Course summary
- Learn the numerical, decision making and communication skills needed to succeed.
- Improve employability through an optional one-year paid work placement.
- Work on case studies and apply your learning to real-world situations.
- Complete a final year consultancy project — finding practical solutions to real-world client issues.
- Choose to study a language as part of your second year.
On this course, you'll gain an understanding of accounting and finance within the business environment, and develop the skills you need for a dynamic career. The course is designed in consultation with the main professional accounting bodies, and successful completion will gain you exemption from a significant number of the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accounting examinations.
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Applied learning
In your final year you will participate in a consultancy project, where you will be given a project brief from a real company, this will involve you coming up with proposals to address a specific issues the company is facing. Previous companies that our students have worked with include Costa Coffee, Asda, Schneider and Clipper. This is a great opportunity to develop your commercial skills and a fantastic way to strengthen your CV.
Work placements
You will have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and final years. This gives you a real-world experience to prepare you for your future career and enables you to build an eye catching CV. We have strong relationships with regional, national and international employers and a team of specialist staff to support and encourage you in the placement application process. We help you secure a great placement opportunity and support you while you are there.
Previous students have benefitted hugely from placements with organisations such as Astra Zeneca, GE Capital, IBM, Jaguar Land Rover, Metropolitan Police, Morrisons, Nestle, Royal Mail and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
You could also go on a funded work placement abroad, and apply to study a non-credit-bearing language module through the University Language Scheme.
Networking opportunities
We have invested in Bloomberg Terminal housed in a dedicated Bloomberg Suite. The terminals deliver data, news and analytics to global financial professionals and you have the opportunity to gain practical experience of using this industry-standard technology.
Plus you can access information from the Financial Times for free at FT.com to ensure you're up-to-date with the latest developments in finance, economics, politics, business and management. We also organise guest speakers from accountancy practices, recruitment firms and professional bodies such as ACCA, CIMA, and ICAEW. Future careers
Our graduates are well equipped for a range of careers as the course develops skills that are needed by many industries in both the private and public sectors. We have a team of specialist recruitment advisors and run a range of careers and recruitment events.
This course prepares you for a career as a
- professionally qualified accountant
- financial or business manager
- tax specialist
- graduate level job that does not have a specific degree subject requirement
Previous graduates have gone on to work for
- Asda
- Barber Harrison Platt
- BOC
- DLA Piper
- KPMG
- NHS
- PwC
- Virgin Media
- Vodafone
- Warner Music Group
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentBusiness Economics20ExamDeveloping Professional And Academic Skills20Coursework
Practical
Financial Accounting20Coursework
Exam
Financial Analysis For Business20Coursework
Law, Corporate Governance And Ethics20Coursework
Exam
Management Accounting20Coursework
Exam
Year 2
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApplied Professional Skills20CourseworkFinancial Accounting And Reporting20Coursework
Exam
Financial Management20Coursework
Exam
Financial Risk Management20Coursework
Exam
Management Accounting Applications20Coursework
Exam
Foreign Language20Coursework
Leading Innovative Organisations20Coursework
Organisational Management20Coursework
Exam
Year 3
Optional modulesModuleCreditsPlacement Year-Final year
Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentConsultancy Project20CourseworkCorporate Finance20Coursework
Exam
Corporate Reporting20Coursework
Exam
Strategic Management Accounting20Coursework
Exam
Exam
Audit And Assurance20Coursework
Exam
Enterprise Management20Coursework
Exam
Environmental Accounting20Coursework
Practical
Forensic And Fraud Examination20Coursework
Mergers And Acquisitions20Coursework
Exam
Principles Of Taxation20Exam
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