BA in Accountancy and Finance
Il-Kalkara, Malta
DURATION
36 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
18 Apr 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Jul 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Over recent years the demand for accounting and finance professionals has grown. At Global College Malta we recognise that demand; creating graduates with not only a degree but also in-depth knowledge of the accounting and finance sectors.
Accounting and Finance is an integral function within the global business environment. This course enables you to make sense of a range of important real-world issues affecting our everyday lives and improve your decision-making skills in ways that are distinctive to the disciplines of accounting and finance. Taught by experienced staff from the profession, this degree not only looks at the theories and practices of accounting and finance, but also their context in a business setting and significance within contemporary society.
You will develop the expertise you need to make an effective contribution to decision-making and problem solving, as well as the self-confidence and interpersonal skills needed to operate comfortably and effectively in the workplace.
A distinctive part of this course is the way you’ll develop as a team player. You will engage in team-based exercises that help you to understand the real issues facing organisations and how financial and accounting ideas can play a part in problem solving.
All the College’s courses will provide you with an in-depth understanding of contemporary management techniques, and will allow you to develop the skills to become an effective and socially responsible manager in local and global arenas, whether in public, private or third sector organisations and enterprises.
This course is studied over three years on a full-time basis.
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Curriculum
Module List
EQF/MQF level of every module, total learning hours and Module Learning Outcome
- Principles of Business Management
- Fundamentals of Management Accounting and Finance
- Human Resources Management
- Strategic Management
- Accounting for Corporate Performance
- Management Accounting
- Financial Management
- Research Methods
- Portfolio Theory and Financial Markets
- Principles of Audit and Taxation
- Major Project
Module Teaching and Assessment
Module Teaching & Assessment for all modules except Dissertation
The module will be delivered through a flexible combination of modern face-to-face lectures, webinars, seminars and discussion forums, tutorials, group work, case studies, guest speakers, organisational visits and independent study. I think the delivery of the module has close regard to the needs of learners. Accordingly, much of the learning is either delivered at times to suit those learners who may have daytime employment or child care commitments or made available in a supported teaching format. At all times, the views and needs of students are taken into account. By means of example, theoretical concepts might typically be delivered to students in modern face-to-face lecture formats which may then be further developed through subsequent interactions based around small group seminars, group case study analysis and digital discussions. Modern face-to-face and interactive learning sessions encourage students to critically examine key elements of business and management. In addition to attendance at formal learning sessions, students are expected to undertake independent self-study in order to support their individual learning journeys.
The assessment strategy for the module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate both the theoretical and practical skills they have developed in the module. Thus, the summative assessments for this module consist of:
An in-semester test and a final examination.
The in-semester test (25% of the final module mark) lasts for 90 minutes and is a mix of multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
The final two-hour examination (75% of final mark) consists of four multi-part questions, two of which should be answered. It is designed to reflect the learning outcomes.
Module Teaching & Assessment for Dissertation
Each student will be allocated a supervisor who will help them with the development of their project proposal, oversee progress with the project, comment as appropriate on draft materials produced by the student and be available to assist the student with the project, as appropriate.
The final year major project is assessed via the production of a dissertation which is normally some 12,000 to 15,000 words in length.
Where necessary, a viva voce will be conducted in those instances where the provisional mark is considered to be a marginal pass.
The major project has to include theoretical and critical discussion and is processed through Turnitin Software for Similarity. Students will be provided knowledge and understanding of how Academic Integrity is applied and how the Turnitin Similarity Report will be interpreted by Assessors. Additionally, all assignments must be referenced with appropriate citations using the Harvard Referencing Style Guidelines. Both Academic Integrity and Referencing Style practice will be explained in a 2-hour session provided by the College to all students in the student induction phase prior to the commencement of the programme.
To successfully complete the module an overall pass mark of 40% must be achieved. All assessments will be submitted via the internationally recognised plagiarism software Turnitin.
Program Outcome
- Develop understanding, knowledge and subject skills relating to the principles and practices of modern business management Accountancy and Finance.
- Develop subject interests by allowing access to a range of specialist modules in Accountancy and Finance.
- Gain a firm foundation, through the programme’s structure in Year One, in the crucial areas of Accountancy and Finance, Economics and Management
- Encourage intellectual curiosity that will contribute to the continuing professional development of an effective manager in the field of Accountancy and Finance.
- Produce graduates who are capable of operating in a multi-disciplined environment and in a variety of sectors and functions.
To be awarded the BA in Accountancy and Finance, students are required to achieve 180 ECTS, successfully completing all the modules.
Awarding Body
Global College Malta is licensed by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA) as a Higher Education institution. All courses provided by Global Malta are accredited and/or recognised and thus mapped to the MQF/EQF respectively.
Objectives
- Develop understanding, knowledge and subject skills relating to the principles and practices of modern business management and Accountancy and Finance.
- Develop subject interests by allowing access to a range of specialist modules in Accountancy and Finance.
- Gain firm foundation, through the program’s structure in Year One, to the crucial areas of Accountancy and Finance, Economics and Management
- Encourage intellectual curiosity that will contribute to the continuing professional development of an effective manager in the field of Accountancy and Finance.
- Produce graduates who are capable of operating in a multi-disciplined environment and in a variety of sectors and functions.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
As per changing market trends, there is a huge demand emerging for managers who have significant knowledge of accountancy and finance fundamentals to ensure the continued success of an organisation in the continuously changing business landscape.
Our BA Accounting and Finance course is aimed at students who are interested in following a professional career in accountancy or further obtaining professional accounting qualifications prior to entering a career in business. The course gives the learners an understanding of the legal, business and social environments in which accountancy operates and enables them to be conversant in the technical languages and practices of the accounting sector. These include measurement and disclosure in financial statements, managerial accounting, auditing, and corporate finance.