WHAT IS ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE BA (HONS)?
Read moreDo you want to speed up your career to become a chartered accountant or finance professional? Our Accounting and Finance course is carefully designed to help you achieve that plus give you an excellent university experience. In addition to the required accounting and finance areas, the course provides opportunity to explore futuristic subjects such as Data Analytics, Forensic Accounting, Wealth Management and Social and Environmental Reporting.
The course is accredited by global professional accounting and finance bodies:
- In particular, we are proud of our strategic partnership with ICAEW for their ACA qualification. Our degree could provide credits for up to 12 out of 15 ACA modules. I.e. You could complete 75% of ACA papers by completing BA Accounting and Finance.
- After your degree if you choose to work outside the UK, the course also attracts maximum exemptions (credits) from these global accounting bodies: ACCA, CIMA (CGMA) and AIA.
- If you have keen interest in finance, we work closely with CII and local finance firms to help you start your journey towards your career goal in finance field.
You will have access to real-world business experiences and challenges. Simulations with companies within the accounting and finance sector are embedded in your degree, underpinning your learning with real-world application. You will use live financial data in our state-of-the-art Trading Room and gain insight into industry with specialist guest lecturers.
STUDY STYLE
You will be taught by qualified accountants, professional practitioners, industry experts and esteemed researchers. You will learn through student-led workshops, seminars, group work, reflective practice, computing workshops, problem-solving challenges, work projects and presentations.
Your personal tutor will provide you with academic support and help you to develop your career based on your interests. You will have opportunity to gain valuable work experience through our optional placement year.
- Introduction to Business Law (AC4004)
- Applied Quantitative Techniques (AC4005)
- Accounting and Finance in Society (AC4006)
- Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance (AC4007)
- Introduction to Management Accounting (AC4010)
- Introduction to Financial Accounting (AC4020)
- The Global Business Environment (BM4115)
- Academic, Personal and Professional Development (BM4720)
- Management Accounting (AC5011)
- Financial Accounting (AC5021)
- Financial Markets (AC5030)
- Professional Development (AC5090)
- Financial Economics (AC5001)
- Audit in Context (AC5005)
- Taxation: principles and practice (AC5007)
- Data Analytics (AC5008)
- Integrated Project Management (AC5012)
- Forensic Accounting (AC5015)
- Financial Planning (AC5035)
- Accounting or Finance Placement (AC5029)
- Corporate Accountability (AC6001)
- Social and Environmental Accounting (AC6003)
- Advanced Audit (AC6005)
- Business Strategy (AC6006)
- Advanced Taxation (AC6007)
- Strategic Management Accounting (AC6010)
- Performance Management (AC6011)
- Strategy in Action (AC6016)
- Tax Planning (AC6017)
- Advanced Financial Reporting (AC6021)
- Advanced Financial Accounting (AC6022)
- Tax in Action (AC6027)
- Strategic Financial Management (AC6030)
- Finance in Action (AC6031)
- Accounting and Financial Management Dissertation (AC6033)
- Wealth Management (AC6035)
- Live Projects (AC6089)
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