BBA(ACC) Curriculum before AY2017/2018

For students who matriculated in AY2015/2016 and AY2016/AY2017:

The curriculum structure and requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) / Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) with Honours Programme may be found in Tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1: BBA (ACC) Programme Requirements

Modules	Modular Credits (MCs)	% Of Total MC Requirements
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (Please refer to the respective accordion below for more information on University Level Requirements).	20	16.67%
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS •  Major Requirements (a) 15 Core Modules (worth a total of 60 MCs) (b) 8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs)	92	76.67%
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT Internship module (worth 4 MCs)*	4	3.33%
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS Unrestricted Electives (worth 4 MCs)	4	3.33%
TOTAL	120	100%

Table 2: BBA(ACC Hons.) Programme Requirements

Modules	Modular Credits (MCs)	% Of Total MC Requirements
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (Please refer to item h below for more information on University Level Requirements).	20	12.5%
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS: •  Major Requirements (a) 15 Core Modules (worth a total of 60 MCs) (b) 13 Essential/Restricted Elective Modules –  8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs) –  An Honours Dissertation (worth a total of 12 MCs) OR three dissertation replacement modules –  Compulsory Field Service Project (worth a total of 8 MCs)	112	70%
INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENT Internship module (worth 4 MCs)*	4	2.5%
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS Unrestricted Electives (worth 24 MCs)	24	1 5%
TOTAL	160	100%

* In so far as the student reads an 8 MCs internship module (BI3002), 4 MCs of that would be mapped to the compulsory internship module and the other 4 MCs would be mapped to unrestricted electives. For more information, please refer here.

For students who matriculated in AY2014/2015:

The curriculum structure and requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) / Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy) with Honours Programme may be found in Tables 1 and 2 below.

Table 1: BBA(ACC) Programme Requirements

Modules	Modular Credits (MCs)	% Of Total MC Requirements
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (Please refer to the respective accordion below for more information on University Level Requirements).	20	16.67%
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS •  Major Requirements (a) 15 Core Modules (worth a total of 60 MCs) (b) 8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs)	92	76.67%
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS	8	6.66%
TOTAL	120	100%

Table 2: BBA (ACC Hons.) Programme Requirements

Modules	Modular Credits (MCs)	% Of Total MC Requirements
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (Please refer to the respective accordion below for more information on University Level Requirements).	20	12.5%
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS: •  Major Requirements (a) 15 Core Modules (worth a total of 60 MCs) (b) 13 Essential/Restricted Elective Modules –  8 Accounting Essential Modules (worth a total of 32 MCs) –  An Honours Dissertation (worth a total of 12 MCs) OR three dissertation replacement modules –  Compulsory Field Service Project (worth a total of 8 MCs)	112	70%
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS	28	17.5%
TOTAL	160	100%

To fulfil the requirements of the BBA(ACC)/BBA(ACC Hons.) programme as well as to satisfy all the coursework requirements for the professional Accountant qualification, the 120/160 MCs read by BBA(ACC)/BBA(ACC Hons.) students will consist of the modules listed in the following accordions.

There are 15 Core Modules (worth 4 MCs each) in the BBA(ACC) programme as shown in the table below.

Module Code	Module Title
Analytical Core
BSP1005	Managerial Economics
BSP2001	Macro and International Economics
DSC2008	Business Analytics – Data & Decisions
Functional Core
MNO1001	Management and Organisation
ACC1002	Financial Accounting
MKT1003	Marketing
BSP1004	Legal Environment of Business
ACC1006	Accounting Information System
ACC2002	Managerial Accounting
FIN2004	Finance
BSP2005	Asian Business Environments
DSC2006	Operations Management
BSP3001	Strategic Management
Leadership Core
MNO2007	Leadership and Ethics
ES2002	Business Communication

There are 8 accounting essential modules (worth 4 MCs each) as shown in the table below:

Module Code	Module Title
ACC3601	Corporate Accounting & Reporting
ACC3603	Assurance and Attestation
ACC3604	Corporate and Securities Law
ACC3605	Taxation
ACC3606	Advanced Corporate Accounting & Reporting
ACC3614	Valuation
ACC3616	Corporate Governance and Risk Management
ACC3619	Integrated Perspectives in Accounting and Business

In addition to the above, the following accounting elective modules listed in the table maybe offered. Do note that this list in not exhaustive. Unrestricted electives do not need to be from accounting.

Module Code	Module Title
ACC3602	Managerial Planning and Control
ACC3613	Advanced Assurance and Attestation
ACC3615	Accounting Theory
ACC4611	Advanced Taxation
ACC4612	Seminars in Accounting
ACC4615	Advanced Assurance and Attestation
ACC4616	Accounting Theory

For students who matriculated before AY2017/2018:

Honours students have to take another 40 MCs worth of modules that will include an Honours Dissertation (12 MCs), compulsory Field Service Project (8 MCs) and another 20 MCs of Unrestricted Elective requirements. Please see the BBA(ACC Hons.) programme table above for details.

For more information on Honours dissertation and Field service project, please click on the links below:

• Honours Dissertation
• Field Service Project

For students who matriculated before AY2017/2018:

The School has been organising seminars and workshops to help students prepare for the working world. They will learn job search strategies, resume writing, interviewing skills, understanding one’s strengths and job motivations, networking techniques as well as business etiquette and corporate dressing. Such training is now offered to all business students as the BFS1001 Personal Development & Career Management and BFS2001 Personal Development & Career Management modules.

For students who matriculated in AY2015/2016 or later, 4 MCs of the required Unrestricted Electives have been ring-fenced for the compulsory internship module.

Students are highly encouraged to pursue a second specialisation, major or minor with the Unrestricted Elective Modules. Under this component, students may take any modules to fulfil their Unrestricted Elective Modules requirement. That is, they may take modules offered by the School of Business and/or modules offered outside the School to fulfil this requirement.

BBA(ACC) and BBA(ACC Hons.) students must also complete an accounting or finance-related internship. For students who matriculated in AY2015/2016 or later, this will constitute 4 MCs from the unrestricted elective module requirements.

For students who matriculate before AY2017/18, please refer here for more details under the specialisations tab, as similar requirements apply.

The University Level Requirement (ULR) is a graduation requirement which comprises General Education aimed to connect disciplinary knowledge and perspectives with the skills needed for lifelong learning beyond the university.

For cohort 2015/16 onwards:
All students are required to read and pass five General Education (GE) modules, one from each pillar:
1.            Human Cultures
2.            Asking Questions
3.            Quantitative Reasoning
4.            Singapore Studies
5.            Thinking and Expression

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the GE modules within the first two years of their candidature.

For cohorts 2010/11 to 2014/15 and before:
The ULR consists of
(a) 2 General Education (GE) Modules,
(b) 1 Singapore Studies module and
(c) 2 Breadth modules (i.e. electives outside Business School)

GE Modules cover two broad subject groups:
Subject Group A: Science and Technology
Subject Group B: Humanities and Social Sciences

BBA(ACC) students are required to read at least one GE Module from Subject Group A, including polytechnic diploma holders who are granted advanced placement for one GE Module.

For more information on Advanced Placement Credits (APC), please click here.