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COURSE OVERVIEW
On the popular BA Honours Accounting and Finance degree programme, students explore finance and management accounting, law, economics, statistics, tax and options including auditing, human resource management, business
and related studies. The degree provides vocationally useful and academically rigorous education that prepares you for a graduate career as an accountant, with a strong knowledge of finance.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Degree is tailored so that students receive the highest possible number of exemptions from the professional body examinations including the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
- Unique programme combining accounting and finance knowledge and skills.
- As well as theoretical knowledge, the programme includes the use of Sage to develop additional employment skills.
- Outstanding 100% graduate employment rate (based on 2008/2009 graduate employment data).
- Opportunity to undertake real life consultancy project in third year of programme.
- Internship opportunities available through the Careers and Employability Service.
- Option to transfer to London campus.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
This programme provides you with a knowledge and understanding of the conceptual and practical aspects of accounting and finance. The first year modules are designed to give a solid grounding in the subject and bring you to a standard level of competence to pursue further study in the subject. In the second year you study three compulsory modules designed to
enhance your technical capabilities in areas of Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Law. You also have the opportunity to undertake an option from other management disciplines. In the final year, you will study three
compulsory modules designed to advance skills and knowledge appropriate to graduate level.
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MODULES
This programme consists of ten core modules and two optional modules, as follows:
YEAR 1
- Financial accounting
- Managerial finance
- Quantitative methods for financial business
- Economic environment
YEAR 2
- Advanced financial accounting
- Management accounting
- Law for accountants
- ONE option* from the following:
Human resource management;
Marketing foundation;
Business environment;
Operations management;
Trade and international business
YEAR 3
- Financial accounting theory
- Finance
- Taxation
- ONE option* from the following:
Financial performance
analysis; Auditing; Consulting
to organisations; Contemporary
issues in business;
Managerial leadership; International
marketing; Supply
chain management
* Subject to modules on offer in
2010/2011 |
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A degree in accounting and finance provides graduates with a range of career options in a variety of organizations
including: accountant; accounting analyst; finance controller; auditor; tax accountant; financial analyst; management accountant; budget analyst. |
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