Course overview
Accounting and Financial expertise is highly valued whatever career you choose and is crucial to any organisation.
Going beyond the numbers, learning how to read the story they tell is vital; and is the driving force behind our dynamic course.
Led by experts embrace core streams including financial reporting, corporate finance and management accounting.
Kickstart your accounting and finance journey with practical insights and key skills to prepare you for a successful career in finance, with analytical, digital, problem-solving and reporting skills alongside know-how in leadership and critical evaluation.
Study management accounting, financial reporting and business operations, building on your knowledge year-by-year. Hone your practical mathematical techniques alongside core analytical skills, to make numerical based decisions.
We bring your learning to life through interactive sessions, simulations and group exercises, combining tried and tested theories, emerging new techniques, and the latest practitioner inputs and experiences.
To advance in the workplace, you must complement your technical knowledge with vital interpersonal, communication and specialist soft skills required in accounting and finance.
Our Accounting & Finance degree follows a similar path to the BA (Hons) Accounting and offers a stronger focus on corporate finance and business decisions if you already know where your career pathway lies.
Why choose this course?
Maximise exemptions from professional exams to fast track your journey to fully qualified accountant. We are triple accredited with ICAEW, CIMA and ACCA, with one of the highest numbers of pre-agreed exam exemptions in the UK.
Embrace opportunities to work with industry mentors from PwC Watford, Legal & General, Deloitte & the ICAEW Beds, Bucks & Herts Society, plus other firms such as Aznets, and Moore, Kingston Smith.
Be prepared for the workplace with varied and balanced assessments. Our closed book exams are complemented by practical options including online tests, professional report writing, group presentations & discussions.
We actively support you to go out on an industry placement, study abroad or do an internship (including the latest online bite-sized digital experiences) to help you find your direction and boost your CV to secure your first graduate role.
Hertfordshire Business School (HBS) is proud of our strong relationships with professional bodies, our alumni network and business connections. Benefit from our collaborations as you learn and gain from their industry experience and stories, meet entrepreneurs-in-residence, business ambassadors and industry leaders at networking events or in guest lectures through our Business Academy.
Explore an array of extracurricular opportunities to strengthen your network and skills, putting your knowledge into practice before you graduate.
Got an entrepreneurial flair and interested in social sustainability? Check out our prestigious Enactus society, organising projects that are making a difference every day.
Take part in the national University Business Challenge, or join our Enterprise Bootcamp based in our Herts Business Incubator.
We are a caring and friendly university, and you’ll receive excellent support from a staff community team to help you with any academic and personal challenges.
Professional accreditations
On completion of your Accounting and Finance degree, you’ll be ready to apply for exemptions from exams with the main chartered professional accountancy bodies.
We’re accredited by, and work in collaboration with:
- The?Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy?(CIPFA)
If becoming a qualified accountant is your goal and you are looking for the maximum exemptions, we can advise which modules you should take to achieve this.
What you'll study
Strongly focused on consulting and financial storytelling, you'll graduate being prepared for a career in modern finance, a thriving area of global business. Enhance your studies with complementary topics such as economics, law, information technology and quantitative techniques.
There are four modules in each semester. Each module has a good mix of theoretical knowledge and useful, transferrable, skills taught in-person and using self-study materials.
In your?first year, learn the principles of accounting, explore and analyse financial information as well as enhance your digital and professional skills such as presenting and critical evaluation.
In your second year, expand your foundational understanding and develop effective research and problem-solving techniques to prepare you for the professional world. Also, take part in an assessment centre experience to prepare you for job hunting.
In your final?year,?build your knowledge with advanced financial reporting and accounting. Focus on key interest areas, with a choice of modules including research methods, taxation, Islamic finance, advisory services and information systems.
There are extra curricula opportunities to further enrich your personal development through our Go Herts certification program, placements, internships, study-abroad and Future Success team events.
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