Course summary

• Study your foundation year, then progress to a degree with industry accreditations from the ACCA, ICAEW, IFA and CIMA.
• 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 to find a practical solution to real issues facing an external client.

Gain an understanding of accounting and finance within the business environment and develop skills suitable for a wide range of careers. Designed in consultation with the main professional accounting bodies, successful completion of this course gains exemptions from a significant number of the ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW accounting examinations.

 How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course is suitable if you don't meet the entry requirements for our BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance course, or you want extra preparation before starting degree-level study. You share the first year with other Sheffield Business School foundation year students, then move on to the degree.

Many of our teaching staff have worked in practice, industry, and commerce; in accounting, banking, stockbroking and general management. This gives them unique experience and insights they can feed into their teaching.

Throughout the course you are provided with real-life context to the topics you cover and by requiring you to use skills such as independent research, teamwork and presentations. This is done through case studies, real-life examples and scenarios which engage you in the study and evaluation of industry sectors and develop key skills such as literacy, critical thinking, personal organisation, and time management.

In the foundation year, you'll study wider business topics, while specialising in your chosen subject area. You'll learn useful skills such as academic writing, work in diverse teams and learn to utilise a wide variety of data sources. In doing so, you'll fully prepare yourself for undergraduate study.

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 specific degree subject requirement

Previous Accounting and Finance graduates have gone on to work for

• Asda
• Barber Harrison Platt
• BOC
• DLA Piper
• KPMG
• NHS
• PwC
• Virgin Media
• Vodafone
• Warner Music Group

Equipment and facilities

To boost your CVs, the course gives the opportunity for

• second year students to gain the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting
• third year students to obtain industry recognised qualifications in SAGE (accounting software) and Microsoft Excel

On successful graduation, you can apply for exemptions from several professional accountancy body examinations.

We are one of only a few universities to invest in Bloomberg Terminals in a dedicated Bloomberg Suite. The terminals deliver data, news and analytics to financial professionals and you have the opportunity to gain practical experience of using this industry-standard technology.

 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 3

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentApplied Professional Skills20Coursework
Financial Accounting And Reporting20Coursework
Exam
Financial Management20Coursework
Exam
Financial Risk Management20Coursework
Exam
Management Accounting Applications20Coursework
Exam Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentData And Business Decisions20Coursework
Foreign Language20Coursework
Leading Innovative Organisations20Coursework
Organisational Management20Coursework
Exam

Final year

Compulsory modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentConsultancy Project20Coursework
Corporate Finance20Coursework
Exam
Corporate Reporting20Coursework
Exam
Strategic Management Accounting20Coursework
Exam  Elective modulesModuleCreditsAssessmentAdvanced Financial Accounting And Reporting20Coursework
Exam
Audit And Assurance20Coursework
Exam
Enterprise Management20Coursework
Exam
Environmental Accounting20Coursework
Practical
Forensic And Fraud Examination20Coursework
Mergers And Acquisitions20Coursework
Exam
Principles Of Taxation20Exam