There is no upper age limit to studying at the University. You should be at least 17 years old by 20 September in the year you begin your course. If you are below this age, we may still consider you for admission but please contact us for more details.
GCE/GCSE
The minimum requirements are:
five passes at GCSE grade C (or grade 4) or above, including English Language or Use of English (IGCSE English as a Second Language, grade B or grade 6), and at least two subjects at A level OR
three passes at GCE A level and a pass at grade C (or grade 4) or above in GCSE English Language or Use of English.
Offers are normally based on achieving three A levels or equivalent at Level 3, although some University subject areas may specify differently. You must have a minimum of two A level equivalents at Level 3 in two subjects (ie two A levels or one vocational double award).
We base offers on a combination of GCSE/AS/VCE A level/A level/other qualifications or predicted grades, your personal statement and reference.
English Requirement
IELTS (including IELTS Indicator)
PTE Academic
CAE/CPE
TOEFL iBT
Combine the study of accounting, finance and economics to develop the skills demanded by the modern accountancy profession and the financial sector. You gain a thorough understanding of accountancy as well as wider issues such as economic growth, sustainable development and international trade.
Kent Business School has expert accounting staff from the business world and our links with global businesses ensure that our teaching is always internationally relevant. Our academics in Kent’s School of Economics are exciting and innovative teachers who place a particular emphasis on making economics applicable to the real world.
Our teaching methods are varied; you take part in workshops, individual and team presentations, and use case studies to apply the theory to actual companies.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules currently include
EC304 - Principles of Economics (30 credits)
AC300 - Financial Accounting I (30 credits)
CB364 - Business Analysis Tools (15 credits)
EC309 - Statistics for Economics (15 credits)
Optional modules may include
EC305 - Mathematics for Economics Mode A (15 credits)
EC306 - Mathematics for Economics Mode B (15 credits)
You have the opportunity to select elective modules in this stage.
Stage 2
Compulsory modules currently include
AC523 - Principles of Finance (30 credits)
AC524 - Financial Accounting II (30 credits)
EC500 - Microeconomics (30 credits)
EC502 - Macroeconomics (30 credits)
Year in industry
Compulsory modules currently include
CB698 - Year In Industry Report (30 credits)
CB699 - Year in Industry Experience (90 credits)
Stage 3
Compulsory modules currently include
AC521 - Management Accounting I (30 credits)
Optional modules may include
AC522 - Advanced Financial Accounting (30 credits)
AC502 - Business Finance (30 credits)
AC504 - Auditing (30 credits)
CB513 - Taxation (30 credits)
CB6001 - Fixed Income Markets and Instruments (15 credits)
CB6002 - Finance with Excel (15 credits)
CB611 - Futures and Options Markets (30 credits)
EC531 - Policy Analysis (15 credits)
EC534 - The Economics of Money and Banking (15 credits)
EC538 - Economic Controversies (15 credits)
EC540 - Development Economics (15 credits)
EC541 - Economics Dissertation (30 credits)
EC542 - Econometrics I: An Introduction to Modern Econometrics using Stata (15 credits)
EC543 - Econometrics 2: Topics in Time Series (15 credits)
EC544 - Economic Integration in the EU (15 credits)
EC545 - Economics of the Labour Market (15 credits)
EC546 - Games for Economics and Business (15 credits)
EC547 - Industrial Economics (15 credits)
EC548 - International Finance (15 credits)
EC549 - International Trade (15 credits)
EC550 - Monetary Economics (15 credits)
EC562 - Financial Economics: Financial Markets and Instruments (15 credits)
EC563 - Financial Economics and Asset Pricing (15 credits)
EC565 - Extended Economics Essay (15 credits)
EC569 - Economic Growth (15 credits)
EC570 - Microeconomics of Development (15 credits)
EC580 - Introduction to Econometrics (15 credits)
EC581 - Introduction to Time-Series Econometrics (15 credits)
EC582 - The Economics of Human Capital (15 credits)
EC583 - Political Economy (15 credits)
EC585 - Mathematical Economics (15 credits)
EC603 - Financial Crises (15 credits)
EC631 - Applied Environmental Economics (15 credits)
Recent graduates have entered into accountancy training with the Government Economics Service or with firms such as:
KPMG
Ernst & Young
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Our graduates have also gone to work in:
management consultancy
business
journalism.
