Our BA (Hons) Accounting and Business course, based at our Burnley Campus, offers you the opportunity to gain a solid grounding in accounting, and an understanding of the other aspects of the business environment.
This course gives you the opportunity to specialise in two disciplines, providing you with a greater career choice and a range of highly transferable skills. You’ll be based at our Burnley Campus in Pennine Lancashire, where you’ll benefit from small class sizes and a friendly, supportive learning environment.
If you’re interested in a financial career within the accountancy profession, industry or commerce, you’ll gain a sound understanding of accounting and financial studies. It would also be of interest to those seeking a broader career in a business enterprise working in operations, management and business development with a strong understanding of financial management that drives business strategy and decisions.
You’ll learn the skills necessary to interpret financial information and make management decisions in a wide range of business situations.
- Accounting and Finance courses at the University of Central Lancashire are ranked 1st in the UK for On-Track Graduate Prospects (Complete University Guide 2022).
- Gain valuable insight into the nature of the accounting process and its varied applications in business, including subjects that are fundamental to understanding an enterprise’s financial position
- The programme recognises the challenges and limitations encountered by placing excessive reliance upon financial information in decision-making, acknowledging the subjectivity and flexibility needed in best practic
Module overview
YEAR 0
Developing Academic Knowledge
Target Award Extended Study
Learning by Experience
Volunteering and Community Action
Introduction to Chosen Degree Subject
YEAR 1
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to Management Accounting
Information Systems and the Business Environment
Business Landscape
Creativity, Enterprise and Scholarship
YEAR 2
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Financial Accounting for Managers
Management Accounting Techniques
Finance for Managers in Business
Business Futures
The Business Professional
YEAR 3
Financial and Sustainability Reporting for Managers
Decision Making for Business
Financial Management for Business
Business Strategy
Business and Management Project
Future Careers
Graduates will have accounting skills appropriate for work in the financial area of private or public sector organisations and will have the added advantage of possessing a thorough understanding of the many other functions within business.
Graduates from the Business School programme have secured positions with a range of employers including IBM, BAE Systems, Halfords, Waitrose, EE, United Utilities, Centrica, Virgin, etc.
A number of graduates are employed by local SMEs and many continue their studies at master’s level.
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