statistics 1 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PBL1016 |
Elements of Maltese Law 1 |
2 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PPL1021 |
Sociology of Industrial Societies |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PPL1924 |
Industrial Psychology |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Students are also required to register for:
Either
| ACC1721 |
Financial Accounting and Control 1 |
4 ECTS |
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Or
| ACC2112 |
Accounting Theory and Practice 1 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ECN1021 |
Introductory Macro-Economics |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| EMA1009 |
Quantitative Analysis for Business 2 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| EMA1200 |
Business Statistics 2 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| MGT1011 |
Introduction to Business Management |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| MRK1212 |
Research Methods for Business Students |
4 ECTS |
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| PBL1017 |
Elements of Maltese Law 2 |
2 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PPL1011 |
Policy for Business |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Students are also required to register for:
Either
| ACC1731 |
Financial Accounting and Control 2 |
4 ECTS |
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Or
| ACC2113 |
Accounting Theory and Practice 2 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.)
| EMA1007 |
Business Ethics 1 |
4 ECTS |
|
| INS1000 |
Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management |
4 ECTS |
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YEAR TWO
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (28 ECTS credits), 28 ECTS credits in the other area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units, to a total of 60 ECTS credits.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ACC2821 |
Civil Law for Accountants |
4 ECTS |
|
| ACC2851 |
Accounting Recognition and Measurement |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| MGT2021* |
Business Management |
4 ECTS |
|
| MGT2031* |
Operations Research |
4 ECTS |
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*Students majoring in Accountancy and Management cannot register for study-units MGT2031 and MGT2021. Such students need to register for any one of the following two pairs of study-units as stated below:
Either
| ECN2217 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ECN2218 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
Or
| PPL2044** |
Interpreting Data for Policy Analysis |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| PPL2226 |
The Public Policy Environment |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
**Study-unit PPL2044 is offered in Semester 2.
Recommended Optional Units
| ENG1062 |
English Proficiency |
2 ECTS |
|
| IOT2002 |
Communication and Innovation |
4 ECTS |
|
| IOT2003 |
Foresight - A Tool for Shaping Futures |
4 ECTS |
|
| IOT2005 |
Leadership and Organisational Innovation |
2 ECTS |
|
| MGT2361 |
Soft Skills for the Workplace |
4 ECTS |
|
| PPL2226 |
The Public Policy Environment |
4 ECTS |
|
| TRS2281 |
Travel and Transportation Management |
4 ECTS |
|
| BKF2041* |
Financial Services Law |
4 ECTS |
|
| BKF2071* |
Principles of Finance |
4 ECTS |
|
| INS2040* |
Insurance Market, Practice and Principles |
4 ECTS |
|
| MGT2031* |
Operations Research |
4 ECTS |
|
| MRK2000* |
Marketing Foundations |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHE0109 |
Badminton |
2 ECTS |
|
| PHE0110 |
Squash |
2 ECTS |
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*In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study.
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ACC2841 |
Commercial Law for Accountants |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ACC2971 |
Costing Principles for Management Accounting Applications |
8 ECTS |
(NC) |
Recommended Optional Units
| EST2020 |
Small States and the European Union |
4 ECTS |
|
| IOT2006 |
Creativity, Innovation and Digital Technologies: An Introduction |
2 ECTS |
|
| IOT2008 |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practical Approaches |
4 ECTS |
|
| MGT2344 |
Creativity and Personal Development |
4 ECTS |
|
| BKF2050* |
Foundations of Risk Management |
4 ECTS |
|
| BKF3111* |
Practical Issues in Banking |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECN2210* |
Introduction to International Economics |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECN2216* |
Economics of Social Policy |
4 ECTS |
|
| ECN2310* |
Introduction to Political Economy |
4 ECTS |
|
| INS2100* |
Insurance Business Development |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHE0109 |
Badminton |
2 ECTS |
|
| PHE0110 |
Squash |
2 ECTS |
|
*In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study.
YEAR THREE
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (30 ECTS credits) and 30 ECTS credits in the other area, to a total of 60 ECTS credits.In addition to the prescribed 60 ECTS credits for the year, students can apply to the Board to register for extra study-units. Please refer to the note at the end of the programme.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ACC3411 |
Principles of Auditing |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ACC3461 |
Specialised Accounting |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ACC3821 |
Company Law for Accountants |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| MGT2345* |
Enterprise Information Systems |
4 ECTS |
|
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ACC3221 |
Fundamentals of Management Accounting |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ACC3311 |
Elements of Taxation |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ACC3521 |
Managerial Finance |
4 ECTS |
|
| INS4021* |
Insurance |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
*Students who have already undertaken or/are undertaking MGT2345 in another stream of Bachelor of Commerce, are to take INS4021 as an alternative study-unit which is offered in Semester 2.
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce - B.Com. - and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - B.Com. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.Extra study-units cannot substitute compulsory, elective or optional study-units that form part of the official Senate-approved programme of studies, and do not count towards the Year Average Mark or towards the Final Weighted Average Mark.
Year 3EMA3100 JA-YE Start Up – Entrepreneur 1 – 4 ECTS
EMA3200 JA-YE Start Up – Entrepreneur 2 – 4 ECTS
The conditions and criteria for Extra study-units can be accessed
here.
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Last Updated: 1 June 2020
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The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
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