Programme Name | Diploma in Accounting (Level 6) |
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Programme Description | Higher Education Diploma in Accounting especially designed for those who need to perform accounting duties such as developing and maintaining accounting systems, reporting on business performance, preparing financial statements, maintaining internal control systems, preparing management accounting reports as well as accounting and reporting on performance and accountability of public sector entities. The programmeaims to give the students' knowledge and skills required to work largely in accounting roles in real life business environments. In addition to theoretical knowledge it exposes students to practical training in the accounting discipline, leading to career positions such as accountants, senior financial officers and office managers. Students may choose the elective courses relevant to their planned career paths. |
Majors | Accounting |
Minimum Requirement | a) Pass in Fiji Year 13 Certificate Examination or Fiji Year 13 internal Annual Exam/Assessment with pass in English. b) Applicants who do not meet the requirement based on the years of continuous education progression, but who are able to demonstrate their ability to succeed in the programme at this level on the basis of their maturity, work experience or prior learning and are 21 years of age, may also be admitted to the programme. Note: Industrial Attachment. Directed Industrial Attachment of 4 months after passing 50% of the courses. |
Programme Type | Diploma |
Credit Points Required | 240 |
Campus | Nasinu,Labasa,Namaka,Ba |
Duration | 2 Years |
Estimated Tution Fees - Local (FJD) | $7,726.85 |
Estimated Tution Fees - Regional | $23,180.56 |
Note |
Core Units | Offered In |
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LAW501 - Introduction to Commercial Law | Semester 2 |
LNG501 - English for Academic Studies | Semester 1 |
ACC502 - Operations Management Accounting | Semester 2 |
FIN501 - Fundamentals of Finance | Semester 1 |
ECN502 - Introduction to Microeconomics | Semester 1 |
ACC503 - Computerized Accounting | Semester 1 |
CIN506.. - Computer Principles | Semester 2 |
Electives | |
LAW505 - Common Law Reasoning and Insitutions - II , ECN501 - Introduction to Macroeconomics , - Choose 1 elective |
Core Units | Offered In |
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ACC601 - Corporate Accounting | Semester 1 |
ACC606 - Public Sector Accounting | Semester 2 |
ACC602 - Strategic Management Accounting | Semester 1 |
LAW603 - Law of Association | Semester 2 |
LAW601 - Taxation Law | Semester 2 |
FIN601 - Corporate Finance | Semester 1 |
Electives | |
ACC603 - Negotiation, Procurement and Contract Management , ECN602 - Intermediate Microeconomics , ECN603 - Business Statistics , LAW600 - Elements of the Law of Contract I , - Choose 2 elective |