BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance
BSc (Hons) Accounting with Finance is a full-time degree for students who want to build a broad understanding of accounting practice and financial decision-making. It covers financial and management accounting, finance, data analysis, taxation, business law, audit and financial reporting. Foundation year and placement year options are available.
About this course
This accounting and finance degree develops knowledge of how organisations record, report, manage and use financial information. You will study financial and management accounting alongside finance, business economics, data analysis, taxation and business law.
As the course progresses, you will consider corporate finance, financial reporting, audit, advanced taxation and advanced financial reporting. The curriculum also addresses ethics and regulations in finance and accounting, helping you consider the professional responsibilities involved in financial decision-making.
The full-time course is available as a three-year degree or a four-year degree with a placement year. Four-year and five-year foundation year routes are also available, with the five-year option including a placement year.
What you will study
Depending on your route, you may study:
• Communication Skills, Digital and Research Skills, Sustainability and Society, and a Foundation Year Project • Shaping Skills for Success and core concepts in business, law, computer science, criminology and psychology • Essentials of Management, Academic and Employability Skills, and Managing and Leading People • Financial Accounting, Data Analysis and Management Accounting • Ethics and Regulations in Finance and Accounting, Finance and Economics for Business • Introduction to Taxation and Business Law 1 • Management Accounting for Business, Corporate Finance and International Strategic Management • Financial Reporting, Advanced Taxation, Audit and Advanced Financial Reporting
Modules
Foundation
- Communication Skills
- Digital and Research Skills
- Sustainability and Society
- Foundation Year Project
- Shaping Skills for Success
- Core Concepts of Business
- Core Concepts of Law (optional)
- Core Concepts of Computer Science (optional)
- Core Concepts of Criminology (optional)
- Core Concepts of Psychology (optional)
Year 1
- Essentials of Management
- Academic and Employability Skills
- Managing and Leading People
- Financial Accounting
- Data Analysis
- Management Accounting
Year 2
- Ethics and Regulations in Finance and Accounting
- Finance
- Economics for Business
- Introduction to Taxation
- Business Law 1
- Management Accounting for Business
Year 3 or Year 4
- Corporate Finance
- International Strategic Management
- Financial Reporting
- Advanced Taxation
- Audit
- Advanced Financial Reporting
Assessment
Assessment includes individual reports, in-class group presentations, group projects and exams.
Entry requirements
Standard entry requirements are 112 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels or equivalent, including A Levels at BBC or a BTEC qualification at DMM.
You will also need GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or equivalent.
Entry requirements for the foundation year route differ from the standard requirements listed above.
Careers
This course may support progression into roles in accounting, finance, audit or taxation, including routes towards chartered accountancy.
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