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Diploma in Accounting (Awarded by Management Development Institute of Singapore)

About the Course
Course Curriculum
Local Application

Objectives

  • To provide a framework for developing accounting as well as business skills and knowledge needed at all management work
  • This course has been designed for students seeking careers in Accounting or Auditing Industries

 

Assessment Methods

To pass the module, students must obtain an overall mark of 50% or more. Each module is assessed by 20% assignment, 10% class participation and 70% examination.

Modules are taught in a face-to-face manner.

 

Graduation

Students who successfully complete the programme with the Diploma in Accounting awarded by MDIS.

 

Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)

The Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), founded in 1956, is Singapore's oldest not-for-profit professional institute for lifelong learning. MDIS has two subsidiaries: Management Development Institute of Singapore Pte Ltd (MDIS Pte Ltd) to oversee its Singapore academic operations, and MDIS International Pte Ltd to further its globalisation strategy.

 

Principles of Production Management

This unit is to provide knowledge and understanding of operations management as the management of a manufacturing or service organisation’s conversion process. Principle issues concerning capacity and project resource management, operations planning and quality assurance will also be addressed.

 

Fundamentals of Information Technology

This unit is to provide participants with fundamental concepts of computer, adequate knowledge of business computing concepts, hardware and software components and information processing skills.

 

International Marketing

This unit enables participants to acquire skills in applying marketing techniques in foreign countries and to increase the participants; awareness of the problems inherent in international marketplace.

 

Organisational Behaviour

This unit aims to develop an understanding of the various behavioural and Human Resource Management issues in an organisation and translating the concepts into real life application.

 

Business Accounting

This unit enables participants to apply accounting concepts, assumptions and principles to the analysis of business transactions and to prepare financial statements.

 

Cost Accounting

This unit enables participants to develop and understanding of cost terminology, cost classification and cost behaviour, control of cost within an organization and the use of cost information to make management decision and the teachniques of costing for products and services.

 

Structure and Duration


Part-Time Programme (for Local students only)

  • 6 modules
  • Minimum 11 months
  • 2 modules per term


Full-Time Programme (for Local students only)

  • 6 modules
  • Minimum 6.5 months
  • 3 modules per term

Commencement Date


Commencement Class for 2013 and Completion date

Course Commencement Date Completion Date
: : Full-Time Apr 2013 Oct 2013
  June 2013 Dec 2013
: : Aug 2013 Feb 2014
  Oct 2013 Apr 2014
  Dec 2013 July 2014
  Part-Time Apr 2013 Mar 2014
  July 2013 June 2014
  Nov 2013 Oct 2014

 

Fees:

: : Application Fees             S$21.40

Part-Time Programme

: : Tuition Fees             S$4,280

: : Non-tuition Fees       S$198.08

: : Total Fees               S$4,478.08

 

Full-Time Programme

: : Tuition Fees             S$4,494

: : Non-tuition Fees       S$352.74

: : Total Fees               S$4,846.74

 

Note:

  • All fees quoted are inclusive of GST.
  • Non-tuition fees for part-time programmes include MDIS membership entrance fees, annual membership subscription fees and fee protection scheme.
  • Non-tuition fees for full-time programmes include MDIS membership entrance fees, annual membership subscription fees, MDIS experience seminars, medical insurance and fee protection scheme.
  • The above does not include Miscellaneous Fees, which refer to any non-compulsory and non-standard fees which the student will pay only when necessary or applicable.  Such fees are normally collected on an ad-hoc basis by the PEI when the need arises.

 

 

Entry Requirements

Interested applicants must possess ONE of the following entrance requirements:

  • GCE 'O' Level (minimum 3 passes at C6 credit including English language)

    OR

  • Full GCE 'N' Levels (minimum 5 passes at C6 credit including English language)

    OR

  • MDIS Professional Certificate

    OR

  • ITE/NITEC, Higher NITEC, CBS & ITC

    OR

  • Partial GCE 'A' Levels

    OR

  • Equivalent qualification from recognised institutions with relevant working experience with at least 2 years can be considered on case by case basis

Other equivalent qualification may be considered on a case by case basis

Additional Criteria

All applicants must possess a C6 pass in English at GCE 'O' / 'N' Levels.

Applicants who do not meet the English requirements are required to:

  • To sit and pass the English placement test conducted by MDIS

    OR

  • To score a minimum of band 6 in IELTS conducted by the British Council

    OR

  • To score 213 points (computer-based) or 550 points (paper-based) in TOEFL

Financial Assistance Scheme

Student loans from the organisations listed below are available to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents. Please contact the organisations directly to find out how you may benefit from their services

 

  1. STUDY LOANS
     

    Organisation Contact Number Website
    TCC Limited Tel : 6319 3700 www.tcc.org.sg
    DBS Bank Tel : 1800 111 1111 www.dbs.com.sg
    Maybank Tel : 1800 629 2265 www.maybank2u.com.sg

  2. CREDIT CARD INTEREST FREE 0%  INSTALMENT PLANS

    a)        For All Progammes(6 to 12 months)

    Organisation Contact Number Website
    Standard Chartered
    Bank
    Tel : 1800 747 7000 www.standardchartered.com.sg
    POSB/DBS Bank Tel : 1800 111 1111 www.dbs.com.sg
    Maybank Tel : 1800-9682265 www.maybank.com.sg
    UOB Tel : 1800 22 66 121 www.uob.com.sg
    OCBC Tel : 1800 363 3333 www.ocbc.com.sg

    b)       For Degree & Masters Programmes (24 months)

    Organisation Contact Number Website
    POSB/DBS Bank  Tel : 1800 111 1111 www.dbs.com.sg
    UOB Tel : 1800 22 66 121 www.uob.com.sg

 

 
 
QUICK INFORMATION
Duration of Course | Minimum 6.5 months
Award | DIPLOMA
  PROGRESS TO NEXT LEVEL  
COMMENCEMENT DATE  

Class Intake for 2013

For Full-Time Programme
Jan, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec

For Part-Time Programme
Apr, July, Nov

CONTACT DETAILS  

MDIS Dhoby Ghaut  :+65 6372 1000
MDIS Main Campus :+65 6247 9111

 

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